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Teaching
Assistants
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Limited to work a maximum of 18
hours per week as an ASP employee
(i.e., limited to three Level 2
classes or four Level 1 classes
per semester).
- Cannot
change assigned work hours.
- Expected
to be prepared to assist students
in the assigned area of expertise.
- Must
be sensitive to the needs of UMUC
students and always willing to assist
them when on duty.
- Must
be punctual, dependable, courteous,
and professional.
- Must
wear attire professionally appropriate
for face-to-face classes.
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TAs perform specific duties that
may include:
- Assisting
in facilitating group discussions,
conferences, and study groups.
- Assisting
students in a computer, science,
art, or language laboratory.
- Scoring
homework assignments and quizzes.
- TAs
may not perform the following
tasks:
- Completing
students' assignments/projects.
- Generating
or modifying course syllabus.
- Constructing
examinations, projects, or assignments.
- Scoring
or grading midterm and final examinations
or final course projects (except
in SPAN and GERM classes).
- Conducting
the class without supervision.
- Courses
with enrollments of less than 15
students may not be eligible for
TA support. Academic departments
make this decision. Faculty with
enrollments of less than 15 students
in their class should consult their
Academic Director.
Level
1 Teaching Assistants
- Level
1 teaching assistants support courses
taught part-time in a computer,
science, art, or language lab or
have extensive programming content
and require additional support.
- Specific
responsibilities:
- Work
4 hours per week.
- Be
present at face-to-face class sessions
to assist the faculty member in
the assigned computer, science,
art, or language lab. The exact
class sessions worked will be determined
by the faculty member and is limited
to no more than 50% of the total
number of class sessions. For online
sections, be available 4 hours per
week to assist faculty member and
student
Level
2 Teaching Assistants
- Level
2 support is for courses that are
normally taught full-time in a computer,
science, art, or language lab.
- Specific
responsibilities:
- Work
6 hours per week.
- Be
present at all face-to-face class
sessions to assist the faculty member
in the assigned computer, science,
art, or language lab, approximately
3 hours per week.
- Provide
assistance for 3 hours outside of
class to the faculty member and
the students. (Online courses require
a total of 6 hours per week in support
of the faculty member and students.)
Student
Assistants
- Software
Language Assistants (SLAs) are considered
to be Student Assistants; SLAs provide
tutoring services for programming
languages; other Student Assistants
provide support for the Biology and Computer Information Technology
departments.
- Limited
to work a maximum of 18 hours per
week as an ASP employee (i.e., as
a Teaching Assistant or
Student Assistant).
- Work
3 hours per week per contract (can
fulfill multiple contracts as long
as total number of hours does not
exceed 18 per week).
- Be
available at designated times.
- Provide
support onsite at Adelphi and/or online.
- Be
subject-matter experts in their
assigned areas.
- Provide
assistance to students but not complete
their homework or assignments.
- Maintain
the assigned tutorial space in a
professional manner.
- Maintain
appointment system and ensure students
are following mandated guidelines
when making appointments.
- Avoid
disruptions during tutoring sessions.
-
Be attired in a professional manner
during assigned work hours.
- Perform
other duties as assigned by the
ASP coordinator.
- SAs
are considered Level 2 support teaching
assistants performing a slightly
different role. Content for SA topic
areas is determined by the Academic
Directors.
(Effective
summer 2005)
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