TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I am very invested in the student success, and I am very committed to the quality of teaching. I am always looking for innovations in teaching and for ways to make course content more accommodating and engaging. I use various databases, software and other experiential tools extensively in my teaching. I now strive to leverage the recent two-year experience in online teaching to enhance the in-person course design through the use of technology and well-structured, diverse course materials. My approach to teaching always prioritizes the students and their variety of learning styles and I constantly improve my instruction based on the feedback and student outcomes.
COURSES TAUGHT
Graduate:
Investments
Financial Derivatives Securities
Undergraduate:
Equity Asset Analysis
Principles of Finance
Corporate Finance
Financial Econometrics
Managerial Finance
RECOGNITION
FBIT Early Career Teaching Award and nominated to the University-wide Ontario Tech University Early Career Teaching Award 2021-2022
Ontario Tech University Student Choice Award 2019 nomination
Ontario Tech University Student Choice Award 2018 nomination
SERVICE
Adjudication Committee Member, SSHRC Insight Development Grants, 2026
Graduate Program Director, Master of Financial Data Analytics and Master of Business and AI, 2025-present
Graduate Program Director, Master of Financial Data Analytics 2022-2024
Principal Contact for the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program at the Ontario Tech University, 2017-present
ENGAGEMENT
Education, Mentorship, and Making a Difference - interview in the Analyst, CFA Toronto journal (PDF)
Pi Day Speaker Series – Pathways to modern finance with Joseph Zhou
We discuss our faculty’s approach to teaching finance in an effective and engaging way