Gregory J. Vogl: Job Description: IT Lecturer, Uganda Martyrs University

Employer

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

Spring 2003

Fall 2003

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

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