Aeronautical Science and Engineering 127 - Applied Aircraft Aerodynamics
This position and job description is subject to change without notice by the University of California, the Department, or the Faculty.
This position and job description is based on a 10 hour per week position.
Course Information
Lecture: 3 hours per week
Discussion: 1 hour per week
Usual number of TA's: 1 per quarter
Requirements
Graduate student with a degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. Must have taken the course or equivalent. Preference will be given to those students who apply by March 15 for the following academic year. All domestic applicants applying to the MAE Graduate Program, with a GPA of 3.5 and above, will automatically be considered for this position. TA should be familiar with the material of the course and the computer programs made available to the students for the projects.
General Tasks and Responsibilities
Note: These are estimates for planning purposes. Actual schedules and totals will vary.
Weekly Tasks-hours per week
Attend lectures: 4
Hold two non-consecutive office hours: 2
Attend TA meeting: 1
Pre-class preparation, including software development: 2.5
Quarterly Tasks-hours per quarter
Assist in grading: 3
Average total hours per week-(estimate)
[weekly total + (quarterly total/10)]: 10
Supervision - Faculty in charge
Person(s) responsible - Faculty in charge
TA Office Hours - Weekly
Description of Procedures and Policies
The faculty member teaching the course is the primary supervisor of the TA. Problems, concerns, suggestions or questions about all aspects of the course (content, references, grading practices, individual student needs, make-up policy, etc.) should be directed to the faculty member in charge.
Methods, times and procedures of evaluation
All TA's will be evaluated during the last two weeks of the quarter using the departmental student survey form. Student evaluations will be made available for TA review in a reasonable amount of time.
Special Circumstances
TA for this course is expected to enroll in MAE-396 (Teaching Assistant Training Practicum), which meets one hour per week. TA should be prepared to spend time preparing software (Fortran) for this course, and for grading the reports and handing them back to the students one week later.