{"id":1276,"date":"2011-08-25T15:20:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T22:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregbaker.ca\/blog\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2011-08-25T15:29:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T22:29:31","slug":"need-a-cmpt-470-instructor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gregbaker.ca\/blog\/2011\/08\/25\/need-a-cmpt-470-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a CMPT 470 instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"

As many of you know, I’m the most frequent instructor for CMPT 470, Web-based information systems<\/a>, at SFU. I love teaching the course, but it’s just not possible to do it every semester. In particular, it’s not possible for me to teach it in the spring (Jan-Apr 2012).<\/p>\n

So, it will likely be posted as a sessional (contract) instructor position. We have had sessionals do the course in the past, but I reckon I can make things a little more interesting: there’s a good web development community in Vancouver, and there a lot of people who would do a good job with the course. There is also an increasingly-large group of CMPT 470 alumni who have been out there in the world for a few years getting some experience: some of them would be good at this too.<\/p>\n

I just have to find somebody and get them to actually apply. So, I’m putting the call out: anybody interested or know anybody who’d be good?<\/p>\n

The course (as I approach it) is a survey of web development topics: markup and style, HTTP, server-side programming, client-side programming, architecture\/speed\/backend stuff, and whatever else I feel like talking about that semester. The big piece of work for the students is a group-based project which makes up a big chunk of their final mark.<\/p>\n

Officially the appointment requires a masters degree, but a case can be made for somebody with industrial (and even better, teaching) experience. The course is scheduled in the evenings (Mondays 5:30-8:30) on the Burnaby campus, so shouldn’t interfere too directly with a day job. Pay is around $8500 plus benefits.<\/p>\n

Of course, anybody teaching the course is welcome to my lecture notes, assignments, web materials, and anything else I have that would be useful. There’s no official posting yet, but I figure it’s a good time for people to start thinking about it. I’m happy to talk to anybody about the course.<\/p>\n

Edit: I should point out that I’m not the one making the hiring decisions. I’m just an interested third party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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