SL300090-Fall 2024-MGMT*4140 Advanced Business Analytics

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
Management
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2024
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: 
Yes
Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal: 
1
Course Details
Course Number: 
MGMT*4140
Course Name: 
Advanced Business Analytics
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
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Projected Class Enrolment: 
40
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties Described: 
1) Reviewing of DoM Information Checklist for Sessional Faculty (emailed to you prior to semester start up); 2) Completing one-time only three online UofG administrative training courses before the start of classes and uploading certificates of completion; 3) Maintaining CourseLink; 4) Submitting Deferred Exam and Marking Rubric to Academic Assistant prior to end of semester; 5) TA Coordination meetings if applicable
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Please attach your up-to-date CV as well as teaching evaluation evidence to your Application; Demonstrated knowledge of theory-driven Business Analytics foundations, data-driven (i.e., machine learning) analytics approaches to business data and decision making including data gathering and cleaning, clustering and classification techniques, and dimensionality reduction; the use of leading-edge analysis tools as a full systems lifecycle approach will be utilized in this course
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD in progress related to field
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
PhD in Management Graduate Student
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Lectures: Thursday 11:30am - 2:20pm; Final Exam Period December 2 - 13 and Final Grade Submission Period to December 20, 2024; See Duties and Responsibilities; See Undergraduate Academic Calendar Schedule of Dates
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 5, 2023 to December 22, 2023
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $8,519.05 (effective 2024/25)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Posting Email Contact: 
domposts@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
domposts@uoguelph.ca; Applications and CVs will be accepted only via submission to this Academic Staff Work Assignments site prior to the deadline date.

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SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must reside in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required