What You'll Do

  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public speaking, media criticism, and oral traditions.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.12/5
Active Listening 4.12/5
Speaking 4.12/5
Instructing 4.12/5
Writing 4.0/5
Active Learning 4.0/5
Learning Strategies 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.75/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.62/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.5/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Intellectual Curiosity, Social Orientation, Dependability, Cooperation, Empathy

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.12/5
Oral Expression 4.12/5
Speech Clarity 4.12/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Expression 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Speech Recognition 3.75/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Adobe Audition Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Apple Final Cut Pro Audacity Avid Technology Media Composer Avid Technology Pro Tools Blackboard Learn Blackboard software Calendar and scheduling software Collaborative editing software Course management system software Data visualization software Desire2Learn LMS software DOC Cop Email software Google Docs

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Intellectual Curiosity (High importance: 4.63/5)
  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.53/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.4/5)
  • Empathy (High importance: 4.38/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Adjunct Communications Faculty Member Adjunct Communications Instructor Adjunct Instructor Adjunct Lecturer Adjunct Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor College Faculty Member College Professor Communication Arts Lecturer Communication Arts Professor Communication Instructor Communication Lecturer Communication Professor Communication Skills Instructor Communication Studies Instructor Communication Studies Professor Communications Assistant Professor Communications Faculty Member Communications Instructor Communications Media Professor Communications Professor Instructor Interpersonal Communications Professor Journalism Instructor Journalism Professor Journalism Teacher Journalist Professor Lecturer Mass Communications Professor Media Arts Professor Professor Public Speaking Professor Public Speaking Teacher Rhetoric Professor Speech Communication Professor Speech Instructor Speech Professor Speech Teacher University Faculty Member

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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