Job Postings for Sessional Lecturers

These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

Effective Date for the below positions: June 13 2005 Closing Date for the below positions: July 12, 2005

The following sessional lecturer positions for the 2005-2006 academic session are currently available. The CCIT program invites applications from qualified candidates who are not current University of Toronto students. How to submit an application:

Please submit a CV and a letter of application to:

Dr. William Thompson, Director, CCIT Program, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd. N., Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6

Or by e-mail at ccitjobs@utm.utoronto.ca

No late applications will be accepted.

Salary: (0.5 FCE) $5,750.00 (inclusive of vacation pay)

Duties: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content, development, administration and marking of assignments, texts and exams, calculations and submission of grades; holding regular office hours, and supervision of TAs assigned to course, if applicable.

Notices and job ads are located here on this site as well as: CCIT Bulletin Board, CUPE 3902, Unit 3

SESSIONAL LECTURER POSITIONS

CCT319H5F Economics and the Digital Firm

This course presents economic principles that explain how markets help organize exchange and production among competing but nevertheless cooperating economic units. Theories of consumer demand, the economic nature and function of business firms, optimal business decision rules of monopoly, oligopoly, and anti-combines regulations, as well as game theory, are presented. Efficiency criteria pertaining to the operation of firms and markets, the role of property rights, and the scope for public policy, are also examined. September - December 2005 (actual work may extend into January 2006)

Monday evenings, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 40

No TA support for this course.

Qualifications: Economics/Finance PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching macro economics and micro economics at the undergraduate level.

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CCT321H5S Foundations of Finance and Financial Management

This course will provide the students with an understanding of investment appraisal from a financial standpoint. It will provide them with the necessary tools to construct the financial component of a business plan or analyze the financial performance of a company. Financial markets and the venture capital market will also be investigated as will the principles of valuation. Focus will be on case studies relating to digital enterprise.

January – April 2006 (actual work may extend into May 2006)

Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 40

No TA support for this course Qualifications: Finance PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching Finance and Corporate Finance at the undergraduate level.

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CCT322H5S Marketing Information Products and Services

Techniques for developing a comprehensive marketing strategy will be developed with particular emphasis on digital products and services. The nature of digital markets, approaches to advertising, pricing and such areas as versioning will also be discussed.

January – April 2006 (actual work may extend into May 2006)

Tuesday evenings, 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 40

No TA support for this course Qualifications: Marketing PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching Marketing at the undergraduate level. Preference given to those with experience of Web-based marketing.

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CCT325H5F Information Systems

This course has been designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the role of computers and communication systems in modern organizations. Unlike programming courses, the focus here is on the application of computer-based systems to support information requirements for problem solving and managerial decision-making. Topics include concepts of information, humans as information processors, survey of hardware and software applications, introduction to information systems analysis and design. September – December 2005 (actual work may extend into January 2006)

Fridays, 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 40

No TA support for this course Qualifications: Information Systems PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching Information Systems at the undergraduate level.

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CCT424H5S Special Topics in the Management of Digital Enterprises

A series of advanced seminars and projects, designed to integrate the themes of the program and draw connections with current issues of importance in private and public-sector organizations. Particular attention will be paid to digital industries and emerging technologies.

January – April 2006 (actual work may extend into May 2006) Fridays, 11;00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 30 No TA support for this course Qualifications: Strategy PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching strategy at the undergraduate level with specific reference to digital industries.

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Approaches to the management of complex technical projects will be investigated. Topics include project estimating, costing and evaluation, organizing and managing project teams, quantitative methods for project planning and scheduling, introduction to computer-based project management tools. The course may involve an applied field project.

September– December 2005 (actual work may extend into January 2006)

Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 9 (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 40

No TA support for this course Qualifications: Engineering or related PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching Project Management at the undergraduate level.

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MGD415H5S E-Business Strategies

Electronic business, the extensive use of the Web and the Internet, is radically changing existing businesses. New Internet businesses are also being created at an unprecedented rate. New business models, e-business technologies, payment mechanisms, legal and regulatory issues (e.g., intellectual property rights, privacy and security) and the economics of e-business will be investigated from a research and practical perspective.

January – April 2006 (actual work may extend into May 2006)

Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 30 No TA support for this course Qualifications: Information Systems PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching e-business strategy at the undergraduate level.

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This course examines the impact and role of technology in organizations, including job design and the nature of work, communication and social interaction in organizations, and organizational structure. Theoretical approaches draw from socio-technical systems theory, actor-network theory, human computer interaction, and organizational theory, among others. January – April 2006 (actual work may extend into May 2006)

Thursday evenings, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 30 No TA support for this course Qualifications: Organizational behaviour/Information Systems PhD preferred, demonstrated excellence in teaching related to the impact of Technology on Organizations.

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VCC207H5F Urban Sites and Sounds

Introduces students to histories and theories of urban spaces emphasizing the modern city. Drawing from history, architecture, geography, and media studies, the course explores how urban change is evident in the spaces, forms, and sounds of the modern city. Case studies of specific urban environments depending on instructor's research emphasis.

September to December 2005 (Actual work may extend into January 2006)

Mondays and Fridays 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 150

TA support will be provided at approx. 1.5 hrs per student. TAs will conduct tutorial sessions & mark. Qualifications: PhD. Preferred. Demonstrated excellence in histories and theories of urban cultures and the modern city and excellent knowledge of aspects of architecture, geography, and media studies related to subject area is required. Ability to use and implement technology-enhanced learning in lecturer’s pedagogy an asset. Demonstrated excellence in teaching. Previous experience in teaching a similar course is highly desirable.

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VCC308H5S Activism in Visual and Media Culture

This course will examine political and social activism in visual and media culture focusing on the role that visual representation has played in social movements and how artists/activists have employed visual media to achieve specific ends that challenge and resist dominant visual representations and political formations.

January – April 2006 (actual work may extend into May 2006)

Mondays, 10 a.m. to 12:00 (day/time subject to change) Estimate Enrolment: 30

No TA support for this course

Qualifications: PhD preferred. Demonstrated excellence in history and theories of activism as applied to visual and media culture and artistic interventions required as well as excellent knowledge of political and social aspects of visual representation. Ability to use and implement technology-enhanced learning in lecturer’s pedagogy an asset. Demonstrated excellence in teaching. Previous experience in teaching a similar course is highly desirable.

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VCC411H5F Real Space to Cyberspace

Traditional conceptions of and re-conception of architecture and space

public and private -- brought about by digital technology. Impact of western versus non-western notions of space on conception of political, social, and inner life; impact of new technologies (hyperspace, virtual reality) on real space, and imagined space in western and non-western world.

September - December 2005 (actual work may extend into January 2006)

Monday evenings, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (day/time subject to change)

Estimate Enrolment: 18

No TA support for this course Qualifications: Ph.D. preferred. Demonstrated excellence in histories and theories of architecture and the spatial as applied to real and virtual (or digital) environments required. Expertise in concepts and uses of space (Western and non-Western) expected. Ability to use and implement technology-enhanced learning in lecturer’s pedagogy an asset.