A professor also has the responsibility of making tests and assignments to evaluate students understanding and knowledge of the concepts of the course information. The assignments should help students understand components of the course and learn new interesting information on certain topics. The tests, which are made by the professor, should be based off of the information taught in class and should not have new information that the students have not learned before. The key duty of the professor is to help students learn the content of the course and provide them with the necessary tools for them to succeed.

Everyone will have a different definition of the ideal university professor. In my opinion through the university experience, a professor's job is to teach and research. Teaching and researching to me are the professor's two key duties. Majority of college professors have a Ph.D. Holding a Ph.D., many can say that the professor is an expert in his field. With all the material the professor has learned in his education, he then teaches it to the students in the lecture, so that the information is "carried on".
Professor's job is definitely not easy and very time-consuming, finding material, setting up a presentation, find textbook questions, etc. Researching is another important duty for the professor to complete. With his/her vast knowledge, the professor can find new information using present-day material. To me, there are two mandatory requirements of a university professor. One mandatory requirement of a professor is that the professor must have a high-level degree (Master's or
Doctorate). Another important requirement is that he/she must know how to communicate. When I talk about communication, I don't mean talking word for word from the textbook. I mean involving the students, like the example Yael talked about regarding the professor playing music. Teaching involves communication/interaction with the students and if the professor cannot do that, then the students will net learn anything from the lecture. A professor's roles is to to teach and to research.
The ideal professor in my opinion should high qualifications and must know how to communicate properly. I think professors have several key duties and responsibilities. First and foremost, I think that professors are responsible for teaching students relevant concepts throughout the duration of the respective course. Although some professors are very good at lecturing and communicating information, some tend to stray from course topics – leaving students confused. In addition, I think professors should be approachable so that students are more willing to engage in the learning process. Also, during lecture, I think it is important that professors confirm with students that they understand, and that they provide examples and welcome comments and questions. I think many professors can sometimes demean students for asking “stupid” questions, thus, they are hesitant to ask questions in the future. Next, I think professors need to be available to help students outside of class hours (i.e. hold office hours) so that students can seek guidance and have individual questions answered by the professor. As well, I believe that professors should welcome feedback about their teaching methods so that they know how to improve or what changes would benefit students in the course. Furthermore, as a teacher, it is important to be flexible and adaptable, so I think professors should request and accept student feedback, anonymously or otherwise - truly considering what their students have to say. Lastly, I think professors should recognize that students are busy. Many professors seem to forget that students have 3-5 other classes - on top of jobs, social life, and family. Therefore, professors have the responsibility to balance course assignments and their expectations need to be reasonable for the students. Ultimately, professors need to inform students that they want them to succeed in their course because I think students are often intimidated by them, thus, believing that they do not want them to do well. I think professors need to make it a priority to ensure that students are aware right from the beginning that they have support and a teacher that wants them to do be successful.

In order to answer this question most effectively I have not done any research concerning this question so that the response I give is purely from my own thoughts:

I think that a professor’s job is to love the field that they are in. The person must enjoy their studies so much that they don’t require much external motivation to engage with the subject matter on a daily basis. I think that everything else, teaching and researching and writing, will fall into place once this passion is found. If a person truly loves their particular study, then they will have no lack of motivation to express that passion towards their students. Also, the professor will take what they learn from their own students and their research to help themselves continue the life long journey of education. I think this is important because even untrained professionals such as students may have certain things of interest to say or different views on something, thus such unique inputs should challenge the professor’s learning of a particular subject. As a life long learner, a professor should be open to opinion so that the topic in discussion moves forward- that is not to say that professors should publish the ideas of their students, but it should
(even in a small manner) affect their reasoning and argumentation when they do write articles or conduct research.

Besides all of these essential qualities, professors require some hard credentials as well. I believe that most professors are required to have a PhD, although I am not sure about that. I also believe (this was actually stated in the lecture) that professors cannot only teach or only conduct research- they have to do both. I am sure many believe that a professor’s job is first and foremost to teach and teach well, but I disagree with this. I think that, as mentioned earlier, as long as the professors have a passion for what they do and the students extend some kind of willingness to learn, that is more than enough. At this age we are capable of studying things on our own time and using all the resources that we have, so it should not be up to the professor to teach us everything!
Like the professor, if the student truly yearns for knowledge then they should seek it themselves or at least show some effort. In a way, I guess, I see the professor and the student as being one and the same- both must be enthusiastic and open to new things pertaining to their subject, but one of them is simply further along in terms of their educational journey.