What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graduate Assistant-Teaching (Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts) Job at East position at Eastern Michigan University?
Title : Teaching Graduate Assistant (Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts)
Employee Classification : GA
Pay Grade : GS 00
Division : Academic and Student Affairs
Department : School of Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts
Campus Location : Main Campus
General Summary :
Graduate assistants will serve as instructors of record for COMM 124 : Foundations of Speech Communication. This course is the university’s introduction to public speaking course.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities :
- Attend required orientations in the days prior to the start of the semester.
- Design a course and follow school and university protocols for creating a syllabus.
- Teach during assigned sessions.
- Hold office hours for student consultations.
- Attend weekly supervision with the Introductory Course Director and evaluate student performance throughout the semester.
- Assist with the creation of teaching activities and participate in the assessment of student learning in the General Education Program.
Minimum Qualifications :
Additional Information :
Stipend : 50% assistantship = $2150 per semester; 100% assistantship = $4300 per semester.
Tuition Support : A half-time GA entitles a student to 5 graduate credit hours of tuition waiver in the Fall semester and 4 graduate credit hours in the Winter semester, with a limit of 9 credit hours in total during the Fall / Winter semesters. No tuition waiver is available during the Spring / Summer semester. A full-time GA entitles a student to 18 credit hours of tuition waiver divided equally over Fall and Winter terms.
To be eligible for the full or part-time award, students must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours in the Fall and 6 credit hours in the Winter. Students are responsible for additional fees not covered by tuition (i.e., general fee, student center fee, and technology fee), new student record initiation fee, registration fee, late registration fee, drop fees, or late fees applied when bills are unpaid. Courses taken below the 500 level will not be eligible for reimbursement under the GA / DF tuition waiver benefit unless the courses are included in the program of study for a 150-credit hour, dual degree, bachelor’s / master’s program.
Priority registration is provided by online registration by the date specified by the Office of Records and Registration as noted in the Class Schedule Book or Website (same date as undergraduate Honors students).
Appointment Percentage : 50% or 100%
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