2017-2018 Teaching Assistant Application Instructions,
Cover Page, and Class Descriptions & Responsibilities
How to apply for Teaching Assistantships (TA)
r Review the TA OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES (below) and class descriptions (pages 2-5)
r On this cover page, read and initial the TA OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES
r Check all teaching options for which you would like to be considered.
r Include a letter (no more than three paragraphs) outlining
ü the rationale for your selection(s)
ü the teaching skills you would like to develop, improve, etc.
ü (if a returning TA) the need for another TA experience
r Include a CV
Return all of these materials (cover page, letter and CV) to Carol Aspinwall, 1169 Signe Skott Cooper Hall by March 17th.
TA OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES: I have read and understand that students selected for teaching assistantships are required to ______attend the class and will be able to perform teaching activities such as grading, leading review sessions, holding
(initial) office hours, proctoring exams, and other duties as needed.
______attend three events: Fall TA Orientation, Graduate Assistants’ Equity Workshop through the Office of Equity and
(initial) Diversity (one time in September or January depending on start date) and a January In-Service.
Fall & Spring Semester 2017 - 2018
√ if interested / Course Number and Title / Teaching AppointmentN105 Health Care Systems (3-4 discussion section positions each semester) / 50%
N322 Community Health Nursing / 33.3%
N419 Clinical III Community Health Nursing Practicum / 33.3%
N422 Advanced Concepts in Nursing Practice / 33.3%
CTEN Teaching Assistant (can be added to an existing TA, PA or RAship) / 15-25%
Academic Technology Assistant student hourly (no benefits or tuition coverage, but a good way to complement existing TA, PA, or RAship. Based on past experience, both CTEN and AT work have allowed doctoral-level students to have teaching, and instructional design experience that was helpful in looking for doctoral-level appointments after graduation. / Up to 10-12 hrs./wk
Fall Semester Only 2017
√ if interested / Course Number and Title / Teaching AppointmentN313 Foundations of Nursing Practice / 33.3%
N314 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan / 33.3%
N315 Professionalism in Nursing Practice / 33.3%
N310 Mental Health and Mental Illness: Implications for Nursing / 33.3%
N433 Essentials of Gerontological Nursing / 33.3%
Spring Semester Only 2018
√ if interested / Course Number and Title / Teaching AppointmentN302 Introductions to Systematic Investigation / 33.3%
N323 Health and Illness Concepts with Individuals and Families / 33.3%
N324 Meeting the Psychosocial Health needs of Individuals, Families and Communities / 33.3%
N325 Professionalism in Health Care Settings / 33.3%
N401 Legal and Social Forces in Nursing / 33.3%
N415 Organizational Influences on Interdisciplinary Practice / 33.3%
N761 Health Program Planning, Evaluation and Quality Improvement / 33.3%
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Responsibilities are suggested and not inclusive. Other duties may be assigned. / %
N105 Health Care Systems
Class times: 4:00 - 4:50 Mon., plus labs at 5:00 – 5:50 & 6:00 - 6:50
Description:
Introduction to health care systems. Factors affecting health and the value placed on health, the delivery of health care in different settings, the roles of various health workers, and the sociological and economic aspects of health care.
Responsibilities:
1) attend weekly lecture from 4 - 4:50 pm
2) lead two discussion sections (for a 50% TA position) - this entails leading a discussion of the assigned reading and lecture content, and leading students in activities that support learning course content (about 25 students in each section)
3) grading student assignments
4) assisting with developing discussion activities, updating course materials, and creating exam questions
5) attending a weekly meeting of discussion leaders
6) tracking students' progress and reaching out to students who may need assistance. In the fall, some of these are Freshman Interest Group (FIG) discussion sections - additional activities are required for FIG courses.
7) / Fall and Spring
50%
N302 Introductions to Systematic Investigation
Class times: Mon. & Wednesday 1:30 – 2:45
Description:
Characteristics of qualitative and quantitative data and research process; analysis and evaluation of patient data and published nursing studies.
Responsibilities:
1) attend lectures and assist in active learning activities
2) respond to student emails and meet with students as needed
3) help construct exam questions
4) review exams to check for spelling errors, clarity, etc. Help with photocopying exams as needed
5) attend and help proctor in-class exams. Proctor make-up exams as needed
6) after each exam, set up times for students to review exam results and be available for questions
7) learn and set up quizzes in Top Hat
8) manage course website and grading / Spring
33.3%
N310 Mental Health and Mental Illness: Implications for Nursing
Class times: Monday and Wednesdays 8:15 – 9:30
Description:
Theoretical foundations for nursing care; role of the nurse in community mental health settings, hospital settings, and psychiatric therapies.
