Oluremi "Remi" Alapo’s Profile

Faculty
Active 6 months ago
Oluremi "Remi" Alapo
Title
Office Location
Dept for Ethnic and Race Studies / Social Sciences Dept
Academic Interests
Africa and the African Diaspora Experiences
Comparative Politics: Nation and State Building in Africa
Culture and Society: African and Diaspora Migrant Experiences
Gender Studies: Role of Culture on Women’s Leadership
United Nations: International Relations
Departments
Ethnic and Race Studies, Social Sciences and Human Services
Academic Programs
Ethnic Studies, A.A., Sociology, A.A.

Courses

SBE100: Entrepreneurship – Product & Service Creation

SBE100: Entrepreneurship – Product & Service Creation

This course examines the building blocks of entrepreneurship, including an analysis of the entrepreneur and exploration of business opportunities. The course includes the investigation and practice of products and service creation. The emphasis will be on applying entrepreneurship concepts to a business idea and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Corequisite: BUS104 only for business majors.

BUS 104 | Intro to Business FYE | Spring 2024 | Prof. Alapo

BUS 104 | Intro to Business FYE | Spring 2024 | Prof. Alapo

This course surveys business and industry in the United States with global growth strategy. Emphasis is placed on building Communication and Quantitative skills, including Excel spreadsheets, and an Ethical Foundation. The course introduces students to concepts in Management, Organizational Structure, Human Resources, Marketing, International Business, Finance, Computer Information Systems, Accounting, and Economics, and encourages students to explore career paths. Required of all Business majors. This course has been designated as an FYE [First Year Experience] as well as an Experiential Learning ZTC course. No formal textbook is required. All required course learning resources will be provided by the instructor which will include the information for the FYE community business and organization experiential learning.

SOC 100 (1708): Culture and Society | Spring 2020 | Prof. Alapo

SOC 100 (1708): Culture and Society | Spring 2020 | Prof. Alapo

This course studies the social world and how it has evolved over time, as well as how individuals are influenced and structured by social interactions in small groups and by larger social forces. The course covers major sociological theories and research methods, and key concepts such as culture, socialization, social class, race/ethnicity, gender, technology, social inequality, and social change.

BUS 104 | Intro to Business FYE | Fall 2024 | Prof. Alapo

BUS 104 | Intro to Business FYE | Fall 2024 | Prof. Alapo

This course surveys business and industry in the United States with global growth strategy. Emphasis is placed on building Communication and Quantitative skills, including Excel spreadsheets, and an Ethical Foundation. The course introduces students to concepts in Management, Organizational Structure, Human Resources, Marketing, International Business, Finance, Computer Information Systems, Accounting, and Economics, and encourages students to explore career paths. Required of all Business majors. This course has been designated as an FYE [First Year Experience] as well as an Experiential Learning ZTC course. No formal textbook is required. All required course learning resources will be provided by the instructor which will include the information for the FYE community business and organization experiential learning.

BUS 104 | Introduction to Business | OER Course Template

BUS 104 | Introduction to Business | OER Course Template

This is a clone-able course template for BUS 104: Introduction to Business. This course can be cloned by any instructor and used for teaching this course at BMCC. To clone this course, click “Clone this Course” under the avatar. We have created a companion document that will help you make this Course Template your own. Click here to see how to customize and update your clone of this course template. After cloning, delete this and the above note so that only the department course description below remains. This course surveys business and industry in the United States with global growth strategy. Emphasis is placed on building Communication and Quantitative skills, including Excel spreadsheets, and an Ethical Foundation. The course introduces students to concepts in Management, Organizational Structure, Human Resources, Marketing, International Business, Finance, Computer Information Systems, Accounting, and Economics, and encourages students to explore career paths. Required of all Business majors. ~ This course template contains OER/ZTC (Open Educational Resources/Zero Textbook Cost) resources for faculty teaching Introduction to Business (BUS 100) at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). These resources are freely available for use by BMCC faculty and beyond. This work was created by Brielle Buckler, as part of the BMCC Open Education Initiative, which is co-led by the A. Philip Randolph Library and the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CETLS). The BMCC Open Education Initiative is supported by the CUNY Office of Library Services (OLS) and funded by the New York State Education Department (NYSED).

Communities

BMCC Faculty Collaboratory

BMCC Faculty Collaboratory

A collaborative space for BMCC faculty to connect around topics such as teaching and learning, scholarship, career development, and digital education.

Academic Senate

Academic Senate

The online community for the BMCC Academic Senate.

Queer Pride Alliance at BMCC/LGBTQIA+ Resources

Queer Pride Alliance at BMCC/LGBTQIA+ Resources

This is a community space for LGBTQIA+/queer members of the BMCC community to locate resources, build networks of support and mentorship, and share experiences.

Training for Teaching FYE

Training for Teaching FYE

A virtual learning community for faculty who applied and were accepted to participate in FYE Training.

Black Studies Across the Americas (BSAA)

Black Studies Across the Americas (BSAA)

This project is supported with U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center funding from the Center for Latin American Studies at The Ohio State University and the NYU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies as well as the the BMCC Dept. of Ethnic and Race Studies and the President’s Fund for Innovation and Excellence, funded by McKenzie Scott. BSAA faculty and student researchers create OERs to help integrate Black studies into disciplines that historically don’t address Blackness and questions of race and ethnicity. BSAA OERs are hosted here on the BMCC OpenLab to foster further collaboration and use of the OERs at BMCC and beyond.

Projects

Open Educational Resources at BMCC

Open Educational Resources at BMCC

This project and site are a resource for faculty interested in redesigning their courses with open educational resources (OER) and other no-cost materials, including library resources. (image credit: Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash)

Teach On!

Teach On!

A space for faculty to share ideas about how to support student learning during the transition to distance learning for the remainder of Spring 2020. Please request to join if you are faculty at BMCC. Click on “Visit Project Site” in the upper right to access BMCC’s Course Continuity Resources website.

Pride Month Virtual Open Mic

Pride Month Virtual Open Mic

Submit your art, writing and reflections to BMCC’s Virtual Pride Month!