sessional
Of formal assembly periods
Sessional relates to a session or sessions—a defined period during which an activity takes place.
In academic contexts, sessional describes appointments that last only for a term or semester rather than permanently: sessional instructors, sessional faculty.
In parliamentary usage, it pertains to the sitting period of a legislative body: sessional papers, the sessional calendar.
Subordinate addition to something
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- temporaryLimited in duration
- casualRelaxed and informal
instructor · lecturer · hire · appointment · contingent · precarious · fixed-term · short-term
Happening repeatedly over time
- intervalDuration between two points
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
intermittent · convening · sitting · meeting · quarterly · annual · biannual · parliamentary
Half academic year
- termFixed period or word
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
syllabus · curriculum · enrollment · tutorial · workshop · credit · module · examination
adjunct
Subordinate addition to something
casual · instructor · lecturer · hire · appointment · contingent · precarious · fixed-term · short-term · interim
recurring
Happening repeatedly over time
- intervalDuration between two points
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- scheduledArranged for specific time
cyclical · intermittent · convening · sitting · meeting · quarterly · annual · biannual · parliamentary · legislative
semester
Half academic year
coursework · syllabus · curriculum · enrollment · tutorial · workshop · credit · module · examination · assessment
sessionalpermanent
Fixed without end
ongoing · continuous · perpetual · tenured · year-round
sessionalfull-time
Complete weekly hours
regular · continuous · year-round · uninterrupted · steady
- jam sessionInformal improvisational music gathering
- first sessionOpening instance of recurring event
- cram sessionRushed intensive study period
- study sessionScheduled time for learning
- joint sessionsUnified bicameral gatherings
- training sessionOrganized period of instruction