Mechanical Engineering 134 - Vehicle Stability
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
Laboratory: 3 hours per week
Usual number of TA's: 1 or 2 per quarter
Requirements
Graduate student with a degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. Must have taken the course or equivalent. Preference will been to those students who apply by March 15 for 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.
General Tasks and Responsibilities
Note: These are estimates for planning purposes. Actual schedules and totals will vary.
Weekly Tasks - hours per week
Supervise lab sessions and field trips: 3
Attend TA meetings: 1
Preparation of lab lectures: 1
Prepare equipment and schedule trips: 1
Grade lab participation: 1.6
Quarterly Tasks - hours per quarter
Grade mid-term (48 x 15 min. ea.): 12
Set up lab experiments: 12
Average total hours per week (estimate)
[Weekly total + (quarterly total/10)]: 10
Supervision: Instructor
Person(s) responsible: Instructor
Description of procedures and policies
The faculty member teaching the course is the responsible supervisor of all TA's.
Methods, Times and Procedures of Evaluation
TA's will be evaluated by the students at the end of the course, using the departmental evaluation form. Student evaluations will be available for TA review in a reasonable amount of time.
Special Circumstances
TA's for this course are expected to enroll in MAE-396 (Teaching Assistant Training Practicum), which meets one hour per week. The purpose of this course is to provide instruction on teaching. TA's will consult on homework problems also during lab sessions.