Academic Affairs

Description/Responsibilities:

The course instructor is assigned by a department head in consultation with the Course Coordinator. The course instructor is responsible for topics assigned to him/her for a specific course. This includes but is not limited to:

• involvement in educational and instructional activities
• developing the methodology to educate students about the topic (problem solving, small group discussions, etc.) and then implementing it in the classroom
• development of handout material
• development of audiovisual/multimedia materials for the topic presented
• utilization of classroom assessment techniques
• development of test questions in consultation with the course coordinator
• grading of tests (if appropriate, based on type of test)
• in consultation with the course coordinator, assure that course content allows students to meet terminal competencies associated with that course
• attending meetings of the course instructors and course coordinator to discuss issues affecting learning and other classroom issues
• attendance at meetings with the course coordinator and the class representatives for the course to obtain feedback

Reporting Lines:

The course instructor will be accountable for his/her activities to the course coordinator designated for the course.

Resources:

Resources for the above activities (e.g. development of audiovisual materials) will be the responsibility of the course instructor's department.