Responsibilities:
1) management of the course website
2) development and evaluation of learning activities
3) grading assignments, and reviewing graded work with students
4) weekly office hour and will meet with students by appointment
5) develop a plan of action for students who request or qualify for learning accommodations
6) make the course professor(s) aware of potential student performance concerns
7) / Fall
33.3%
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This is a new course as part of the Concept–based curriculum
Description:
Focuses on foundational concepts necessary to provide person-centered, evidence-based nursing care, including the nursing process and health and illness concepts. Active learning is emphasized as students gain confidence with applying the nursing process and begin to develop clinical judgment and assessment skills. This course complements a companion experiential course (NURSING 316), in which students provide holistic, safe therapeutic care in community and acute-care settings.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
1) attend lectures and assist in active learning activities
2) respond to student emails and meet with students as needed
3) help construct exam questions
4) review exams to check for spelling errors, clarity, etc. Help with photocopying exams as needed
5) attend and help proctor in-class exams. Proctor make-up exams as needed
6) after each exam, set up times for students to review exam results and be available for questions
7) learn and set up quizzes in Top Hat
8) manage course website and grading
9) other duties may be assigned / Fall
33.3%
N314 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan
Class times: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:15 – 1:00 pm
This is a new course as part of the Concept–based curriculum
Description:
Focuses on the role of the baccalaureate generalist nurse in health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan. Students will learn about factors that impact health of individuals and families. Active learning is emphasized as students apply the nursing process to concepts such as health determinants, health education, self- management, and innate psychological needs related to well-being.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
1) attend lectures and assist in active learning activities
2) respond to student emails and meet with students as needed
3) help construct exam questions
4) review exams to check for spelling errors, clarity, etc. Help with photocopying exams as needed
5) attend and help proctor in-class exams. Proctor make-up exams as needed
6) after each exam, set up times for students to review exam results and be available for questions
7) learn and set up quizzes in Top Hat
8) manage course website and grading
9) other duties as assigned / Fall 33.3%
N315 Professionalism in Nursing Practice Class times: Fridays 8:00 – 11:45
This is a new course as part of the Concept–based curriculum
Description:
Focuses on professional nursing attributes and interaction essential to professional competence. Students study concepts that allow them to provide care unique to an individual, family, community, and systems, and to the context in which they live. Concepts related to the health care system are included to provide a foundation for beginning nursing practice. Knowledge from sciences, social studies, and humanities education is integrated into nursing practice and builds foundational knowledge of the science of nursing.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
1) attend lectures and assist in active learning activities
2) respond to student emails and meet with students as needed
3) help construct exam questions
4) review exams to check for spelling errors, clarity, etc. Help with photocopying exams as needed
5) attend and help proctor in-class exams. Proctor make-up exams as needed
6) after each exam, set up times for students to review exam results and be available for questions
7) learn and set up quizzes in Top Hat
8) manage course website and grading
9) Other duties as assigned / Fall 33.3%
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Description:
Introduction to community health nursing roles focusing on aggregates as targets of public health services. Content includes epidemiology, structure of public health services, levels of prevention, and aggregate assessment.
