Contract Lecturer - CPS506 - Comparative Programming Languages

Appointment Details

Course Information

Course Semester / Term Hours / Section Estimated Number of Students

CPS506 Winter2025 3Hours 180- 225 Students

Comparative Programming Languages

A survey of major programming paradigms, with emphasis on the functional paradigm. Discussion of data typing, program decomposition, scoping rules, control structures parameter passing. Programming languages will likely include commercially important functional languages such as Haskell, Clojure and Erlang, with examples of others as time permits.

Tentative Schedule :

Section 1 - Tuesday's from 12 : 00pm-2 : 00pm and Wednesday's from 2 : 00pm-3 : 00pm

Section 2 - Thursday's from 10 : 00am-12 : 00pm and Tuesday's from 12 : 00pm-1 : 00pm

a) A part-time hourly appointment / one semester is for less than 9 hours in any one semester.

PLEASE NOTE :  Pursuant to the University's  and as a condition of employment, all successful candidates will be required to either submit valid proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or receive a .  Course delivery in Winter 2023 will be online, in-person or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates hired for in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching on campus. Candidates teaching remotely are required to have access to the appropriate technology, i.e. computer with camera and microphone and high-speed internet.

Qualifications

Evidence may be requested for all categories.

Education

PhD. or equivalent in field related to target course

PhD (or equivalent)

Master degree.

Teaching Experience

Teaching target or similar course at TMU graduate program.

Teaching target or similar course at other university graduate program.

Teaching target or similar course at TMU undergraduate program or another university undergraduate program.

Practice field experience

Current (past 3 years) practice in related field 6-10 (depends on quality of experience, including relevance to course, level of responsibility, relevant professional accreditation, etc.)

Past (more than 3) years ago) practice in related field.

Currency

Academic publications (refereed) in past 5 years.

Academic publications more than 5 years ago or current (less than 5 years) professional profile (including professional or academic presentations).

Other demonstrated professional currency (practitioner writing, courses taken).

Interactive Skills

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