Student Assistant - Visual Program and Tutorial Developer (NSF-HSI)

Job Summary

The department of Information Technology is seeking six energetic students to participate as peer tutors / student researchers in a project funded by an NSF-HSI grant for ITEC-2140.

Funded research aims to boost learning and motivation in introductory programming through a comprehensive strategy that includes automated grading, web-based team support, and game development.

The students will work closely with supervising faculty members to develop the animation / games, develop course modules, record lectures based on these course modules, teach the modules in GGC courses, and assist with the collection and analysis of data.

Responsibilities

With faculty guidance, design and develop modules for visual programs, including animations and games, to illustrate key programming concepts (e.

g. Boolean & if, loops, methods, arrays, and classes & objects).

• Based on the modules developed, record lecture videos that first teach the programming concepts contained in the module and then guide viewers in developing the same animations / games.
• Teach the same lessons either in person or synchronously in ITEC-2140 classes.
• Work with faculty to collect and analyze data on the games' effectiveness in teaching programming concepts.

Required Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours at Georgia Gwinnett College.
• Must be in good academic standing and maintain good academic standing for the duration of employment.
• Must be in good conduct standing with the Office of Student Integrity and maintain good conduct for the duration of employment.
• Professional demeanor with excellent teamwork skills.
• Ability to be highly organized, attentive to details, time management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Be familiar with Java Programming

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interest in helping peer students learn basic programming concepts and develop programming skills
• Have some computer game development experience

USG Core Values

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Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at .

Other Information

Due to the volume of applications, applicants may not receive a reply from the College unless an applicant is selected for an interview.

Review of applications will continue until positions are filled. Georgia is an open records state.