SL - ECE297H1 S - Software Design and Communication

Job Posting for Sessional Lecturer

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

 

Date Posted:  06/03/2025
Req ID: 43255
Faculty/Division: Applied Science and Engineering
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus: St. George

Contact Email Address: ugta.ece@utoronto.ca

 

Course Number and Title:  ECE297H1 S – Software Design and Communication

 

Course Description: An introduction to engineering design processes, illustrated by the design and implementation of a software system, and to effective oral and written communication in a team context. Principles of software design, project management and team work are developed in the lectures and tutorials, and students apply these concepts in the laboratories as they work in a team to design and implement a complex software system. Students learn and practice oral and written communication techniques in lectures and in meetings with their communication instructor, and apply these techniques in a variety of documents and presentations, such as short status reports and longer design proposals and design reviews. Students learn software development tools such as version control (git), debuggers, code verifiers and unit test frameworks and gain experience in graphical user interface design and algorithm development.

 

Estimated course enrolment: ~360

 

Estimated TA support: TBD 

Class schedule: Timetable Builder (utoronto.ca)

 

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026

Salary: $12,919.97

 

Qualifications: Knowledge in the subject matter. Preferred consideration will be given to applicants who have taught the course before (or course equivalent), or have teaching experience in the subject matter.

 

Description of duties:  Deliver lectures in accordance with the schedule specified in the course description. Perform evaluation of students' work and assign final grades.  Supervise course TAs and address any issues of academic integrity that arise related to this course.

 

Application Procedure: Please complete a CUPE3902 Unit 3 Application form from ECE's Sessional Lecturer webpage then send the application and a detailed teaching resume to ugta.ece@utoronto.ca by June 24, 2025 @ 11:59 PM.  Please label the PDF documents using the following format: LastName, FirstName - Course Code – Resume / Application.   Additional material (cover letter, teaching dossier, statement) is optional, but if included should be attached as a PDF (naming the document LastName, FirstName - Course Code – Document Type) as messages in the body of the email will not be considered.  If during the application and/or selection process you require accommodation due to a disability, please contact Jennifer Lee at ugta.ece@utoronto.ca.  Further information can be found on ECE's Sessional Lecturer webpage. 

 

Please note applications that do not follow the procedure mentioned above will not be considered.

 

Closing Date: 06/24/2025

 

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 

 

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.