Business Management Simulation

University of Guelph; Toronto; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Guelph Humber invites applications for a Sessional Lecturer position in the Winter 2027 term to teach BADM*4420 Business Management Simulation (In-Person) in the Business Program.

The course runs Jan 7 to Apr 30, 2027, with weekly Friday sessions and a Right of First Refusal for eligible instructors. Applicants should have a Masters in a related field; PhD preferred; substantial prior university-level teaching experience and evidence of teaching effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in a related field.
• Prior teaching experience at college or university level.
• Solid understanding of the strategic challenges faced by companies.
• PhD related to field (preferred).
• Many years of successful teaching related to course contents.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness may include dossiers, teaching philosophy, course developments, evaluations, reference letters, etc.

Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Other Duties (specified below)
• Instructor may be required to participate in course website training.

Skills

Masters related to field

Teaching experience

Industry experience

Strategic business understanding

Education

Masters related to field

PhD related to field

Job description

for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

SL399458-Winter 2027-BADM*4420 (Business Program) Business Management Simulation

Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2

Academic Unit:

Guelph Humber Programs

Semester(s) of Assignment(s):

Winter 2027

Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections:

1

Level of Work Assignment(s):

1

Right of First Refusal (RoFR)

A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?

A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course:

Yes

Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal:

1

Course Number:

BADM*4420 (Business Program)

Course Name:

Business Management Simulation

Course Format:

In-Person

Course Description:

See Course Calendar

Other Course Description or Assignment Information:

Working in groups, students will develop their management knowledge and skills by running a company in a simulated environment. This will involve planning the company's mission, addressing a series of challenges over the semester, and providing oral and written rationales of the decisions taken. Students will be expected to make presentations of their company's activities as well as provide a final and comprehensive performance report.-To view course outlines from previous offerings of this course (if available), please visit: https://www.guelphhumber.ca/academic-services/course-outlines- Classes held on University of Guelph-Humber campus (Toronto).

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Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Other Duties (specified below)

Other Duties Described:

Instructor may be required to participate in course website training.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Degree:

Masters related to field

Prior Teaching Experience:

Successful teaching related to field at college or university level

Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content:

Solid understanding of the strategic challenges faced by companies.

Preferred Qualifications

Degree:

PhD related to field

Prior Teaching Experience:

Many years of successful teaching related to contents of the course.

Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content:

Candidates should provide in their application evidence of prior teaching experience and teaching success/excellence related to course content, which may include a dossier, teaching philosophy, examples of teaching innovations, course developments, evaluations of previously taught courses (e.g., peer evaluations and/or student feedback), reference letters, and any other relevant information they wish to have evaluated by the selection committee (some documents on file in the department or program, such as UofGH Student Feedback Questionnaires of courses taught on UofG contracts, may also be used).Industry experience.

Days Required and Wages

Days and Times Required:

Section 01: Friday 8:55 AM - 11:35 AM

Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date):

January 7, 2027 to April 30, 2027

Other Posting Information

Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day):

Monday, November 2, 2026

Posting Email Contact:

[e-mail]

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.

SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: [e-mail]).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.