USD is searching for experienced professionals to develop and then teach courses in the MSITL program.

Currently the MSITL program is hiring a candidate who will serve as course developer and then instructor for ITL545: Enterprise Applications Data Management and Reporting. ITL545 coversmajor enterprise applications such as Salesforce Workday Oracle Financials and SAP with a particular emphasis on implementation projectsreporting tools data warehousing andinformation politics. The course developer should have significant business and technical expertise at least one and preferably more than one of these major enterprise applications.

Adjunct Online Course Developer Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes LDC 101 twoweek fixed date 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 17week course development timeline.
• Designs original content to include:
  • Module learning outcomes.
  • Content narrative and exposition (written audio or video formats are acceptable).
  • Assignments.
  • Selfstudy assignments.
  • Discussion questions.
  • Assessments.
  • Grading rubrics.
  • Final project / paper.

Other components as needed (interviews commentaries simulations etc..

Adjunct Online Instructor Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.

Course Engagement and Communication

• 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 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.

Discussion Board Facilitation

Instructor must actively participate and provide direction to students:

• 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 nonparticipating students with a private message encouraging them to participate.
• Seek opportunities to provide direction and add additional resources or questions to provoke critical thinking.

Grading

• 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).

Required Training

New adjunct instructors contracted to teach in any USD online degree programs must complete:

LDC102 The USD Way: Online Course Facilitation

Description: this workshop introduces faculty to common online teaching scenarios with handson course preparation activities. Faculty will use technical tools pedagogical strategies and subject matter expertise to:

• Add their instructor presence to their online course to humanize themselves to their students.
• Facilitate studenttostudent discussions to engage adult learners.
• Give meaningful feedback to guide students toward deep learning.
• Provide outreach remediation and intervention to support student success.

Type: online 2week workshop selfpaced offered 3 times/year.

Time Commitment: 20 hours(paid)

Special Conditions of Employment:

Effective June 1 2023 based on CDC guidance the University strongly encourages all campus members to stay up to date with Influenza and COVID19 vaccination recommendations. For more regarding information USDs COVID19 protocols please visit sandiego/onward.

Background check: Successful completion of a preemployment background check.

Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.

• Graduate degree preferred.
• Extensive professional experience is required.
• Experience with online instruction at the university level is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

$40/hour

The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience education and other factors including departmental budget.

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Contact: Paul