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PoliciesProceduresProfessionalismfor Teaching AssistantsSidni JustusPhD Student | Psychology
Evan MallenPhD Student | City & Regional Planning
August 28, 2018
Just One Word: How do you feel about being a TA?
How are you hoping TAO will benefityour development as a TA?
Session Topics:
• FERPA•Office of Disability Services
•Academic Integrity
• TA Professionalism
FERPA
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Transpa rency
Academic Standing Course Schedules Disability Status Grades Social Security Number Student ID Number
PRIVATEStudent Records
Level of Study (grad or undergrad)
Dates of Attendance Degrees & Dates
Awarded Anticipated Date of
Graduation Participation in
NCAA Division 1 Sports
DirectoryInformation
Name Address Email Address Telephone
Number Major or Minor
Field of Study
08.28.18TAO Notes
As a TA, it is my responsibility to…
Posting grades outside your office (use Canvas instead).
Leaving graded work in an open area to be picked up.
Discussing student grades in class or in front of other students.
Discussing a student’s enrollment or grades with anyone other than theindividual student.
Letting a friend or roommate pick up graded work.
Passing around stacks of graded homework assignments, or tests in class.
Saving electronic copies of gradebooks on your personal computerbeyond short‐term grading use.
Possible FERPA Violations
FERPACase Study 1
Fraternity Audit
FERPACase Study 1
Fraternity Audit
Do you think the TA acted appropriately in this scenario?
How did the TA demonstrate professionalism in this scenario?
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Academic Standing Course Schedules Disability Status Grades Social Security Number Student ID Number
PRIVATEStudent Records
Level of Study (grad or undergrad)
Dates of Attendance Degrees & Dates
Awarded Anticipated Date of
Graduation Participation in
NCAA Division 1 Sports
DirectoryInformation
Name Address Email Address Telephone
Number Major or Minor
Field of Study
FERPACase Study 2
Returning Grades
FERPACase Study 2
ReturningGrades
What should you do?
How might your actions impact your professionalism?
How do you think parents unknowingly or knowingly violate FERPA?
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRARTech Tower Administration Building
225 North Avenue, First FloorAtlanta, GA 30332‐0315
404.894.4150http://registrar.gatech.edu
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Office of
Disability
Services
PROVIDES
ACCOMMODATIONSTO STUDENTS WITH
DOCUMENTEDDISABILITIES
1If a student requests an
accommodation…
Refer them to ODS(include it in your syllabus)
Require student to submit an Accommodations Letter from ODS to
the course instructor
2If a student is already registered with ODS…
Advise student to discuss implementation with instructor
3If a student submits
Accommodations Letter…
Get Exams to Testing Center(in person or via the new online Accommodate
System)
4If a student receives Testing Center accommodations…
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Maintain Student Privacy(remember FERPA)
5It is your responsibility to…
ODSCase Study 2
Note Today
ODSCase Study 2
NoteToday
How would you rate the TA’s actions in this scenario? Why?
Did the TA do anything wrong? Did she do everything right?
OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICESSmithgall Student Services (Flag) Building | Suite 123
353 Ferst DriveAtlanta, GA 30332‐0285
404.894.2563 (Voice) | 404.894.1664 (TDD)https://disabilityservices.gatech.edu/
Academic
Integrity
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ACADEMIC HONOR CODE
I commit to uphold the ideals of honor and integrity by refusing to betray the trust bestowed upon me as a member of the Georgia
Tech community.
“Challenge Statement”
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT• Describes procedures to follow when rules are violated.
• Administered by Office of Student Integrity (OSI).
Unauthorized Access1
Unauthorized Collaboration2
Plagiarism3
False Claims of Performance4
Grade Alteration5
Deliberate Falsification 6
Forgery 7
Distortion 8
Intellectual Property 9
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT AT A GLANCETA RESPONSIBILITIES
Understand what is academic misconduct• Know the common types.• Know your responsibilities.
Take steps to prevent and detect• Help professors to detail honor expectations in the syllabus.• Emphasize the severity of the consequences for academic integrity violations.
Respond if you encounter a violation• Always consult with your supervisor if you suspect a violation.• Complaint against a student for violation of the Student Code of Conduct may be filed
by any person.• Option 1: Incident Referral Form submitted at osi.gatech.edu.• Option 2: Faculty Conference held by instructor of record.
Academic IntegrityCase Study 1Checking time or
cheating?
Academic Integrity
Case Study 1
Checking time or cheating?
Do you think the action taken in the scenario is appropriate and/or
professional?
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OFFICE OF STUDENT INTEGRITYSmithgall Student Services (Flag) Building | Suite 210353 Ferst Drive | Atlanta, GA 30332 | 404.894.2566
http://osi.gatech.edu/
Sexu
alMisconduct SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
As a GT Employee you are REQUIRED to REPORT any incident or disclosure to Title IX coordinator.
http://titleix.gatech.edu/
Distressed
Students
DISTRESSED STUDENTS
• MOODINESS
• PROBLEMS WITH SCHOOL
• INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE, CONSTANT WORRYING OR ANXIETY
• ANTI‐SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
• CHANGE IN PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, MOOD OR BEHAVIOR
• ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG ABUSE
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Distressed StudentsWhat Can You Do As a TA?
“Teaching At Georgia Tech: A Guidebook for Faculty, Instructors, And Teaching Assistants”
Pages 70 – 71REA
DCALL Georgia Tech Counseling Center
404.894.2575
BE AVAILABLE
WATC
H Stressed or Distressed: A Video Resource for Georgia Tech Faculty Regarding Student Stress
http://studentlife.gatech.edu/content/stressed‐or‐distressed
OK or Not OK?
OK
Not OK
Grad student dating an undergrad
OK
Not OK
Grad students can date undergrads, as long as everyone involved is a consenting adult and there are no power imbalances (e.g., one person is not in charge of the other person’s grades).
OK
Not OK
A student approaches their TA to say that another student has been making explicit sexual comments, which makes them uncomfortable. The TA says it’s probably just a joke, no big deal.
OK
Not OK
This is harassment, and the TA must stop it immediately. Tell TA supervisor, and the TA may need to report it higher levels of authority.
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OK
Not OK
Your boyfriend/girlfriend is taking the class for which you are the TA, but did not register for any of the lab sections you teach.
OK
Not OK
Tell your GTA supervisor immediately. Although they aren’t in your lab section(s), if you are grading quizzes or exams for the entire class, you may need to have a different TA assignment.
OK
Not OK
A group of students gets together to do homework.
OK
Not OK
As long as every person does and submits their own work, students can get together in a group to help each other with homework (unless specified otherwise in the course policies).
OK
Not OK
A TA hears two students talking to each other in another language during the test. The TA tells them to stop, but one student says he only asked what time is it, not asking about the test.
OK
Not OK
Students are not supposed to talk to each other at all during a test.
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OK
Not OK
TA is grading homework and shares some silly answers with their officemate, who was the former TA of the class last year.
OK
Not OK
Student wears an interesting t‐shirt to class. TA likes the image in the shirt and tells the student “Love your shirt, it’s awesome!”
OK
Not OK
TA is grading homework and shares some silly answers with their officemate, who was the former TA of the class last year.
OK
Not OK
This is totally fine, as long as the comment is not sexual, provocative, shaming, or insulting. But if the student says they feel uncomfortable receiving such compliments – no matter the reason – then you should stop.
OK
Not OK
Jane is a fifth year grad student, and just found out she’s two months pregnant. Her thesis advisor says this shows her lack of commitment to research and fires her.
OK
Not OK
This is discrimination. The professor is in BIG trouble.
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