EE 361L  Digital Systems and Computer Design Laboratory

Teaching Assistant Information

Last updated June 2010

Summary of Work Hours

The following duties and their approximate, average weekly hours are per lab session.  In many cases, a teaching assistant (TA) will cover two sessions in a semester.  Then the average hours per week is doubled.

 
Duty
Average Hours Per Week
Laboratory preparation
A lab TA is required to do the laboratory assignment before administering it.  In addition, there may be assistance in preparing laboratory assignments.  There is also preparation to give a short overview of each lab session.
3
Laboratory Sessions
Laboratory sessions are 3 hours per week.  This includes an oral presentation of a short overview of each lab session.
3
Weekly Meeting with Instructor
0.5
Office Hours
Note that office hours are to be held in Holmes 451.
1
Grading
Grading varies per week.  There are about 10 lab assignments that covers 14 weeks.  Some laboratory reports are more difficult to grade than others.  Note that one of the lab assignments has an oral presentation of 8 minutes per student which are done during the laboratory session.
2.5
TOTAL
10

Lab Equipment and Parts

10 benches, each having
Other Equipment locked in the file and storage cabinets

What to do at the beginning of the semester