Responsibilities:
1) manage portions of the course website (Learn@UW) Specifically: creating and updating drop boxes, setting up & maintaining the gradebook to correlate with scheduled assignments and graded activities, and updating course announcements as indicated
2) assist in planning, scheduling, or delivery of some learning activities (Examples may include: coordinating guest speakers, reserving the auditorium for films, showing films)
3) attend class and stay current with course content
4) grade (2) individual student assignments and (~8) group learning activities
5) in collaboration with course professor, respond to student emails and arrange for proctored exams
6) assist with planned in-class group activities in the ALC
7) if interested, TA is encouraged to plan and deliver some course content throughout the semester. Input is always welcome! / Fall & Spring 33.3%
N323 Health and Illness Concepts with Individuals and Families Class times: TBD/ MWF
This is a new course as part of the Concept–based curriculum
Description: This course focuses onhealth and illness concepts emphasizing care to individuals and families.Students gain a fundamental understanding of allostasis, oxygenation and hemostasis, sexuality and reproduction, and protection and movement. Students gain knowledge of these concepts by studying related micro concepts and with exemplars that illustrate common normal health processes and/or alterations across the lifespan. The nursing process will frame learning activities that foster understanding the nursing role in providing care to individuals and families experiencing related health and illness concerns.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
1) attend lectures and assist in active learning activities
2) respond to student emails and meet with students as needed
3) help construct exam questions
4) review exams to check for spelling errors, clarity, etc. Help with photocopying exams as needed
5) attend and help proctor in-class exams. Proctor make-up exams as needed
6) after each exam, set up times for students to review exam results and be available for questions
7) learn and set up quizzes in Top Hat
8) manage course website and grading
9) other duties as assigned / Spring 33.3%
N324 Meeting the Psychosocial Health Needs of Individuals, Families and Communities
This is a new course as part of the Concept–based curriculum
Class times: TBD/MWF
Description: This courseprepares students to meet the psychosocial health needs of individuals, families and communities at different life stages. An array of related concepts including coping and stress regulation, emotion, cognitive function and maladaptive behavior are included. These concepts will be discussed across the health-illness continuum and in relation to a variety of practice settings. Client’s experience of psychosocial health needs will be explored in relation to their unique attributes such as genetics and family dynamics. Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills to collaborate in the treatment and care of human psychosocial needs.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
1) attend lectures and assist in active learning activities
2) respond to student emails and meet with students as needed
3) help construct exam questions
4) review exams to check for spelling errors, clarity, etc. Help with photocopying exams as needed
5) attend and help proctor in-class exams. Proctor make-up exams as needed
6) after each exam, set up times for students to review exam results and be available for questions
7) learn and set up quizzes in Top Hat
8) manage course website and grading
9) other duties as assigned / Spring 33.3%
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N325 Professionalism in Health Care Settings Class times: TBD / MWFThis is a new course as part of the Concept–based curriculum
Description: Building upon previous course work related to professionalism, students advance their understanding of nursing professional attributes and core competencies as they are used in complex care settings. Students broaden their understanding of nurses’ role in the health care delivery system learning about quality improvement, care coordination and palliation.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
1) attend lectures and assist in active learning activities
2) respond to student emails and meet with students as needed
3) help construct exam questions
4) review exams to check for spelling errors, clarity, etc. Help with photocopying exams as needed
5) attend and help proctor in-class exams. Proctor make-up exams as needed
6) after each exam, set up times for students to review exam results and be available for questions
7) learn and set up quizzes in Top Hat
8) manage course website and grading
9) other duties as assigned / Spring 33.3%
N401 Legal and Social Forces in Nursing Class times: Monday & Wednesday 9:30 – 10:45
Description:
Legal, Ethical, and Social Forces in Nursing, is designed to engage learners in exploring the legal, social and ethical implications of clinical practice and the professional role of nurses in today’s health care environment. Emphasis will be placed on introducing students to select laws and legal processes most directly related to the role of the registered nurse. In addition, the course will focus on the relationships between ethics, the law and the sociopolitical variables impacting them. Students will be introduced to the language of ethics and the decisionmaking skills required of a professional health care worker.
In this course we view the TA as a person who is actively engaged in the teaching process. He or she will be treated as a part of the teaching team, with a focus on developing the TA as a future educator. The TA will help in development of course content, exams and will be engaged in grading writing assignments. / Spring 33.3%
N415 Organizational Influences on Interdisciplinary Practice
Class times: Monday and Wednesday 8:00 – 9:15
Description:
Analysis of major organizational factors affecting the practice of clinicians in health care delivery organizations. It is helpful if the TA for 415 has experience in conducting continuous quality improvement projects, an appreciation for systems thinking, and nursing leadership experience.
Responsibilities:
(1) handling student emails/communication
(2) assisting in grading leadership assignments
(3) reviewing readings and course materials
(4) managing grading
(5) co-facilitating active learning
(6) assisting in managing Learn@UW content
(7) writing quiz questions
Faculty encourages the TA to give a guest lecture or leading an active learning project, if experience is desired / Spring 33.3%
N419 Clinical III Community Health Nursing Practicum Class times: Friday 8:20 – 11:20
Description:
This practicum, located in community health nursing agencies, will provide students opportunities for practice directed toward preservation and promotion of health and prevention of disease, illness and injury in populations represented by the aged, parents, children and youth.
Responsibilities:
1) grading
2) e-mail responses to students
3) coordinating self-directed hours - communication with community agencies, campus leaders, students to promote successful completion of this aspect of the course.
4) assist in seminar, lab
5) regular meeting with course professor to manage grading issues, rubric, prepare for seminar. / Fall & Spring 33.3%
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