“My fellow grad student, Brona Brejova, and I often fondly look back to our time at Waterloo as we learn how to lead our own new research group at Comenius University.” — Tomas Vinar, Assistant Professor, Comenius University, Slovakia, PhD '06
The school considers teaching-related activity to be an important aspect of graduate education, because it provides invaluable practice in clearly formulating concepts and conveying ideas.
TAs are funded by the Faculty of Mathematics and assigned by the unit, usually with three or four units in any twelve month period. Normally, full-time Master's students are eligible for up to 6 units of TA over the 2-year program timeline and full-time PhD students are eligible for up to 16 units of TA over 4 years. TA funding is usually awarded at the discretion of the School's Associate Director of Graduate Studies at the time an offer of admission is made. Continuation of TA support beyond the first year is contingent on satisfactory performance of previous TA assignments.
Assistants are assigned to help faculty members with specific courses. Graduate students in their first and second terms will normally be assigned to the first and second year courses, and advanced students will be assigned to upper-year courses. The duties involve consultation with students, marking assignments and exams, preparing examples, or assisting with tutorial sessions. The amount of work varies somewhat from course to course, but the duties of one unit involve an average of 5 hours per week for the term.
Students who are not proficient in English may be required to enrol in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.
While most graduate students will get teaching experience through teaching assistantships, occasionally some senior graduate students may have the opportunity to be instructors. These assignments must be approved by the student's supervisor and the Director of the School.
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Tel: 519-888-4567 x33293
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