Theodora in Academia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Prior to providing the breakdown of the professional experience in Academia, it is appropriate to provide an idea of what are the duties of a Unit Coordinator, which is one of the main tasks undertaken by Theodora. According to the ‘Unit Coordinator’s Handbook’ published by Curtin University: Each unit within a higher education award is administered by a Unit Coordinator who has the overall responsibility of overseeing the running of the unit whether they are teaching it alone; teaching it with other people; or someone else is teaching it. Unit Coordination is a pivotal role in the University. The role of a Unit Coordinator is a widely recognised one in Australian universities, particularly in higher education courses. The following job description for Unit Coordinators comes from a report from a national teaching and learning (Australian Learning and Teaching Council) project:

· The Unit Coordinator is responsible for leading, managing and coordinating a unit of study, the students who enrol in the unit and depending on the size and nature of the unit, guest, and sessional staff. As the person in charge of a unit, the Unit Coordinator is also responsible for setting the example in disciplinary practice, adopting scholarly teaching practices, developing and continually refining Units, maintaining unit quality and disciplinary integrity, looking after the interests of their students, and building collaborative networks (Roberts, Butcher and Brooker, 2010 p. 34)

As a Unit Coordinator (UC) Theodora is responsible for units taught at different locations and in different modalities. As a UC the primary focus is to ensure quality and consistency of a unit in terms of its content, delivery and assessments, and evaluation. In addition, as a UC Theodora is responsible for academic and administrative tasks of units offered in all locations including offshore campuses that contribute towards continuous improvement of the unit. These include preparatory activities, managing quality and consistency of the unit teaching, ensuring technical and delivery problems are resolved. As a UC, Theodora leads, motivates, and inspires while ensuring that a quality learning experience for students is central to everything she does.

POSITIONS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA - ACADEMIC (CASUAL) – UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL – MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONS – 1st August 2023 -

Teaching at the post graduate and undergraduate levels.

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS (AIB) - AUSTRALIA - Accepted to facilitate in March 2023, did online facilitation in April 2024 (Online Facilitator) -
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY - ACADEMIC (CASUAL) – INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, SCHOOL OF IT (COLLEGE OF STEM), MURDOCH UNIVERSITY 1st July 2023 -

Ethics Expert delivering lectures on several topics in ethics.

SENIOR LECTURER – THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING, FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW, CURTIN BUSINESS SCHOOL| CURTIN UNIVERSITY, PERTH (Tenured)

25th February 2016