9.
Teaching Associates are not to be assigned clerical or routine tasks appropriately performed by hourly
student help.
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10.
Each Teaching Associate shall be assigned a faculty supervisor who will be responsible for the
completion of duties, supervision of time, and quality of work.
It
is the responsibility of the
department to ensure that the assignment contributes significantly to the quality of the Teaching
Associate's graduate educational experience.
11. With the appointment of Teaching Associates in laboratory or activity courses, the department assumes the
responsibility for their close supervision, training and evaluation. The department must:
a.
provide instruction to the Teaching Associates on laboratory safety, objectives of the assigned
experiments, teaching materials and methods, and other responsibilities as appropriate
b.
hold regularly scheduled meetings of all Teaching Associates in multiple-section courses to
accomplish the objectives of the course and to coordinate the various class or laboratory sections.
c.
Evaluate the Teaching Associate in compliance with section VII.
12. Departments are responsible to inform each Teaching Associate about university and trustee policies that
relate to his/her assignment and to assist the Teaching Associate in the implementation of these policies.
13. The responsibilities of a Teaching Associate shall be described in the letter of appointment.
II.
NOMINATION PROCEDURE
1.
All nominations for appointment to a position of Teaching Associate to teach or offer any academic
service under the auspices of California State University, Fresno shall be made only after a complete
review of the qualifications of the individual and upon the recommendation of the appropriate department
or unit.
2.
The opportunity to apply for a Teaching Associateship shall be made available to all graduate students and
eligible applicants in the department and/or program. Each department shall publicize the
opportunity to all
graduate students and applicants in the program. Each applicant for appointment as a Teaching Associate
shall complete an application for appointment as a Teaching Associate.
3.
The department shall acknowledge receipt of all applications for Teaching Associateships.
4.
Review of applications for Teaching Associateships shall follow normal department appointment
policies. At a minimum, the departmental procedures shall include a review of applications by the
program graduate committee or other appropriate committee in the department.
5.
Prospective teaching associateships shall be approved on the basis of their qualifications and academic
standing. The department shall review the application for each applicant. The department shall determine
the specific responsibilities the individual will be expected to perform.
6.
Ifa department recommends an individual for appointment as a Teaching Associate, a the completed
application and a nomination form shall be sent to the school dean.
7.
A person shall be nominated to perform only those duties authorized by the department committee.
8.
Access to application materials is limited to persons authorized access in the conduct of university
business. Individual applicants shall not have access to these files.
It
continues to be the case that a
teaching associate should be required to meet his/her assignment without regard to the specific
number of
hours required, similar to faculty and other exempt employees. The salary rate is for the term of the
assignment, not an
hourly rate.
9.
Applications for Teaching Associateships are to be treated with the strictest confidentiality. All
deliberations on applications shall be conducted in executive session and remain confidential as provided
by law. Violation of this confidentiality is considered to be unprofessional conduct and is grounds
for disciplinary action.
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