Faculty members are responsible for providing effective instruction in General Business subjects and for contributing to at least 2 or more specific areas, such as: Accounting; Financial Services and Banking; Human Resource Management; International Business; Property Development and Management; Quality and Strategic Management; Tourism and Events Management; and Transportation Logistics. PhD holders with the relevant experience in graduate programs may be granted Graduate Faculty status. The Applied Business Program is highly integrated with Information Technology and Faculty members will need to have highly developed IT skills. By using various learning methodologies that support a learning by doing philosophy, curriculum is taught to second language learners within a student-focused learning environment that fosters respect for students, their culture, and traditions. Faculty members play an important role in assisting with the development and preservation of system-wide and directorate-specific policies, and are viewed as active participants in academic and extra-curricular events at the College and within the community.