Undergraduate TA Orientation College of Computing Georgia Institute

Undergraduate TA Orientation College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology

First Things First • Congratulations • Welcome § or Welcome Back! • Thanks in Advance § Hard Work § Commitment to educational mission

Minimum Qualifications • • Enrolled as a Georgia Tech Student A or B in course Good Academic Standing Overall GPA > 2. 5 CS/ECE GPA > 3. 0 Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Cleared by the Dean of Students Office § Academic Misconduct § Computer Misuse

Job Responsibilities • Helping Students § § Email Recitation/Lab Newsgroups Responding to Questions • What if you don’t know the answer? § Don’t Advise • Grading § On time § Consistently grade according to criteria § Homeworks/Projects/ Labs/Exams • Office Hours § Be on-time § Be prepared § Do not schedule during lecture time

Professional/Ethical Issues • FERPA, 1974 § Academic information can only be discussed with student • Respect § Students & TAs § Co. C Faculty/Staff § Course • Professional Distance § No friends in your section § No dating students § Meet publicly • NOT in dorms, fraternity house, apartment • Commons Area

Academic Integrity • Goal: Uphold the academic • • integrity of the course Prevention is the best medicine Report Misconduct Immediately § Course instructor § Director of Student Services • Do not take action § Accusation § Email/Newsgroup § Mark Assignment/Exam

Getting Started • Privileges § TA Lab • Key form § States Cluster • Co. C Account form • For Credit § Register by Friday @ 4 PM • Permits (CRN 54196) • For Pay § Hiring Paperwork • See Cathy Dunnahoo (Room 109)

For Credit Option • Job Performance § Grading • Timeliness • Quality § Preparedness • Meetings • Office Hours • Lab/Recitation • Learning Artifact § Demonstration of what you’ve learned while TAing § Examples • • Help Session Tutorial Course Assignment …

For Pay Option • Time Reporting § Average 15 hours § Maximum 18 hours • Exceptions must be granted in advance by course owner § Reporting • Complete, accurate • Time sheets due every 2 weeks • First due 5/12/2004 by 5 PM • Signed by course owner

Time Reporting (continued) • Signatures § CS 1315 • Monica Sweat § CS 1321 • Monica Sweat § CS 1322 • Bob Waters § CS 1371 • Dan Colestock § CS 2130 & 2200 • Bill Leahy § CS 2335 • Mike Mc. Cracken § CS 2340 • Jeff Pierce

In Summary… • TAing can be a lot of work § But it can be very rewarding • We can’t do this • without you… Thanks in advance for all of your hard work!

Questions?