Graduate Teaching Assistant. (GTA) a GTA shall be defined as an enrolled Trent University Graduate Student who is awarded a full or half-time Teaching Assistant position, funded by the Office of Graduate Studies, as outlined in a letter of admission. It is recognized that a component of the GTA compensation relates to financial support in the role of a graduate student. GTAs shall prepare and conduct laboratories, seminars, tutorials, or section(s) of course(s). A GTA will not be assigned principal responsibility for the preparation and presentation of courses. Duties related to the position, which shall be in accordance with University and departmental practices, shall be determined by the person(s) who has (have) principal responsibility for the course. Those assigned duties may include but are not limited to the following: • Employer-required training and orientation; • Assigning, marking, and evaluating written and oral student work; • Submission of grades as required; • Attendance at lectures; • Monitoring labs; • Preparing for and conducting discussion groups, seminars, tutorials, and/or problem solving sessions; • Maintenance of reasonable hours for student contact. A GTA may volunteer to lecture in a course, but lecturing is not required as part of their GTA duties.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Graduate Teaching Assistant. (GTA) a GTA shall be defined as an enrolled Trent University Graduate Student who is awarded a full or half-time Teaching Assistant position, funded by the Office of Graduate Studies, as outlined in a letter of admission. It is recognized that a component of the GTA compensation relates to financial support in the role of a graduate student. GTAs shall prepare and conduct laboratories, seminars, tutorials, or section(s) of course(s). A GTA will not be assigned principal responsibility for the preparation and presentation of courses. Duties related to the position, which shall be in accordance with University and departmental practices, shall be determined by the person(s) who has (have) principal responsibility for the course. Those assigned duties may include but are not limited to the following: • Employer-required training and orientation; • Assigning, marking, and evaluating written and oral student work; • Submission of grades as required; • Attendance at lectures; • Monitoring labs; • Preparing for and conducting discussion groups, seminars, tutorials, and/or problem solving sessions; • Maintenance of reasonable hours for student contact. A GTA may volunteer to lecture in a course, but lecturing is not required as part of their GTA duties.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Graduate Teaching Assistant. (GTA) a GTA shall be defined as an enrolled Trent University Graduate Student who is awarded a full or half-time Teaching Assistant position, funded by the Office of Graduate Studies, as outlined in a letter of admission. It is recognized that a component of the GTA compensation relates to financial support in the role of a graduate student. GTAs shall prepare and conduct laboratories, seminars, tutorials, or section(s) of course(s). A GTA will not be assigned principal responsibility for the preparation and presentation of courses. courses. Duties related to the position, which shall be in accordance with University and departmental practices, shall be determined by the person(s) who has (have) principal responsibility for the course. Those assigned duties may include but are not limited to the following: following: • Employer-required training and orientation; • Assigning, marking, and evaluating written and oral student work; • Submission of grades as required; • Attendance at lectures; • Monitoring labs; • Preparing for and conducting discussion groups, seminars, tutorials, and/or problem solving sessions; • Maintenance of reasonable hours for student contact. A GTA may volunteer to lecture in a course, but lecturing is not required as part of their GTA duties.
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Samples: Collective Agreement