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1 All About Teaching Assistantships Betty Lise Anderson Associate Chair

2 Three ways to get funding Fellowships »If you have one, you already know about this –Only awarded to new students, not students already here Research assistantships »Your advisor has funded grants or contracts »You are hired by your advisor directly Teaching assistantships »Administered by department (me) All of these pay tuition and fees

3 Spoken English All TA’s are required to demonstrate proficiency in spoken English »Ohio Law Four ways to accomplish this (details next slides) »Show you grew up in USA »Get a great score on the iBT TOEFL »Pass the SPEAK test (given locally on campus) »Pass the Mock Teaching Test

4 Show you grew up in USA… If you grew up in US, England, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada, you’re exempt »Except if you grew up in Puerto Rico, Quebec or anywhere English is not the primary language “Grow up” means spent most of your childhood in these countries »“Lived there a couple years” not sufficient »Growing up in countries where English is widespread but not the primary language does not count If in doubt, take the test

5 Get a great score on the iBT TOEFL If you get iBT TOEFL speaking component score of 28, 29 or 30, administered by ETS, you are certified Or, if you took the Test of Spoken English »Have to have gotten a perfect score (60) in the last two years

6 Pass the SPEAK test Given locally at OSU » ken-english-testing-and-placementhttp://esl.ehe.osu.edu/home/placement/spo ken-english-testing-and-placement »Call them to make an appointment to take the exam »Cost to student is $90 Get a score of 230 or higher

7 If you don’t pass the SPEAK test If you score , you will be placed in EDUTL 5050 (English course, also teaches teaching skills) »At end, take Mock Teaching Test –Give a 10 minute lecture to a real audience –If you pass, you’re certified! –If you don’t, take EDUTL 5050 again –Can pass conditionally, meaning you can teach but you have to take EDUTL 505 again.

8 If you score below 180 on SPEAK You will be placed in EDUTL 5040 Following quarter, take 5050 Become certified after taking Mock Teaching Test at end of 5050

9 When you pass the test… Send me a copy of the test result so I can add you to the list of eligible TAs.

10 What do TA’s do? Usually teach labs »You are the instructor »Two sections of a 4-hour lab or three sections of a 3-hour lab »We have some basic circuit labs, but we also have a range of higher-level labs that are more specialized May also conduct recitations in very large circuit courses, plus grading May be asked to grade for a large course plus hold offfice hours On rare occasions may be asked to help with course development »If no student contact, don’t need spoken English certification

11 How do I apply? Applications will be sent out by in the middle of the semester »Goes to all matriculated ECE graduate students »If you don’t get it by end of Oct, contact me »If you don’t apply, I won’t put you on the list –Even if you applied in the past –I can’t tell who is on RA or whatever –I can’t tell if you’re away on internship –I don’t necessarily know who has graduated or dropped out –Just reapply.

12 How are TAs selected? Priority order: 1.Fellowship students who were promised support as part of recruiting package (see your letter for details) 2.PhD students who have been funded on RA in the past but advisor is experiencing gaps in funding 3.Students with special skills (e.g. can cover specialized labs) 4.Other PhD students 5.MS students who have been funded on RA in the past 6.Other MS students

13 More comments on TA selection There are typically ≈20 TA’s per semester »We have ≈400 graduate students We try not to give TAs to the same people over and over »Spread it around students »Spread it around faculty advisors Your advisor has to say you’re making good progress toward your degree Conclusion: TA funding can help, but can’t be counted on to get you through graduate school

14 Graders This is hourly (a few hours/week) Does NOT require English certification Graders for courses based on number of students enrolled »Bigger classes get more grader hours Grader positions do not pay tuition I will let faculty know how many (if any) grading hours they get by end of first week I send this information out to all graduate students too Faculty (not me!) will choose and hire their graders. You cannot be an hourly grader AND an RA or TA at the same time

15 Other opportunities Graduate Administrative Assistantships »E.g., at the library or other organizations on campus TAs in other departments »E.g., freshman engineering courses –A good TA could work there for years –They hire for the year, and have already done their hiring for this year »Math (?)

16 Commercial Break Secrets to Finding Good Courses »Grad students can take courses in the 5000, 6000, 7000, and 8000-level »You can take lower courses but they won’t count toward your degree –A few 4000-level exceptions, but not in math or physics »You can take courses in other departments! –Consider physics, chemistry, math, statistics, computer science, any other engineering department, anatomy… –Check with your advisor

17 But wait! There’s more! Secret code internal to ECE: »xx0x: communications and signal processing »xx1x: electromagnetics and optics »xx2x: circuits »xx3x: solid state, nano, semiconductors, photonics »xx4x: power and energy »xx5x: controls »xx6x: digital/computers

18 Contact Info Prof. Betty Lise Anderson, Associate Chair Office is 200 Caldwell Lab