**To serve as a TA, you must have completed TA training. If you have questions about the TA Training contact Tonya Durden (sphtmacademicaffairs@tulane.edu). DO NOT APPLY if you have not been TA trained or do not plan to enroll in the fall TA training.
Course: SPHU 2150 FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (Spring)
Class Meeting Times: MWF 11-1150AM
Faculty: Professor L. Cropley
Course Specific TA Responsibilities
Assist with grading quizzes, homework assignments and other written assignments, providing instruction and feedback to students
Support email communications through the Canvas learning platform
Attend classes as needed (every two weeks ) ;
Manage participation; participation is tracked through in class participation, non graded quizzes,
Hold office hours Only 2 hours a week are required. Office hours are held at the uptown office
Lead a class or a portion of a class, with one’s own material or the instructor’s.
Assist with arranging guest speakers: Find students, people working in the field , for NGOs, Gov’t entities to come peak to class about what they do and how they got there
Course Specific TA Qualifications:
knowledge of one of the areas of environmental health listed:
Environmental Policy/ Ethics
Environmental Toxicology/ Concept of Dose, Dose-Response
Toxic Metals and Elements
Organic Chemicals/ Environmental Estrogens
Pesticides
Radiation
Air Quality
Water Quality
Solid and Liquid Wastes
Food systems and the environment
Occupational Health
General TA Responsibilities
1. Maintain confidentiality of all student grades, student performance and other matters pertaining to students at all times.
2. Maintain confidentiality of exams, quizzes or other assessment materials.
3. Maintain objectivity and fairness toward all students and display cultural competency.
4. Maintain a professional and respectful relationship with the students and the instructor.
5. Attend class meetings and other sessions per the instructor’s discretion.
6. Provide support for Canvas and Zoom including: a. Send out regular communications and assignment reminders through Canvas b. Assist in the set-up of the Canvas site for the course c. Promptly answer student question about the course and using Zoom and Canvas d. Lead discussion boards e. Set up break out groups in Zoom f. Populate grades and create online assessments
7. Communicate and meet regularly with faculty instructor.
8. Conduct discussion sessions, homework sessions, or other activities as needed for the class.
9. Grade homework or exams as needed. The instructor should provide clear grading rubrics, grading scale and instructions to insure consistent and fair grading.
10. Proctor exams.
11. Hold office hours.
12. Uphold the Honor Code and report any cheating or plagiarism to the instructor.
13. Provide other assistance to instructor as needed to support the class (detail on the form).
Student Qualifications for TA Positions
1. TA must be a full time SPHTM graduate student and preference will be given to students who have taken the course.
2. Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
3. Students should be in a higher degree program than the level of the course (e.g., student in a master’s program may be a TA in bachelors courses; in a doctoral program to for advanced master’s courses). Advanced master’s students may TA introductory MPH/MSPH courses if peers are not in that course.
4. The TA must complete TA training and follow all procedures for confidentiality and conflict of interest.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Policies and Guidelines
https://inside.sph.tulane.edu/