Information for lecturers at Department IV
Whether you are interested in a teaching assignment, new to the Department or have been there for years: questions arise here and there in connection with teaching assignments, and it is not always clear how they can be answered or who should even be asked.
Some of these questions (and answers) can be found here, grouped according to when the questions usually arise. The overview is by no means exhaustive and will be expanded as required: please send any suggestions to christoph.kleeberg@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de. Detailed information can be found (after logging into the intranet) in the welcome folder for lecturers (under the red heading "Welcome folder") from the Human Resources Department, which you will have received electronically together with other documents before the start of the semester if you are a new lecturer.
With this in mind, we are delighted that you are involved in the Department or are considering doing so in the future!
Before applying as a lecturer
Can I send an unsolicited application?
Unsolicited applications can be made centrally via stellenportal.hs-lu.de/de/jobposting/0036d67a4dd6aad53be2e40979686bd028ba2f490/apply. Alternatively, if you know any educators in the Department, please contact them personally.
What qualifications do I need?
In addition to content expertise, you need a formal qualification, which is usually proven by a relevant university degree. However, depending on the teaching area, a professional qualification (training plus professional experience) may also be a prerequisite.
What documents do I need to submit for a teaching assignment?
To apply for a teaching position, we require the following documents: Curriculum vitae; examination certificate as proof of qualification; completed and signed personnel questionnaire; declaration on the publication of name, title/professional title, e-mail address on the Department's website
Where can I find an overview of the structures of the University or Department?
Structure of the Departments: https://www.hwg-lu.de/fachbereiche/fachbereich-sozial-und-gesundheitswesen/team/struktur;
Organigram of the University: https: //www.hwg-lu.de/fileadmin/user_upload/hochschule/organisation/Organigramm-HWGLU_Stand_Mai2024.pdf
How high is the remuneration?
You will be paid for the hours of teaching (each 45-minute unit). Depending on your qualifications, the remuneration is between 30 euros and 46 euros per semester hour per week. Details: https://www.hwg-lu.de/job-karriere/hochschule-als-arbeitgeberin/job-karriere-an-der-hochschule
Are travel costs reimbursed?
Travel expenses are generally reimbursed in accordance with the provisions of the State Travel Expenses Act.
Please note: The limitation period for travel expenses is six months and begins on the day after the end of the teaching assignment.
How many teaching assignments can I take on in one semester?
The total of your teaching assignments may not exceed 6 SWS per semester. If you have teaching assignments at several universities in Rhineland-Palatinate, the 6 SWS apply to the total of teaching assignments at all universities.
Preparations for the semester
Are there any content requirements for my education?
The basic content requirements of a course are described in the module handbook. The module handbooks for the respective degree programs can be found at https://www.hwg-lu.de/studium/bachelor or https://www.hwg-lu.de/studium/master. The module (social work) or course (nursing and health) supervisors provide information on details.
Is there any help on how to structure a course sensibly? Who can I turn to with didactic questions?
The Department of Studies and Education provides support with didactic issues: https: //www.hwg-lu.de/hochschule/organisation/zentrale-einheiten/studium-lehre/angebote-fuer-lehrende.
Are there fixed time limits for courses?
At the new shared campus, there will be a 15-minute break between each 90-minute block. At lunchtime, there are two slots for lunch breaks and, if necessary, visiting the canteen (either from 11:30 - 12:30 or from 13:15 - 14:15). Your education times may differ from this if you teach in Turmstraße or in units other than 90 minutes.
When will I receive a university e-mail address?
An HWG e-mail address is set up approximately one month before the start of the teaching assignment. For the winter semester, for example, in July. It is deactivated one semester after the teaching assignment ends.
What is the university e-mail address important for?
All e-mail communications are sent to your HWG e-mail address. For data protection reasons, no other private or business address may be used.
When do I get access to the university's online applications?
Access to online applications is usually set up after your HWG e-mail address has been activated.
What are the most common online services? How does access work?
