James Cleveland
Assistant Professor of Management
Professor Cleveland received his Masters of Management degree in 1986 after years as a working manager in various organizations. He taught for three years in Michigan before coming to Sage in 1989 to join the Business faculty.
He is known by his students for his sense of humor and interactive classroom style as well as his ability to explain complicated material in simple, down-to-earth ways that are easy to understand.
He brings to his classes a wealth of practical experience and real-world examples and encourages students to apply their learning to their own lives to see how business really works. He believes that if you are not having fun, you are not learning.
Froman Hall, Room 309
Sage College of Albany
145 New Scotland Ave.
Albany, N.Y. 12008
Office Phone: 292-1794
FAX: (518) 292-1728
E-Mail: clevej@sage.edu
Courses taught in Fall 2008:
Principles of Marketing
Financial Management
Math for Management
Math for Finance
Office hours for Fall 2008:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 to 12:30
Thursdays 3:30 to 6:00
Other times by appointment
Research/Professional Interests
Publications/Presentations:
"Discussion Board Topics to Encourage Participation." In Mauch, Amy. Instructor's Manual for Lamb, Hair, McDaniel Essentials of Marketing,, 6th edition. Cincinnati: South-Western Publishing Company.
"Classroom Attendance: Should It Impact Student Grades?" Joradan Network, April 1989. With Dwight Owsen, co-author.
"Assessing Textbook Readability, Part 1." Accounting Instructors' Report, VII:1, Spring 1988.
"Assessing Textbook Readability, Part 2." Accounting Instructors' Report, VII:2, Fall 1988.
"Does the Use of Case Method Improve Critical-Thinking Skills?" Sage Ideas in Assessment, Spring 1992
"Keeping Up With Those New Editions." The Teaching Professor, VI:9, November 1992.
"Hands on Projects for Introduction to Business" in Great Ideas for Teaching Introduction to Business, part of Gitman, L. J. and McDaniel, C. (1994) The World of Business, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Teaching Students to Make Business Decisions" in Great Ideas for Teaching Introduction to Business, part of Gitman, L. J. and McDaniel, C. (1994) The World of Business, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Hands-On Product Projects." Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (1994) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Hands-On Pricing Projects." Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (1994) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Hands-On Distribution Projects." Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (1994) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Hands-On Promotion Projects." Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (1994) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Testing as Learning." Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (1994) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 2nd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Integrating Marketing Communications Through a Project." Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (forthcoming) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 3rd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Engaging Students through Hands-on Product Projects." in "Classics in Marketing Education" in Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (forthcoming) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 3rd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Engaging Students through Hands-on Pricing Projects." Lamb, D. W., Jr., Hair, J. F. Jr., and McDaniel, C., eds. (forthcoming) Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing, 3rd edition. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing.
"Integrating Marketing into the Liberal Arts Curriculum." Marketing Educator, Summer 1995.
Workshops Conducted:
"The Entrepreneur: Legacy of America" for the New York East Leadership Seminar of the Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation. 1991
"Cooperative Education" for a Sage Junior College of Albany Faculty Development Committee Teaching Colloquium. 1991
"Advertising: Women and Minorities." Panel Member for a Sage Junior College of Albany Office of Student Affairs program. 1992
"Translating Deming into Action" for the Sage Center for Management Development with Michael Bienkowski. 1992
"Using Case Method to Develop Ciritical Thinking" for a Sage Junior College of Albany Faculty Development Committee Teaching Colloquium. 1992
"Trust as a Prerequisite to Freedom" for the Sage Junior College of Albany Phi Theta Chi chapter. 1992
"Careers in Higher Education" for the New York East Leadership Seminar of the Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation. 1992
"The Deming Philosophy and Its Implications for Organizations" for HED-311 Organization and Administration of Health Sciences at the Sage Evening College. 1993
"Presentation of Ethics Through the Case Study Method" for the University at Albany, School of Business, Ethics Committee 1993
"Business as a Liberal Art (and the Liberal Arts as Business)" for the Community College General Education Association Conference with Michael Bienkowski. 1994
"Values Clarification and Cultural Differences" for the Correctional Education Association Training Day. 1994
"Customer Satisfaction Through Quality Service" for the Mohawk Valley Health Plan through the Sage Center for Management Development. 1994
"Measuring Customer Satisfaction" for the New York State Office of Mental Health through the Sage Center for Management Development. 1995
"Professional Writing" for the New York State Office of Mental Health through the Sage Evening College 1996
"Professional Writing" for New York State employees through the Sage Evening College. 1996
