Assignment #1: Course Background Study
Once given your TA
course assignment, determine the following information:
- What are the
pre-requisites for the class?
- To what grade level is
this class being offered?
- What majors are likely
taking this class?
- Is it a “Gen Ed” course
(general education)? Why are students taking it? Is it required for
university or major?
-
What are the students like? Ie. Racial makeup,
sex, rural vs urban, local/state/region
- What courses are many
students likely taking concurrently with this course?
- Obtain a course syllabus
for this year
- Obtain a past exam for
the course, or past labs.
- Meet with the Professor
of Record for the course and discuss what expectations they have for
you. Ask them what you responsibilities are. Can you give a lecture?
Will you be doing grading? How much time is required prior to class
for set-up?
- Attend the lecture that
accompanies the lab (if any) and get syllabus.
.
Example 1 Example 2
Example 3
Due last day of
class.
