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Part-Time Instructor: Leadership and Management in Technical Organization (Online)
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Part-Time Instructor: Leadership and Management in Technical Organization (Online)
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
 University of California Irvine Part-Time Instructor: Leadership and Management in Technical Organization (Online) The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) is a self-supporting unit within the University of California. Funding is generated through fees collected from a diverse, complex, and ever-changing student population. Part-time instructor positions are on a course by course contracted basis. This is NOT a faculty position. Online teaching positions are now available in our new Technology and Team Driven Innovation Program. We are seeking qualified applicants possessing current knowledge and/or teaching experience in the following areas: Courses are offered online in an instructor-led-asynchronous format for 10 weeks. Specific Instructor Duties Our curriculum is constantly updated and tailored to bring students the background, expertise, and business practices to remain competitive and advance their careers. Taught by qualified practitioners, our courses feature practical applications, underlying rationale, and current issues, all of which can be immediately utilized in and applied to our students' work environments. Part-time, temporary assignments are on an as-needed basis. This is an ONGOING recruitment. We accept part-time instructor applications all year long; when the division has a need to fill, we refer to the pool of applications on file. We are looking specifically for instructors who are qualified to teach the following course(s) as early as Winter quarter (beginning January, 2021). Program Description: Qualified instructors/experts are needed for a new program development. Topics of expertise include but are not limited to: Innovation and the Technical Professional EECS X410.12 (2 units) Nearly all innovation within an organization originates from the thinking and behavior of individual employees. This course provides the student with the ability to identify and foster key individual traits that lead to innovative performance. Essential techniques, and processes, that support creative thought are discussed in the context of the innovation lifecycle (idea landscape, idea generation, idea assessment and idea realization). This course also explores related topics such as: Why IQ is Not Enough, Cultivating a Creative Mindset, Managing Positive Stress to Induce Creativity, as well as Understanding the Benefits of Leveraging Diversity to Enrich Innovation. Specific techniques to effective brainstorming and mind-mapping are also reviewed such as Rohr Bach's Brain Writing, TRIZ/ARIZ, Reverse Thinking and SCAMPER. Students also discover ways that people communicate differently, strategies to mitigate counter-productive conflict when it occurs, understanding how individual contribution fits within the overarching goals of an organization, and how to influence stakeholders even in the absence of title or authority. As a continuing thread throughout the certificate program, students continue to work in learning teams to build out their plan for the creation of a new (or to modify an existing) product utilizing a new technology within one of their organizations. Without compromising an organization's intellectual property, these plans are formulated under the corresponding section of a tailored Project Charter linked specifically to this course. Corresponding sections are presented to instructors, mentors and/or advisors for feedback during the course. Leading Technical Teams EECS X410.14 (2 units) The motivations and goals of technical professionals often differ from their non-technical counterparts. Leaders, managers, and technical team members can struggle to understand these differences, and further, see the value that dissimilarities bring to an innovative organization. However, when diversity is framed in the context of bringing valued perspectives, a business case for heightened operational efficiency and effectiveness is made. This course explores a wide range of effective strategies to understand the needs and motivations of technical employees and ways that support (and boost) heightened productivity. Students learn how to build a climate of respect with which to build strong teams especially in the context of schedule/cost pressures and technical uncertainties. Additionally, students explore performance drivers that consider both high Intellectual Quotient (IQ) and high EQ (Emotional Quotient). Coined as the Einstein Factor, students explore ways to effectively engage with those who display independent spirits believing themselves to be superior in their thinking. Hiring for the talent pipeline in an innovative organization is also explored. Students continue to work in learning teams to build out their plan for the creation of a new (or to modify an existing) product utilizing a new technology within one of their organizations. The Innovative Technical Organization EECS X410.10 (2.5 units) Successful technical organizations make innovation a part of their core corporate principles allowing them to quickly adapt to market threats and opportunities. In this course, students become acquainted with the tools, techniques and processes that define the structure and culture of highly innovative organizations. Examples can include such models as Organizational Network Analysis (ONA), Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and Risk Tolerance and Assessment. Students also review the approaches needed to create a collaborative workplace that guides, empowers, and incentivizes employees at all levels to develop new ideas quickly. They learn how to ensure that innovative thinking is supported at all levels of the organization (financial, staff resourcing, IT, general culture). Additionally, they become familiar with building coalitions across the organization, promoting a culture of qualified risk-taking (fail fast, learn faster), and the principles that comprise an innovative organization such as People, Process, Policy, Climate. Product innovation in alignment with overarching organizational objectives is emphasized as is change and crisis management when course correction is mandated. Students also learn how business units, or the organization at large, can use flash mentoring to quickly convey tribal knowledge and speed- up the innovation process Students apply the final aspects of their learning via team collaboration into their project plans for the creation of a new (or modified) product utilizing a new technology within one of their organizations. The capstone project is turned-in as a YouTube video via a TED-Talk styled short presentation format. Feedback is shared from fellow students, organizational representatives and/or members of this program's advisory committee. Our curriculum is constantly updated and tailored to bring students the background, expertise, and business practices to remain competitive and advance their careers. Taught by qualified practitioners, our courses feature practical applications, underlying rationale, and current issues, all of which can be immediately utilized in and applied to our students' work environments. Part-time, temporary assignments are on an as-needed basis. This is an ONGOING recruitment. We accept part-time instructor applications all year long; when the division has a need to fill, they refer to the pool of applications on file. We are looking specifically for instructors who are qualified to teach the following course as early as Winter 2021 (beginning January 4th 2021). To apply for this position, please click this link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF06361 Individuals hired to teach these courses must understand that all such agreements with the University are made on a course-by-course basis and that the Instructor will be made no guarantee of continual involvement with the University in any capacity. The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. Qualifications Basic Additional Preferred To apply, visit https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF06361 Copyright 2017 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency jeid-f4595cfd86770d4cbb9c68fad716aa13
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