Faculty Profile

Steven Gaa

Title
Lecturer
Department
Logistics and Operations Management
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Capella University, 2010. 
Major: Organization and Management
Degree Specialization: General Business
Dissertation Title: An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationships between Leadership, Safety Climate, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior within High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories
MBA, Golden Gate University, 1990. 
Major: Management
BA, Hood College, 1987. 
Major: Financial Management





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
OPSM 4880.501, Management of Projects and Systems, Spring 2024 Syllabus
OPSM 3830.700, Operations Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus
OPSM 4810.001, Purchasing and Materials Management, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    OPSM 4880.501, Management of Projects and Systems, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.002, Operations Management, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.700, Operations Management, Fall 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4810.001, Purchasing and Materials Management, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4880.501, Management of Projects and Systems, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.700, Operations Management, Spring 8W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4810.001, Purchasing and Materials Management, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4880.501, Management of Projects and Systems, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.002, Operations Management, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.700, Operations Management, Fall 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4810.001, Purchasing and Materials Management, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    LSCM 4900.701, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    OPSM 4880.501, Management of Projects and Systems, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.501, Operations Management, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.700, Operations Management, Spring 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4810.001, Purchasing and Materials Management, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4880.501, Management of Projects and Systems, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.501, Operations Management, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4810.001, Purchasing and Materials Management, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.700, Operations Management, Summer 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.750, Operations Management, Summer 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4810.001, Purchasing and Materials Management, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.001, Operations Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 3830.501, Operations Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    OPSM 4810.002, Purchasing and Materials Management, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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