SL103137-Winter 2019-CIS*3110*01 Operating Systems I

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Computer Science
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2019
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
1
Right of First Refusal (RoFR)
A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?
A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course: 
No
Course Details
Course Number: 
CIS*3110*01
Course Name: 
Operating Systems I
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
Approximately 240
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
TA Coordination Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
* Provide management oversight of teaching assistants, instruct them in their job tasks and provide any training required for teaching assistants to meet their responsibilities. * Hold a face-to-face meetings with teaching assistants at the beginning and end of term. * Prepare and deliver course content at assigned class times at the University of Guelph. * Attend on-campus meetings with students and be available for advising times. * Create and provide rubrics for students assignments and projects. * Grade, or manage grading of, all student submissions. * Use Courselink/Moodle to provide materials, assignments and student feedback. * Monitor and respond to email in a timely manner. * Be available to invigilate any on-campus examinations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
Ph.D. or M.Sc. with Appropriate Experience in Computer Science or a closely related discipline
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Other
Post-secondary teaching of a similar course
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
* Historical and contemporary knowledge of operating systems. * Thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of operating systems. * Knowledge of contemporary operating system components, i.e., scheduling, resource allocation, process management, multi-programming, multi-tasking, I/O control, file systems, and mechanisms for client-server computing. * Able to critique and marks students assignments and provide constructive criticism. * Develop lab exercise related to their assignments. * Provide three hours of lectures a week. * Fluently communicate in written and spoken English. * Be familiar with course text: Silberschatz, A.P. Galvin: G. Gagne. /Operating System Concepts/, Wiley, 9th Edition, 2012.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
Ph.D. or M.Sc. with Appropriate Experience in Computer Science or a closely related discipline
Primarily positive student evaluations from previously taught courses
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Lecture Times: 11:30 am to 12:20 pm. Please refer to webadvisor for more details.
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
January 3, 2019 to April 29, 2019
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $7,374.95 (effective 2018/19)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Friday, November 2, 2018
Posting Email Contact: 
socspost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
If you have any questions about this posting, please contact the Administrative Officer at chosker@uoguelph.ca

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