CSE 599 is a TA development class for incoming TAs in Computer Science and Engineering classes.
Spring 2022 asynchronous activities Wednesday March 23 and
first
meeting in CSE 1202 on Wednesday March 30 at 2pm.
CSE 599 will help you during your first CSE TA experience. In this class, you will learn how to synthesize information and help others learn it. You will meet weekly with other first-time TAs and a mentor to share your experiences and practice key skills. And you will document your learning process by observing teaching and reflecting on your growth.
Class materials available here | Presentations Topic | Practicum Topic |
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Week 1, March 30 | Intro session: Getting started (with CSE 599, and with TAing) | |
Week 2, April 6 | Presentations: Active learning | Practicum: Professionalism |
Week 3, April 13 | Presentations: Grading | Practicum: Grading |
Week 4, April 20 | Presentations: Growth mindset and inclusive classrooms | Practicum: Teaching Practices, part 1 |
Week 5, April 27 | Presentations: Academic integrity | Practicum: Academic integrity |
Week 6, May 4 | Presentations: Grading, part 2 | Practicum: Office hours roleplay |
Week 7, May 11 | Presentations: Imposter phenomenon and stereotype threat | Practicum: Teaching Practices, part 2 |
Week 8, May 18 | Presentations: Cognitive load theory | Practicum: Designing a good question |
Week 9, May 25 | Presentations: Learning from feedback and instructional team interactions | Practicum: Mentor TA advising |
Week 10, June 1 | Recap session: what we learned together |
What is the workload for CSE 599?
CSE 599 is a 2-unit course: expect to spend up to 6 hours per week on this course, including the 80 minute weekly session. The additional three-and-a-half or so hours per week will be spent evaluating and refining your TA activities, preparing for CSE 599 practicum sessions, and consulting background research papers, information guides, and videos. Specifically:
Around Week 6 of the quarter, we will have a checkpoint to confirm that you are on track for successfully completing the course requirements. Students who do not pass this checkpoint may not be offered TA appointments for the next quarter.
With the successful completion of this class, you will be able to:
Grading
This class is taken S/U. We hope that every student will successfully earn a passing grade in this class. To do so, you need to meet or exceed the following minimum passing thresholds in each course component.
This course and its resources were adapted from versions developed at UC San Diego by Dean Tullsen, Beth Simon, Leo Porter, Gary Gillespie, Christine Alvarado, and Niema Moshiri, and by workshop material developed at University of Calgary by Laleh Behjat. Additional reference material was shared by Stanley Lo, Jim Cooke, and the Teaching + Learning Commons