Adjunct Faculty - Ethics (Remote/Asynchronous)

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU.
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Basic Responsibilities

A. Provide high-quality instruction, direction and support for students in the online classroom environment. This position is for an undergraduate pre-nursing certificate ethics course.

B. Participate with the program faculty in planning, development, and implementation of the program and curriculum.

Essential Duties

A. Provide high-quality instruction, direction and support for students in the online classroom environment.

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1. Provide rich and timely feedback on student work, being both encouraging and constructively critical.

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2. Facilitate class sizes of up to approximately 30 students.

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3. Place students in groups for assignments/discussions.

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4. Provide timely and helpful answers to students’ inquiries regarding course material or academic matters.

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5. Conduct periodic synchronous interaction sessions.

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6. Facilitate and grade all assignments in a timely manner.

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7. Enter final course grades after consultation with Program Director by the deadline.

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8. Alert Program Director to any student issues. This includes performance issues (e.g. failing grades, failing to turn in assignments, etc.) and policy violation issues (e.g. plagiarism).

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9. Comply with all pertinent policies and procedures outlined in Abilene Christian University ’s Handbook, Instructor Expectations, and those specified by ACU’s College of Leadership and Professional Studies.

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10. Other duties, as assigned and directed by lead faculty and/or program director.

B. Participate with the program faculty and in planning, development, implementation of program and curriculum.

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1. Provide feedback to Program Director for program and/or course improvement.

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2. Participate in program and faculty meetings as able.

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3. Attend/complete program and CGPS faculty trainings and provide credentialing/records updates as required.

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4. Gain and maintain knowledge of trends and information pertaining to program field through current practice, professional reading, active research and/or continuing education.

Professional Development Requirements

A. Skills

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1. Attention to detail and follow through.

- 2. Time management skills.

- 3. Maintain confidentiality.

- 4. Computer proficiency.

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5. Excellent verbal communication, written communication, and interpersonal abilities.

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6. Provide quality instruction and support to students while maintaining academic and university standards.

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7. Ability to collaborate or work independently as the situation requires.

B. Training Modules Required

- 1. Microsoft and G-Suite applications

- 2. Canvas

Qualifications

A. Professional

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1. Master’s or Doctoral degree in Philosophy, Ethics, Theology, Religious Studies, or another related field, with at least 18 graduate hours clearly relevant to ethics or moral philosophy.

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2. Past or current full-time experience in the Bible, Ministry, nursing, or ethics.

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2. A minimum of three years of online teaching experience in higher education is preferred.

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3. Computer literate in software and internet-based applications.

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4. Proficient in APA style (formatting, citation requirements, punctuation, etc.)

B. Personal

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1. Strong communication skills, both written and oral.

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2. Ability to view and manage roles and responsibilities in relation to larger mission, goals and perspective of the University.

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3. Collaborative nature, with the ability to build consensus.

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4. Outstanding organizational and project management skills with the ability to consistently meet deadlines.

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5. Self-motivated and solves problems, asking for input and initiating solutions as appropriate and reasonable.

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6. Capacity to quickly learn new software applications.

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7. Willingness to receive additional training and/or facul