Course Coordinator COSC 2P05 Winter D3

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Post End Date:

November 10, 2024

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

COSC 2P05

Compensation 

Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds. 

·         Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $22.07 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

·         Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $34.73 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

Duties 

Reporting to the Department Chair's Designate or Course Instructor, the duties and responsibilities of the Course Coordinator will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement. These include overseeing the seminar/tutorial/lab sections for a particular course; coordinating Teaching Assistants/Lab Demonstrators/Marker-Graders and holding meetings with them; assisting in the preparation of marking schemes and coordinating the marking of course assignments and/or midterm, progress and final exams; and any other related duties as may be required by the course instructor.

Qualifications 

1. Must have sound knowledge of any software (such as IntelliJ, Dr. Java, JCreator), which is directly or indirectly used within COSC 2P05 as outlined in the course description within the Brock University Undergraduate calendar and/or course outlines supplied by the instructor.
2. Previous Course Coordinator experience is an added advantage.
3. Must have completed COSC 1P02, COSC 1P03 and COSC 2P03 (or equivalents), and achieved the grade of 75% or higher in all
4. Excellent at Java and other programming languages
5. Previous successful teaching/marking experience in computer science
6. Ability to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner
7. Available during normal office hours for group meetings and labs
8. Available after office hours to provide general consultations
9. High level of interpersonal skills and effective verbal communication skills
10. Academic integrity and professionalism

Applications 

Please include a cover letter and a current resume. Members with seniority can provide seniority date within the application questionnaire. Please include your transcript and highlight relevant course(s). 

For further information 

Dr. Poling Bork

Department of Computer Science

pbork@brocku.ca

Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval. 

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement: 

 * Part-time Graduate Students and Non-Students shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e. not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time. 

The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - brocku.ca/human-resources  

Additional Comments 

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website: 
http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/ 

Academic terms generally run from:

Fall – September to December

Winter – January to April

Spring – May to July

Summer – July to August

*Actual dates can be found on the Timetables available on the Office of the Registrar web page: https://brocku.ca/registrar/toolkit/registration/