Adjunct Faculty, Communication Studies

Stevenson University•Owings Mills, MD

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About The Position

The responsibilities for this position will include teaching of courses in the graduate programs in Communication Studies. This may include online or hybrid courses. Student advising as it relates to the course being taught is also part of the role. Essential Functions Teaching responsibilities include time spent in the classroom, laboratory, or online in telecommunications courses and in immediate preparation for them; maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught; preparing teaching materials; conferring with students on course materials; directing individual and group studies and practical; reviewing written or online examinations and papers; evaluating presentations; and supervising independent study projects. Note that online and hybrid courses use the BlackBoard Course Management System. Professional peer review is an essential feature of effective teaching. Student advising includes time spent meeting or online with students regarding academic, curricular and career matters. University service includes service on the Faculty Council, school and departmental committees. Professional service implies the use of academic and professional expertise to serve your profession, the community, and the University. Engage in instructional activity totaling no more than 1,000 contact hours per academic year. As part of Instructional Activity load: o Prepare courses in accordance with published faculty workload guidelines and departmental requirements, o Prepare and distribute course syllabi according to university and departmental requirements, o Grade all assignments, quizzes, projects, and/or exams as described in the course syllabi, o Meet with students (in person or virtual) as related to instructional activity, o Evaluate, update, and revise courses regularly, o Participate in the assessment activities of the Department, Division, and University as directed. o Administrative responsibilities include writing syllabi, grading course work, submitting final grades. o Professional Development Workshops are offered up to three times per year, usually on either Saturday mornings or in the evening. Collegiality, as well as professional and ethical conduct, enhances teaching, learning and the general reputation of all persons in the academy. Therefore, all faculty members are expected to serve in a collegial fashion and in accordance with professional and ethical principles when dealing with other faculty members, students, administrators, and members of the public. Every faculty member is guaranteed academic freedom in accordance with the statement on academic freedom and responsibilities of faculty members, as in the policy manuals.

Responsibilities

Teaching courses in the graduate programs in Communication Studies
Teaching online or hybrid courses
Student advising as it relates to the course being taught
Maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught
Preparing teaching materials
Conferring with students on course materials
Directing individual and group studies and practical
Reviewing written or online examinations and papers
Evaluating presentations
Supervising independent study projects
Preparing courses in accordance with published faculty workload guidelines and departmental requirements
Preparing and distributing course syllabi according to university and departmental requirements
Grading all assignments, quizzes, projects, and/or exams as described in the course syllabi
Meeting with students (in person or virtual) as related to instructional activity
Evaluating, updating, and revising courses regularly
Participating in the assessment activities of the Department, Division, and University as directed
Writing syllabi
Grading course work
Submitting final grades
University service on the Faculty Council, school and departmental committees
Professional service to your profession, the community, and the University