Undergraduate TA Guidelines for

INF395/IST395

Requirements
MusthaveaBorbetterinINF100toTAforINF100
MusthaveaBorbetterinINF201/IST361toTAforINF201orIST361
MusthaveaBorbetterinINF202toTAforINF202
OverallGPAmustbeatleast2.5
Monthlymeetingswithallinstructors,TAsandcoordinator(timingtobe
determinedeachsemester)
S/Ugraded
Studentandinstructorofrecordfinalizedetailsofresponsibilities
Studentcoordinateswithdirector
Studentwrites5pagepaperonexperienceduetowardstheendofsemester,reflecting
onexperience
About10hours/weekworkcommitment,toinclude
o TAmustattendclassregularlyandsupportclassroomactivitiesasneeded
o Emailsupportforstudentquestions
o Regularofficehours(atleast4hours/week).ThesecanbeinLI84as
available.
o Maypresent12lectures,asdeterminedbyinstructorandTA

Course Description
IIST395/IINF395InternetPracticum(36)
Thecourseprovidesstudentstheopportunitytoworkasateachingaideandlabassistantin
informationscience.Studentswillholdweeklylabassistanthours,monitorandrespondto
studentquestionsontheclasslistserv,andprovidefeedbacktothecourseinstructor.May
berepeatedforcredituptoatotalof6creditswithpermissionofdepartment.
Prerequisite(s):agradeofBorhigherinspecificpreviouscourseandpermissionof
instructor.S/Ugraded.

Contact Information
JenniferGoodall,PhD
Director,CCIStudentCenter
LI84
jgoodall@albany.edu

INF 395/IST 395: Undergraduate TA for

INF 100/201/202

StudentName: ______________________________________________________________________
StudentID: __________________________________________________________________________
Semester: ____________________________________________________________________________
GPA: __________________________________________________________________________________
Completedcredits:__________________________________________________________________
Major: ________________________________________________________________________________
Minor:________________________________________________________________________________
CreditsforthisTAexperience: ____________________________________________________
CreditsforTAexperience: _________________________________________________________

Course:_______________________________________________________________________________
InstructorofRecord: _______________________________________________________________
ClassSchedule: ______________________________________________________________________

Finalcheckinwithstudent:________________________________________________________
Finalcheckinwithinstructor: _____________________________________________________

Paper: ________________________________________________________________________________
Withsupervisor: ____________________________________________________________________

Learning Agreement (LA)

PleasereturntotheDirector,CCIStudentCenter,LI84priortostartofthe
semester.

Instructor of Record
(ThissectionmustbecompletedandsignedbytheInstructorofRecord.)

InstructorofRecordName:
StudentName:
Course:
Class#:
Semester:
Email:

InstructorofRecordResponsibilities
TheCollegeofComputingandInformationgreatlyappreciatesyourparticipationin
ourundergraduateTAprogram.Yourroleisintegraltothestudentsexperienceand
success.

AsanInstructorofRecordforthiscourse,Iagreeto:
ClearlydiscusstherequirementsoftheTArolewiththestudent;
Workwiththestudenttocompleteonsitegoals,duties,andlearning
objectives;
Provideongoingsupervisionandfeedbacktothestudentonhis/her
performance;
Talkwiththefacultysupervisorasneeded;
Completeanevaluationofthestudentsperformanceandattitude.

InstructorofRecordSignature: ____________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________________________________________

DescriptionandListofDuties(Pleaseincludeatleastthreespecificdutiesor
indicateapprovalofdutiesalreadylistedbelow.)
1. _____________________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________________________________

Pleaseaddadditionaldutiesasappropriate.