Course Lecturer – EDEC 635 – 001 DISE W23

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The course offers a research-led introduction to processes and practices of research writing. Working to develop their research writing projects, students learn to examine, critically reflect on, and participate in the research writing practices in their fields, guided by current research on the discursive construction of knowledge.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:

Education:

• PhD related to language, literacy, composition, rhetoric and/or discourse studies

Experience:

• Expert knowledge of current research on the discursive construction of knowledge. 

• Experience mentoring graduate students in research writing

• Familiarity with various forms of research writing (e.g. quantitative, qualitative, narrative inquiry, autobiographical, self-study)

• Familiarity with research publication and consumption processes and practices in educational contexts

Other:

Assets:

• Previous successful experience teaching similar course(s) at the graduate level

• Familiarity with myCourses or similar online course platform(s)

• Familiarity with the online meeting platforms, e.g. ZOOM (if applicable)

• Familiarity teaching blended classes

• Familiarity with DISE and McGill policies and guidelines for course, project and thesis writing

This course may be subject to a co-teaching assignment resulting in a reduction of credits (and hours) assigned to each instructor. 

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Posting Period: October 1, 2022 to October 15, 2022 (inclusive)

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Hiring Unit:

Department of Integrated Studies in Education

Course Title:

Research Writing

Subject Code:

EDEC 635-001

Location:

Education

Schedule:

R 5:35 – 8:25

Deadline to Apply:

2022-10-15

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