Require Adjunct Online Instructor - Engineering Management & Leadership in San Diego, CA
Job title: Adjunct Online Instructor - Engineering Management & Leadership
Company: University of San Diego
Job description: Position Title & Department: Adjunct Online Instructor - Engineering Management & Leadership
Posting #
4731
Department Description:
The University of San Diego's (MS-EML) degree program is designed to prepare students for engineering management & leadership positions of earned influence in any organization. Graduates will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to advance as a leader in their technical career and build upon the management skills They will be trained and skilled in:
- Setting goals and strategies that account for an organization's performance, culture and constraints
- Communicating the value of complex product, project, program, or service offerings to a diverse audience of stakeholders
- Defining and implementing innovative and creative strategies
- Effectively managing complex customer and vendor interactions
- Developing and articulating comprehensive solutions to large scale business and technological challenges
- Leading by example to generate influence and innovation within an organization
- Commitment to teaching excellence.
- Embrace the Vision and Mission of the university and adhere to the Core Values of Academic Excellence, Knowledge, Community, Ethical Conduct and Compassionate Service.
- Uphold standards of student academic performance and academic integrity.
- Instructors are required to be actively engaged in their course a minimum of four out of seven days each week.
- Instructors are encouraged to use multiple modes of communication to ensure students perceive their presence in the course.
- Instructor will monitor and subscribe to the "Ask your Professor" discussion forum. Post a response within 24 hours.
- Instructors are required to check their @sandiego.edu email daily and respond within 24 hours of receipt.
- Instructors are expected to hold weekly virtual office hours. This can be accomplished using Zoom, Google Chat, FaceTime, etc.
- Add positive or reinforcing comments.
- Note omissions and add constructive criticism.
- Encourage students to make connections to personal or professional experience.
- Participate actively in the discussion threads by modeling good, substantive discussion.
- Frame feedback with the tone and depth you expect from your students without dominating the "conversation space".
- Coach "silent" or non-participating students with a private message encouraging them to participate.
- Seek opportunities to provide direction and add additional resources or questions to provoke critical thinking.
- Instructor will grade assignments and provide qualitative feedback within 72 hours of submission. This is a best practice that allows students to incorporate feedback for the next module and subsequent assignments.
- Instructor will wait to grade discussion questions until Monday (Day 7) evening of each module. Threaded discussions typically continue throughout the entire module (Tuesday - Monday).
- Add their instructor presence to their online course to humanize themselves to their students.
- Facilitate student-to-student discussions to engage adult learners.
- Give meaningful feedback to guide students toward deep learning.
- Provide outreach, remediation, and intervention to support student success.
- Completes LDC 101 - two-week, fixed date, asynchronous online course.
- Outcome: Draft Online Course Planning Grid
- Meets weekly with instructional designer and technologist from Learning Design Center (LDC) to design and develop online course(s).
- Commits to a 17-week course development timeline.
- Designs original content to include:
- Module learning outcomes.
- Content narrative and exposition (written, audio, or video formats are acceptable).
- Assignments.
- Self-study assignments.
- Discussion questions.
- Assessments.
- Grading rubrics.
- Final project / paper.
- Graduate degree preferred.
- Extensive professional experience is required.
- Experience with online instruction at the university level is preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.