- OpenOLAT(https://olat.vcrp.de/dmz/): Communication platform to share teaching content with students, facilitate teaching organization, etc. è Access via e-mail address and personal password
- HIS portal(https://qisweb.icms.hwg-lu.de/): Timetable and room planning tool. Students create their timetables here. You can view your teaching times and rooms here. Cancellation dates are announced via the portal. è Access: For access data, please contact lsf@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de.
- OPAC(https://opac.hwg-lu.de/): Login via library user number (password at the beginning identical to the number)
- Zoom: Login with university address via https://zoom.us/signup
How do I get library access?
You can register in the library on the first floor of the C building (opening hours: 09:00 - 20:00). You will need a certificate confirming the duration of your work as a lecturer. Detailed FAQs have been compiled by the university library: https://bib.hwg-lu.de/a-bis-z
ATTENTION: from 05.09. - 30.09.2024 no new user registrations can be made due to the software: https://bib.hwg-lu.de/voruebergehende-service-einschraenkungen-durch-neue-bibliotheks-software
How long are the loan periods for lecturers?
The loan period is usually 28 days (see https://bib.hwg-lu.de/a-bis-z#c11448)
How do I set up an OLAT course?
To set up an OLAT course, there is: an OLAT course 😊: https://olat.vcrp.de/url/RepositoryEntry/2560196825 (registration with university ID). You can contact the university's e-learning team(https://www.hwg-lu.de/hochschule/organisation/zentrale-einheiten/studium-lehre/angebote-fuer-lehrende)
During the semester
Is there a campus map and where can I find my classrooms?
A map of the Ernst-Boehe-Straße campus site and a detailed overview of the teaching rooms and offices of the Department in the C building can be found here: https: //www.hwg-lu.de/fachbereiche/fachbereich-sozial-und-gesundheitswesen/team
Who is the main contact person for me?
...That depends...
- Organizational: Module representatives (Social Work) or course assistants (Nursing & Health: https://www.hwg-lu.de/fachbereiche/fachbereich-sozial-und-gesundheitswesen/team/mitarbeiterinnen-und-mitarbeiter)
- Event technology in the classrooms: Mr. Heidemann 0172/7276183; Mr. Montag 0173/6068517
- Accounting: Managing Director Dean's Office (Mr. Schulz: Matthias.Schulz@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de)
- IT: Computer Center(otrs@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de/ 0621-5203-444)
- Room changes: Semester Planning Office(Semesterplanung@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de)
- Teaching planning: Coordination with the study program coordinators
- Technology/facility management: facilitymanagement@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de
How do I get access to the course rooms?
You do not need a key or card. The rooms provided for you are regular classrooms that are not locked even on Saturdays. However, if a room is locked, the facility management team will be on site until 1 p.m. on Saturday; duty rosters with telephone numbers are displayed in the A building on the first floor by the information center (to the right of the main entrance coming from Ernst-Boehe-Str.).
Where can I copy or print at the Department?
There is a printer/copy machine in room C1.151 in building C. You can log in to the device using the following pattern: "First name.Last name" and the (e-mail) password provided by IT.
Unfortunately, there are no copying facilities in the A and B buildings.
Where can I get whiteboard pens?
Whiteboard pens, flipchart paper and pin boards should be available in the classrooms.
Food and drink: What about catering on campus?
The canteen offers snacks and drinks as well as hot meals. You can find meal plans in front of the canteen at https://stw-vp.de/de/essen/speiseplan/ ("Ludwigshafen"). The canteen will remain at its old location in the B building until the summer semester 2025, after which it is expected to move to the first floor of the C building for the winter semester 2025/2026.
There is a snack vending machine in the entrance area to the library in the C building. There is also a free water dispenser (with normal temperature, chilled and sparkling water) and a drinks machine. There is also a water dispenser and drinks machine in the A building in the corridor in front of the assembly hall.
Who can I contact if I have problems with IT?
Contact persons are the colleagues from the computer center, who are preferably available by e-mail(otrs@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de/) for urgent questions by phone: 0621-5203-444
I would like to offer a face-to-face consultation - which room can I use?
Please contact the team at the central semester planning office at Semesterplanung@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de with a request to book a meeting room. Spontaneous meetings may be possible in free classrooms or the small "cubes" in the library.
