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Job Description

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 25-1011.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 96,770.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
• Currently, there are 83,030 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Business Teachers, Postsecondary”.

Also Known As…

• Business Teachers, Postsecondary
• Professor
• Marketing Professor
• Management Professor
• Faculty Member
• Business Professor
• Business Office Technology Instructor
• Business Instructor
• Business Administration Professor
• Associate Professor
• Typing Teacher
• Teacher
• Real Estate Professor
• Professor of Economics
• Professor of Business Administration
• Office Communication Professor
• Marketing Teacher
• Marketing Instructor
• Management Lecturer
• Management Instructor
• Management Information Systems Professor (MIS Professor)
• Management Department Chair
• Lecturer
• International Trade Teacher
• Instructor
• Industrial Management Teacher
• Industrial Education Teacher
• Health Administration Teacher
• Foreign Trade Teacher
• Finance Teacher
• Finance Professor
• Finance Lecturer
• Entrepreneurship Program Director
• Economics Professor
• Computer Instructor
• College Professor
• College or University Faculty Member
• Business Technology Professor
• Business Teacher
• Business School Dean
• Business Management Professor
• Business Law Teacher
• Business Law Professor
• Business Ethics Professor
• Business English Instructor
• Business Education Teacher
• Business Education Professor
• Business Education Instructor
• Business Department Chair
• Business Communications Instructor
• Business and Services Instructor
• Business Analytics Faculty Member
• Business Administration Teacher
• Business Administration Instructor
• Bookkeeping Teacher
• Banking Teacher
• Banking and Finance Instructor
• Associate Professor of Management
• Assistant Professor of Business
• Advertising Teacher
• Adjunct Instructor
• Adjunct Business Instructor
• Accounting Teacher
• Accounting Professor
• Accounting Lecturer
• Accounting Instructor
• Accountancy Professor

Tasks for “Instructor”

• Develop and maintain course Web sites.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and career issues.
• Participate in campus and community events.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
• Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
• Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
• Act as advisers to student organizations.
• Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Collaborate with members of the business community to improve programs, to develop new programs, and to provide student access to learning opportunities, such as internships.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.

Related Technology & Tools

• Television monitors
• Poster printers
• Compact digital cameras
• Computer projectors
• Interactive whiteboard controllers
• MP3 digital voice recorders
• Wireless microphones
• Laptop computers
• Laser facsimile machines
• Overhead data projectors
• Conference telephones
• Compact disk CD players
• Interactive whiteboards
• Liquid crystal display LCD televisions
• Personal computers
• Computer laser printers
• Opaque projectors
• Digital video cameras
• Digital calculators
• Multi-line telephone systems
• Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
• Webcams
• Videoconferencing equipment
• Photocopying equipment
• Desktop computers
• Carousel slide projectors
• Student response systems
• Microphone podiums
• Universal serial bus USB flash drives
• Handheld microphones
• Computer data input scanners
• Tablet computers
• Digital video disk DVD players

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• Google Docs
• Microsoft Office
• DOC Cop
• Almaris E-Learning Systems Financial Accounting Tutor
• Microsoft Word
• Data entry software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Learning management system LMS
• Desire2Learn
• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet software
• Image scanning software
• Calendar and scheduling software
• Sakai CLE
• Web browser software
• Collaborative editing software
• Email software
• Blackboard Learn
• Hypertext markup language HTML
• Microsoft Outlook
• iParadigms Turnitin
• Course management system software
• Microsoft Excel
• Blackboard