University West seeks students to lead Supplemental Instruction

Supplemental Instruction has proven to be a successful pedagogical method used at several educational institutions in Sweden and internationally to improve students’ study outcomes. Supplemental Instruction (SI) means in practice students gathering in small study groups outside regular schedule to work with course content. These SI sessions are voluntary and supplementary to the regular course instruction. The SI sessions are led by a trained SI Leader, a student who has successfully passed the course. SI stands for Supplemental Instruction or collaborative learning and is equivalent to PASS, Peer Assisted Study Sessions and PAL, Peer Assisted Learning.

We are currently seeking 20-25 SI Leaders. Selection of applicants may occur. You will get more information about the SI method and take part in a group interview during an afternoon session on May 15. Before hiring, the SI Leader will take part in a leadership training in the SI method during week 36 in September. The training sessions will be conducted in English.

Work tasks

After having completed the SI Leader education, the SI Leader should plan and organize SI sessions, invite students in class and on Canvas, keep contact with the course coordinator and participate in tutoring sessions with the SI supervisors and other SI Leaders.

Qualifications

You need to have completed the course or courses successfully.

Abilities we are looking for:

- independence

- attentiveness to others, both to their needs and by giving them the opportunity to speak

- ability to paraphrase, reformulate and problematize

- experience of a variety of study skills

Courses with SI sessions

We are looking for 1-4 SI Leaders for the following courses:

International Mechanical Engineering 

• Technical drawing and CAD, RTK300
• Mathematics A, MAT101
• Mechanics, MEK210
• Metallurgy, MET100

  Master in Manufacturing Engineering (2 years) 

• Advanced Materials Science, AMT601
• Welding, SVP700
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing, CAB600
• Metallurgy of welding and AM, MTS600

Economics

• International Economics, INE100
• Micro Theory, MIT200
• Quantitative Methods, KMB300

Other information:

• The employment is a temporary employment.
• Applications are sent digitally through the recruitment tool Varbi.

Contact:

If you are interested and have questions about the employment, please contact the SI Supervisors:

• Pär Andersson, 070-103 98 93
• Rebecka Sverker, 070-103 99 01
• Anna Wilner, 070-103 98 94
• You can also send an email to si@hv.se

The application deadline is May 3rd, 2024.