Transcript 2009-2010 Summer Workshop Graduate TAs in Economics

Summer Workshop
Graduate TAs in Economics
Responsibilities as a GTA
University Policies
Administrative Tasks
Introduction to Teaching Workshop (Dr. Barbi Honeycutt)
Responsibilities as a Lab TA
* Lab TA appointments carry a maximum of 20 hr/wk of work
responsibility)
* 2-4 lab sections per week
* Review of key concepts and difficult material
* Evaluation and testing
* Grading
* Attend lectures
* Office hours
* Give occasional lectures
Responsibilities as an Independent
Instructor
*Instructor appointments carry a maximum of 20 hour/wk
work requirement)
*Offer 2-4 independent sections per year.
*Carry responsibility of choosing texts and developing
lectures according to the course objectives.
*Develop, administer and grade tests and assessments of student learning.
*Assign final grades.
Departmental and University Regulations
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-11-00-01
In a nutshell: You can’t talk to anyone other than the student and official
university representatives about a student’s academic record, grades,
performance in your class, etc. This means parents!!
Students may waive their FERPA rights in MyPack.
To be on the safe side, contact me to see if the student has done so.
Departmental and University Regulations
Students with Disabilities
http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-01
In a nutshell: The University (and you as a representative thereof) is required to
accommodate an otherwise qualified individual with a disability by making a
reasonable modification in its services, programs, or activities.
Students must register with Disabilities Services Office (DSO) which will
determine what constitutes reasonable modification based on the student’s
disability
You will receive notice from DSO if one of your students has registered with
them. That notice will outline your responsibilities.
Departmental and University Regulations
University Conduct
http://studentconduct.ncsu.edu/academic-integrity-resources
In a nutshell: Students musn’t cheat. Cheating includes plagiarism.
Outline in your syllabus your expectations regarding appropriate academic
conduct and your response should those expectations not be met.
The Office of Student Conduct (OSC) handles instances of academic
misconduct by students.
If you have a student who you suspect of academic misconduct, come to
me and we’ll work through the steps. You must have solid proof of the
misconduct.
Departmental and University Regulations
University Honor Pledge
http://policies.ncsu.edu/regulation/reg-02-20-07
Honor Pledge:
"I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this test or
assignment." The syllabus may specify that the Honor Pledge be signed on
each test or assignment or that it is the understanding and expectation of
faculty that the student's signature on any test or assignment means that
the student neither gave nor received unauthorized aid.
Administrative Tasks
Adding Students to Your Class
Department of Economics (EC courses)
• Poole COM (which houses the Department of Economics) does not permit
instructors to approve student adds to classes or lab sections.
• Instruct students to go to the second floor of Nelson Hall to the Office of
Undergraduate Programs (OUP) to complete a Petition to Add a course.
• Decisions regarding the petitions are made by OUP and communicated directly
to the student.
Administrative Tasks
Adding Students to Your Class
Department of Agricultural Economics (ARE courses)
If a student wishes to add your ARE course, and you support the request, you
should instruct the student to contact Jean Weatherford, Student Services
Assistant to Undergraduate Programs Coordinator for the department.
Economics Graduate Program
If an undergraduate student approaches you with a request to add a graduate
economics course, you should refer them to the Director of Graduate Programs in
Economics(me).
Administrative Tasks
Ordering Textbooks
If you’re a new independent instructor, consult with current faculty or other
instructors who have taught the course. You do not need to recreate the
wheel.
Visit the NCSU Bookstore site at http://ncsu.collegestoreonline.com/ and follow
Textbooks > Faculty > Textbook Adoption
You will create a user account with your SID number to order textbooks. You
will need to know the ISBN for your chosen text.
Administrative Tasks
Syllabus Design
If you are a new independent instructor you should consult with a faculty member
or another TA who has experience teaching the same course when you design
your syllabus. Again, there is no need to recreate the wheel.
Your syllabus, per University rules, must contain information regarding:
1. Instructor’s name, office address, telephone
and email, scheduled class time and location and
office hours
2. Required text books
6. Explanation of how grades are calculated
7. Course organization and assignment schedule
8. Policy for missed and late assignments
3. Prerequisites for the class
9. University attendance policy
4. Student learning outcomes/scope of course
10. Academic integrity policies
5. Projected schedule of readings
11. Accommodations for students with disabilities
You can find a template of the statement of university policies and a sample syllabus at the Moodle site.
Administrative Tasks
Recording Grades
Final official grades are recorded throughout the MyPack Portal.
‘For Faculty and Staff’ > ‘Manage My Students’ > ‘Faculty Center’ > ‘Class
Rolls’
You will see three icons:
One of the icons will reveal your class roster, one will allow you to report
semester progress for the student and one will reveal your grade roster
which is used to report final grades.
When you enter your grades you will have the option to either Save or Post
the grades you have entered. If you Save, the information you enter is
maintained and you can return to the page to continue working on the
grade report. At 5pm each day the grades are posted to student records
but they can change if you change them. These are not official grades at
this point. If you choose to Post the grades, these grades will be reported to
the student immediately and will require an online Grade Change Request
to make any change.
Options for Additional TA Training
Fundamentals in Teaching (FIT)
http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/teaching-programs/fit/index.php
Economics Graduate Program TA Training
http://moodle.wolfware.ncsu.edu/course/view.php?id=21397
Certificate of Accomplishment in Teaching (CoAT)
http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/teaching-programs/coat/index.php
Preparing the Professoriate (PTP)
http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/teaching-programs/ptp/index.php
Human Resources
I. Department Chairs
Lee Craig, Economics
[email protected]
Jon Brandt, ARE
[email protected]
II. Undergraduate Program Director
Bobby Puryear
[email protected]
III. Graduate Program Director
Tamah Morant
[email protected]
Non-Human Resources
Resources
EGTA Training website: http://moodle.wolfware.ncsu.edu
General
http://www.ncsu.edu/grad/preparing-future-leaders/teachingprograms/teaching-resources.html
Economics Specific
http://serc.carleton.edu/econ/index.html
Walstad, William and Phillip Saunders. Teaching Undergraduate
Economics: A Handbook for Instructors. Irwin McGraw-Hill. Boston.
1998.
List two things you’d like to overhear your students
saying about you as a teacher or about your class at
the end of the semester.
Now, list two things you’d be disappointed
to hear them say.
In groups, discuss one concrete way to
achieve the good outcome and one concrete
way to avoid the negative outcome