Job Description: IT Lecturer, Uganda Martyrs University

Employer

Faculty of Science
Uganda Martyrs University
PO Box 5498, Kampala, Uganda

Supervisors

• Mr. Tom Muyanja, Acting Dean, Faculty of Science
• Dr. Victor van Reijswoud, Chair, Information Systems

Courses Taught

Spring 2003

• Management Information Systems
• Operating Systems
• Data Communications and Networks

Fall 2003

• Programming Methodology II: Object-Oriented Programming in Java
• Internet Technologies and Web Authoring

Achievements

• Performed all aspects of teaching classes of 20 to 65 first- and second-year students
• Presented lectures in classrooms and practical sessions in the computer laboratory
• Designed websites for each course which students accessed on the Internet and university intranet
• Used various other information distribution media (chalkboard, whiteboard, LCD projector, hard disk, CD-R)
• Created lecture notes, programming examples and other course-related resources
• Created, administered and graded lab activities, worksheets, homework assignments and examinations
• Designed an Access database to record and distribute assignment and course grades and comments
• Designed, distributed and summarized student course evaluation forms
• Produced introductory notes on Linux to help ease the University's migration from Windows to Linux
• Advised students on how to improve topic, content and format of third-year dissertations
• Co-chaired a committee to design the curriculum for a new BS degree in Information Technology

Working Conditions

• Students' limited academic abilities
  • Inadequate background and aptitude in English, computer science and study skills
• IT infrastructure problems
  • Computers, printers, copy machines, etc. (shortages, limited access, malfunctioning, slowness)
  • Internet and intranet (limited access, connectivity problems, slowness)
  • Power (frequent outages, generator problems, UPS shortage and malfunctions)
  • Administration (small budget, support staff overworked, ad hoc network design, unsystematic policies and procedures)
• Challenging environment and living conditions
  • Heat, humidity, heavy rains, dust, mud
  • Malaria and other illnesses
  • 3-hour commute from/to Kampala each week
  • Spartan on-campus food and accommodation for faculty
  • Nominal local salary
  • Overcrowded and dangerous public transportation