Summary:

This opening is for general consideration for Course Director positions within the Full Sail University Education Department. Course Directors may be required to teach both on-campus and online. These positions require experience in leadership, finance, and business intelligence as well as in entertainment business, entrepreneurship and Internet marketing. This position is part-time, on-campus in Winter Park, FL.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creates an environment of learning by ensuring excellence in teaching skills and classroom content, student-centered focus, and assisting with curriculum to keep current and relevant to industry standards
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and encourage active learning
• Create learning activities, including assignments, tests, quizzes and labs, and assess student outcomes in a timely manner through effective assessment and feedback practices.
• Perform lectures for campus courses, and hold scheduled virtual course meetings for online courses. Teaching will be conducted through effective assessment and feedback practices.
• Interact positively with students, treat students with respect, provide all students with equal opportunities for learning, and work with diverse student populations
• Provide timely, regular responses and constructive feedback to students to support the learning process
• Demonstrate a commitment to the industry, maintain knowledge and skill relevancy through continuing education as defined in the faculty development plan

Other Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University
• Maintains strict confidentiality of student and company information
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to the mission and values of the organization
• Adheres to company attendance standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: May oversee associate course directors and lab specialists to ensure integrity of curriculum and degree learning outcomes.

Competencies:

• Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and editing for grammar and punctuation
• Ability to explain complex concepts in simple term
• Detail oriented
• Ability to multi-task while working independently or collaboratively with other teachers and university staff
• Ability to interact with students and staff at all levels in a fast paced environment

Education and/or Experience:

The ideal candidates must have a minimum of four (4) years related and verifiable work experience and a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in their discipline. Must have a Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
None

Skills:

• Proficiency using software programs such as MS Word, Excel, Keynote/PowerPoint and Outlook
• Knowledgeable with research methodologies tools and processes
• Broad base knowledge in the Entertainment and Media world

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office and classroom environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active student and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system. May be subject to; bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.