Welcome!

1. Welcome! CS Teaching Assistants Spring 2011

2. Introductions • Faculty • Dr. Ken Calvert, Chair • Dr. Raphael Finkel, Director Graduate Studies • Dr. JurekJaromczyk, Director Undergraduate Studies • Staff • Dee Fuhs, payroll / finances • Paul Linton, CS systems administrator • help@cs.uky.edu

3. Keep your balance! • You have a teaching job, classes, research and a LIFE! • How do you balance it? • TALK to your supervisor AND your advisor if you are getting overloaded • Schedules can be adjusted with some notice! • Check out gradshare.com – graduate students talking about their problems and how they cope

4. Your class schedule If you are a returning student, you should have already registered for classes – if not, then do it now! If you are registered, please do not make changes unless absolutely necessary If you make a change or have made one in the last few days, tell your supervisor now!

5. Class / Section assignments Rules for changing assignments are online Tell Dr. Keen what you want to change TO, not just what you want to change FROM Write down what sections are changing and who else is involved Both people sign the request MUST be done before first day class meets

6. Grad School workshops • Every full-time TA goes to two during the semester • Make SURE you sign attendance sheet • Go to MORE if you like! They’re free!

7. Observations / Evaluations • Every TA is observed by a faculty member every semester (usually their supervisor) • Every TA is evaluated by their supervisor at the end of every semester • The TA gets a copy of each form and a chance to respond to it • Copies are kept by TA, Dr. Keen and Graduate School, and TA’s advisor • PLEASE help us by making sure your form is filled out and signed by the end of the semester!

8. Useful Information • Last day of the semester – Monday May 9 – AFTER finals week! March 7 = midterm • Code for Xerox machine – 08980 – ABET copies • Take care of payroll (I-9 and direct deposit) with Dee • TA page www.cs.uky.edu/~keen/tas/tas.html • PLEASE do not give this URL to anyone!!

9. More Useful Information • TA mailboxes are in 762 Anderson Hall • Dr. Keen’s cell phone number is 576 5949 • All TAs should KEEP ALL emails sent to them by students and all emails sent to students, at least until final grades are done • University accounts? Make sure yours is set up and that Dr. Keen has an email address for you

10. YOUR OFFICE HOURS! • BE there! • They will be in the Multilab or in the RGAN lab, scheduled in the next week or two • Students can show up at any time! Not just the start of the hour • Even if more than one TA is scheduled for a time, it is your job to be there

11. Another way to be Green • Opt-out of getting a printed pay stub every month • Log into myuk.uky.edu • Use Employee Self-Service tab • Then Benefits and Payment tab • Then check the box by “Opt out of Printed Pay Stub” and Submit

12. If you have to miss… • If you know that you are going to miss a • TA meeting • Class meeting • Exam proctoring • Exam grading • Let your supervisor KNOW about it! Even if you have it covered, they need to know! In advance if possible but even after the fact!

13. Food / Drink policies • PLEASE enforce in the labs!

14. What is your most precious possession?

15. What next? • Today • 115 TA meeting now – Mr. Piwowarski - RGAN 102 • 215 TA meeting now – Dr. Hannemann - RGAN 203 • 101 TA meeting now – Mr. Harris - RGAN 103 • 221 TA meeting - see Mr. Piwowarski • TAs assigned to other classes – see your supervisors for instructions • Graders – wait a few days for decisions

16. Ending Activities • Take Pictures – Ismail Abumuhfouz, Lian Liu, Drew Duncan, Jeff Wei, Fan Yang, Ahmed Ibrahim, Miao Liao, Xiwei Wang • Supplies – pens, folders, textbooks • Night TAs – laptops, syllabus