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GA & TA Responsibilities and Expectations

GA & TA Responsibilities and Expectations. See Section II of the Preparatory course Guide for more specific detail. See Section IX of the Graduate Student Handbook, pages 23 - 26. “Who Are You?”. Introduce your neighbor Name Home town/city/country

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GA & TA Responsibilities and Expectations

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  1. GA & TA Responsibilities and Expectations See Section II of the Preparatory course Guide for more specific detail. See Section IX of the Graduate Student Handbook, pages 23 - 26

  2. “Who Are You?” • Introduce your neighbor • Name • Home town/city/country • High School/College University graduated from • Something unique about them • What they want to get from their time here

  3. Vocabulary • RA – Research Assistant • GA – Graduate Assistant • TA – Teaching Assistant • GS – Graduate Student

  4. Yours and Our Expectations • Take a few minutes and: • write down your expectations about your time in graduate school • write down what you expect from us (the physics department) • Take a few minutes and: • write down what you think we will expect from you • both academic and graduate student responsibilities

  5. TA Responsibilities and Expectations(a few examples) • Professionalism • Attending classes / passing classes • Volunteering for department activities • Attending Department Function • Colloquia • Picnics • Press Announcements • Etc…

  6. Teaching Opportunities • Academic year (50% appointed, 20 hrs/wk) • Lab Instructor • Grader • Practicum Instruction • Lecture / Demo Assistance • Summer I & II (possible appointment – 25%, 20 hrs/wk) • Lab Instructor (1 lab section) • Grader (multiple courses) • Drill (CPI & CPII only) • Course Instructor (MA in Teaching students)

  7. Teaching Drill Sessions • Drill sessions are only taught for the College Physics sequence of classes. Teaching Laboratory Sections (a short list) • answering student’s questions, working homework problems, giving quizzes, grading exams, and possibly covering some course topics in more detail. • Arrive at the lab at least five minutes earlier than the students. Check to see that each lab station has the proper equipment and that it is in proper working order. • Make it a habit to start lab on time. This will give the students plenty of time to complete the lab and gives the TA time to clean up before the next lab starts.

  8. Office Hours • Office hours are usually held in the TA’s assigned office. TAs are required to have at least 3 office hours a week. • TAs are assigned to offices located on the second floor of the physics building. Please keep office doors open during office hours. Grading • Grading assignments are usually given to senior graduate students who need a flexible teaching assignment in order to complete research for their master’s program. • Grading involves at least 20 hours a week grading homework assignments, exams, and lab reports.

  9. Types of Introductory Classesat the University of Arkansas • Lecture Classes – Two or four hours each week, with some informal cooperative group learning. • Drill Sections – One to two hours a week. Instructor reviews assigned homework and answers questions pertaining to the course material. Drill instructors are encouraged to use demos related to the course material. A list of available demos can be obtained from the lab curator. (CPI)

  10. Laboratory – Two, three, or four hours a week. (Four-hour sections meet twice a week for two hours each time.) Instructional method used in the instructional labs is cooperative group learning with the TA acting as the facilitator. The lab is performed after the instructor covers the necessary safety instructions and presents necessary information. Lab experiments are usually completed during one lab session. For most lab sections the students are required to write at least one formal lab report for credit. Several lab sections are now using an inquiry based activity guide that does not require a written lab report for every activity. PHA and UPII give daily lab quizzes.

  11. Tests/Exams – Tests are arranged by professors and usually take place during the scheduled lecture class time. However, instructors reserves the right to give tests at other designated times and places within university guidelines.

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