It has been cool having title as Lecturer in one well-known university in Malaysia. I was lecturing in the Multimedia University for almost 12 years. That has been long time though. I was happy with the job until I have completed my PhD as I wanted to try something new. I just love to try new things!
As a Lecturer, I would say life is quite enjoying. One of the reason is the flexible working time. Means that you can go to work in the afternoon see your office and go back!!! How a person don't like that kind of working man! Too bad, I like something that is challenging...
Moreover, I have been giving lecturing in front hundreds of students. You can really make more friends, creating new connection with these young future engineers. Furthermore, teaching and sharing working experiences it is kind of preparing the students for their future working life. That's what generally what public seeing as a Lecturer.
As a lecturer, course structures are important pillar that must have in order to guide a class of students for a subject. These structures are consisted teaching schedule, approved syllabus, teaching member and so on. Other than that, you also need to set final exam questions, quizzes, midterm tests, assignment and so on. All these will be guided by Bloom's Taxonomy. Usually in undergraduate studies, it covers on level 3 and above but not more than level 5.
On the other side, that will be the other sides of lecturing (which public don't see) are that they have to become a scientist and an engineer. This mean they have to do research, consultation and administration duties.
Be a scientist is really a cool thing, I never imagine in my life I would become one 😂. I only realized when I need to published scientific articles. As you are publishing more, then the chances to go up the hierarchy to be a professor is higher. Besides, research as can boost ones to contribute to the world as role model too. This were done by reviewing other scientist papers, organizing conferences, conference speakers, and also can be an advisor to companies provided your research contribution is really awesome.
To become good researcher, you must have research funding. To do this, you must submit proposal to the organization that provide research funding of your interest. For example, the government of Malaysia research funding like Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS). And of course you have to make sure that you must meet the objective of the grant at the stipulated time.
As a technical lecturer and an engineer, you also need to collaborate with other varsity, educational institutions or manufacturer. This is another way to expand to expand working connection for research and consultation purposes. However for consultation, you need to go through university synergy (middle man). This is to make way for university to generate some income.
On the administrative work, I was in marketing team. In this team, I have to travel a lot. I just like it. In fact talking to potential customers also a nice experience. Besides that, I also have to take care teaching documents as for auditing purposes, creating new syllabi for new subjects and so on.
Through all the hassle that a lecturer facing, I still find that lecturer life is still okay la. Maybe 12 years of experiences that help me get through a lot. But I still want to live my life to the fullest. I am just going with flow currently. Do the things that I like. As long as no stress, just live on. Cheers!
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