Social Sciences Graduate Office Instructor TA Request

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Academic Student Employment Form Please put minutes in a decimal form. For example: 1/2 hour = 0.50, 15 minutes = 0.25 1. Lecture and Exam / Assignments YES NO   Approx Hours/week (0.00 format) Total Hours: Comments TA attendance at lectures is required   TA will occasionally make oral presentations in class   TA will proctor examinations   TA will prepare homework assignments   TA will be asked to write examination questions   TA will maintain regular, weekly contact with course instructor   TA will complete assigned readings   TA will complete related, supplementary readings         2. Office Hours and Correspondence with Students     TA will set and hold regular office hours   TA will e-mail students and reply to student questions by e-mail   TA will be required to check e-mail on a regular (daily) basis   TA will be responsible for creating and/or maintaining a website   TA will create and/or maintain on-line discussion forums         3. Grading     TA will process Scantron examination papers   TA will grade homework weekly   TA will grade homework bi-weekly   TA will grade homework monthly   TA will grade mid-term and final examinations   TA will grade take-home and in-class quizzes   TA will grade term papers   TA will record mid-term grades and calculate final course grades   TA will grade extra-credit assignments   TA will prepare grade sheets           4. Discussion Sections and Labs       TA will conduct discussion/lab sections each week   TA will record attendance at discussion/lab sections   TA will develop weekly lesson plan for discussion/lab sections           5. Miscellaneous Administrative Support       TA will do library research   TA will be required to photocopy course materials or hand-outs   TA will be required to order or prepare course materials   TA will reserve, deliver, set up and operate audio-visual equipment   TA will be required to stand for long periods of time   TA will lift or carry loads of up to 25 lbs.   TA will lift or carry loads of 25-50 lbs.     Total Hours:    6. Computer Skills           Knowledge of basic desktop or laptop computer operations   - Knowledge of campus Electronic Education Environment (EEE)   - Knowledge of various types of software applications   -             Required Computing Skills:           WordPerfect   Word   Excel   Access   Filemaker   SAS   Java   SPSS   Pagemaker/ Dreamweaver