Application for Year _________ Semester (check one) Fall ____ Spring ____ Summer _____
Name (Last, First MI) ____________________________ Phone Number ______________________
Student ID Number _____________________________ GMU Email Address @gmu.edu
** Primary application deadlines are as follows: Fall: July 1, Spring: Dec. 1, Summer: April 1. Applications received after these deadlines will be processed on an as-needed basis. Please email your completed application to the UTA Coordinator (Prof. Tamara Maddox) at tmaddox@gmu.edu.
Fill in your grades for required CS courses you have
completed. Use "T" for transferred courses.
CS101
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CS211
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CS306
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CS 367 ______
CS105
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CS222
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CS310
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Other ______ _______
CS112
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CS262
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CS321
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Other ______ _______
Total GMU Credit Hours completed _________ Overall GPA __________ Comp. Sci. GPA ___________
List all programming languages/packages in which you
feel competent to program or assist students:
If you would like to assist with CS 112 (Python), CS 211/310 (Java) or CS 262/222 (C) based on courses
taken elsewhere, please note experience here:
List courses you are interested in (or willing to consider) assisting with as
a UTA, in order of preference:
UTA Responsibilities (circle all that you are
interested in / willing to perform):
Grading
Assisting Students (Scheduling form required)
Labs/Homework
Answering Piazza/Blackboard questions
Written
reports
Assisting during labs (Specify lab sections)
Quizzes
Holding office hours (Specify preferences)
Assisting students with online research
Class Projects/Assignments
Assisting students with writing/editing
Developing assignments
Preparing
quizzes
Assisting Groups (Scheduling form required)
Coding programming assignments
Review sessions (tests/specific topics)
Testing submitted student programs Specialty
learning sessions (e.g. Unix)
Other activities (specify):
Specify (in order) the three responsibilities which you would feel most *confident* performing:
1) ___________________________ 2) __________________________ 3) ____________________________
Specify (in order of preference) the three responsibilities you are most *interested* in focusing on:
1) ___________________________ 2) __________________________ 3) ____________________________
How many hours do you wish to work per week?
Ideal _______ Max__________ Min ___________
(Note: Most UTAs work between 2 and 12 hours per week.
Your "max" and "min" hours are assumed to be definitive. In other
words, if you list minimum hours as 5, we will assume
that you do *not* wish to be considered for a position with <
5 hours per week.)
Note: Section A should be completed
only by previous UTAs. Section B should be completed only by
new UTA applicants.
For each semester you have worked as a UTA, specify the courses, duties and primary faculty member(s) involved:
Semester Course
Faculty
Responsibilities
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If there is a particular faculty member you would most like to work with, please note this here: ___________________
Please check one:
I would prefer to be assigned ________ similar responsibilities
to those I have performed in the past.
________ different responsibilities than those I have performed in the
past.
________ a mixture of new and old responsibilities.
For applicants interested in new responsibilities,
please explain below (e.g. increasing your experience,
newly qualified in another area, etc.)
Name of faculty sponsor who will recommend you ________________________________________________
(For full consideration, sponsor must email a short
letter of recommendation to the UTA Coordinator by the primary
application deadline.)
Why do you want to be a UTA? (Write a short
paragraph explaining why you would like to be a UTA, and why you feel you
would be good at the specific responsibilities that you are most interested
in. If you have any special skills or experience that would be helpful
for this position, please note it here.)
PART C. In order to be considered for any of the categories listed under Assisting Students or Teaching, you must complete the attached scheduling form indicating your specific availability. Please also complete this section if your duties are likely to include in-class student assistance (e.g. helping with CS 306 mock trials).
Please indicate on the below chart any times during which you would NOT be available for UTA responsibilities:
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For classes requiring labs (e.g. 112, 211, 262), please
review the current class schedule and indicate your availability for specific labs:
Class I prefer
the following lab sections:
I am also available for sections:
______ ______________________________ ___________________________________________
______ ______________________________ ___________________________________________
General Scheduling Preferences (Please indicate the
days and times you would most like to work; be
sure to indicate if it makes a difference whether
the work is to be performed on-campus or at home.)
[e.g. For on-campus work, I prefer Tue/Thu from
8-11:30 a.m., or Sat. noon - 5 p.m. For work at home, I prefer weekends
6 p.m. - 12 midnight.]