Lecturer (Information Technology)

Job category : Others : Education and Training

Location : Durban

Contract : Permanent

EE position : Yes

Introduction

MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available. Academic - Information Technology CORE PURPOSE To provide Academic excellence, in the design, development and delivery of academic material and the related academic activities thereof such as curriculum, research, online content, lesson plans, student engagement and retention, admissions and selections etc.

CORE FUNCTIONS AND JOB ROLE

• The successful candidate will be appointed to offer their expertise as an Academic in the area of Information Technology to Facilitate academic content and ensure overall academic delivery of the information technology programmes.
• Provide students’ academic support such as one on one consultations to promote student centricity
• Design both formative and summative assessments applying the relevant MANCOSA assessment processes and standards.
• Grade assessments and provide stakeholder feedback.
• Potentially serve as a Programme Coordinator / Module Coordinator for the faculty or certain modules within the faculty.
• Identify students at-risk and execute pastoral care or intervention plans.
• Undertake programme and quality management academic administrative tasks.
• Ongoing research and analysis to identify required updates and additions to the information technology programme’s curriculum.
• Provide information to assist with the implementation and maintenance of accreditation with various quality assurance bodies and professional bodies.
• A combination of analysis and reporting as well as hands-on application in order to ensure alignment to industry standards and academic relevance.
• Conduct reviews and updates of Information Technology Modules to ensure alignment to industry norms.
• Ensure Modules / programmes remain relevant to both local and international industry expectations and the quality of student experience is highly rewarding.
• Review and manage student academic performance.
• Advocate, promote and advance information technology programme offerings to industry.
• Responsible for design, development and maintenance of teaching and learning material.
• Conduct delivery of academic content through online webinars via MS Teams or Zoom platforms.

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