Can I borrow teaching materials and aids (presentation case, recording equipment, etc.)?
Moderation cases and other teaching materials can generally be borrowed from the service room (room C1.224). Due to staff shortages, opening hours are currently limited. If necessary, please contact the respective course coordinator.
With sufficient advance notice, moderation cases can also be provided for a "contactless handover". If required, please send an e-mail to FB4-Servicebuero@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de.
Where can I work between two courses?
If not otherwise occupied, the meeting rooms (in the 1st and 2nd floor cross corridors on the far right) in the C building can be used for this purpose. You may need to ask someone in the surrounding offices to unlock the door. Alternatively, quiet workstations are also available there during the library's opening hours.
Where can I park?
Unfortunately, parking is currently only possible on the roadside of the streets adjacent to the campus.
There are many more students taking part in my course than the module handbook says. How should I deal with this?
If "only" a larger room is required, an attempt can be made to find an alternative room via the room planning team(Semesterplanung@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de). If didactic difficulties arise due to the number of participants, please contact your module coordinator or the respective course coordinator.
I would like to switch from online to face-to-face teaching or vice versa. Is that possible?
A change should not be made without consultation: Please contact the room planning team(Semesterplanung@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de) and the respective degree program coordinator.
Is attendance compulsory for students or do I have to record student attendance?
Attendance is compulsory for selected courses in the Bachelor of Social Work and in the Bachelor's degree programs in Midwifery Science and Nursing. If this affects one of your courses, you will be informed by the degree programs.
My course is to be evaluated. When will I receive the results and who else will receive the results?
Each course should be evaluated at least once every three years. There is a set rhythm for this. It is therefore possible that one of your courses will be evaluated in the current semester. You will be contacted individually for this purpose. The evaluation takes place online (usually during the course).
Only you can view the results for your own course. Aggregated results at degree program level are published in the Department's evaluation report(https://olat.vcrp.de/auth/RepositoryEntry/3183214966/CourseNode/103564688671035).
My course is not intended to be evaluated. However, I would like to obtain systematic feedback from the students. Is that possible?
Yes, this is possible. The departments of Studies and Education provide a questionnaire that can be integrated into openOLAT for this purpose: https: //olat.vcrp.de/auth/RepositoryEntry/2872116005/CourseNode/102884682159180
Alternatively, you can also use your own form of evaluation. Tools are, for example, Pingohttps://wiwi.uni-paderborn.de/dep5/wirtschaftspaedagogik-prof-beutner/forschung/abgeschlossene-forschungsprojekte/pingo or Mentimeterhttps://www.mentimeter.com/de-DE
Who should I contact if my education cannot take place due to illness?
Please inform the semester planning office(Semesterplanung@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de (stating the course title or number if applicable)) and your students via openOLAT.
Please also cc the degree program coordinator of your degree programs in the e-mail.
In which period do examinations take place?
The examination period immediately follows the lecture period and extends over three weeks. Detailed information can be found on the pages of the Department's Examination Board: https: //www.hwg-lu.de/fachbereiche/fachbereich-sozial-und-gesundheitswesen/pruefungen
What are the regulations for coursework or examinations in my (partial) module?
The module coordinators will provide you with details about examinations.
If necessary, please remind students to register for an examination with you within the examination registration period . Thank you!
After the semester
Who do I send my statement to?
Please send the accounting form after the end of the semester to the Dean's Office of the Department (currently Ms. Müller Karin.Mueller@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de).
When will I receive my fee?
As a rule, payment should be made by the State Finance Office approximately two months after submission of the settlement form.
I have questions about billing. Who is my contact person?
If you have any questions about your payout, please contact Matthias Schulz(Matthias.Schulz@ 8< SPAM protection, please remove >8 hwg-lu.de), Managing Director of the Departments, in the first instance.
I would like to take on another teaching assignment in the coming semester/year. What are the next steps?
After consultation with the respective module coordinator/course director, nothing further needs to be done initially. The procedures already known after the approval of the curriculum in the Department are repeated.
Page last updated on 29.08.2024
