The Faculty of Engineering and Computing Science has experienced rapid growth and with current expansion in its computing disciplines. The Faculty’s Undergraduate Office (UO) champions recruiting, admission, advising and support and graduation services for the Faculty’s students. The population includes a high percentage of international and English-as-an-Additional-Language students.
The person in this role works independently, carrying out a variety of academic advising, analytical and administrative tasks for the programs. Duties include guiding, advising and assisting students and applicants with respect to programs, their course selection, major declaration, prerequisites and requirements, course registrations, academic problems or concerns, updating of students’ records and other to academic student advising related duties.
Advising is constant in nature from the initial student contact until the final approval of graduation requirements and involves communication via email, phone, online and in person. Students seek and receive guidance with academic program planning, preparing for registration, resolving academic problems, offering academic/educational advice, accessing student resources within and outside the university community, and ensuring they will progress toward graduation requirements.
This advising position’s initial workload will include undeclared and gateway students in the Faculty’s computing programs.
