Judy Is the Department Supervisor at a Two-Year Community College

question 71

Multiple Choice

Judy is the department supervisor at a two-year community college. She has recently hired a new faculty member who will be starting work on Monday. She knows that the new employee, Nguyen, has extensive work experience in the field, but relatively little teaching experience, especially at the community college level. She should:

• A) Assign an experienced qualified faculty member to serve as Nguyen's mentor.
• B) Have Nguyen start teaching and encourage him to approach Judy with any questions or concerns.
• C) Have Nguyen find effective teaching styles and strategies.
• D) Have Nguyen take a communications course prior to having any classroom assignments.

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Definitions:

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