Subject: FNH 313 Food Microbiology Seeking Additional TA’s

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Each TA will be assigned 72 h to mark student discussion posts, assignments, and final exams, and provide students with effective feedback on their work that will help them improve on subsequent assignments. All assignments will be marked within Canvas, UBC’s online learning management system. TAs will be asked to create a short video introducing themselves to students. These videos will be posted on Canvas.

INSTRUCTOR ASSISTANCE

The course instructor will hold a group meeting at the beginning of the course to become acquainted with the TAs, review the course structure and assignments, demonstrate how to mark assignments in Canvas, and answer any questions that TA’s may have. TAs will also receive a TA manual (~3 pages), that outlines their responsibilities and provides a breakdown of how many TA hours they can expect to spend on each marking task and when those tasks will occur.

The instructor will provide TA’s with marking guides and encourages TA’s to ask questions when they are uncertain how to grade certain student answers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Education: Graduate students who have completed FNH 313 or an equivalent Food Microbiology course are preferred. Undergraduate students who have completed FNH 313 or an equivalent Food Microbiology course will be considered when not enough graduate students are available.

Experience: No prior TA or work experience is required.

Skills:

– Ability to correspond effectively with the Instructor and to ask questions when uncertain about marking responsibilities

– Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail when marking and provide students with effective feedback that will enhance their learning

– Good organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills

Please contact the course instructor Patricia Hingston (patricia.hingston@ubc.ca) if you are interested in this opportunity!

 

Patricia Hingston, PhD
Assistant Professor of Teaching

Food Science | Food, Nutrition and Health Program | Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia | Musqueam Traditional Territory
Room 223 – MacMillan Building – 2357 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Office: (604) 827-1604 | Cell: (604) 363-2110