clemson university electrical & computer engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering Department

Clemson UniversityElectrical & Computer

Engineering

ECE Department TA Orientation

Spring 2015

William R. Harrell

Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator


Outline

You are now a teaching professional!

How to organize your class

How to interact with your students

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA or TA)

Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator (ULC)


Outline

Laboratory Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA or TA) Responsibilities

General Laboratory Schedule ECE Faculty and Staff Laboratory Elements Lab Equipment Maintenance Location of Lab and Computing Facilities Lab Safety Record Keeping TA Evaluations Overview of ECE Undergraduate Curriculum


Review of Lab Instructor Responsibilities

The GTA will conduct laboratory sessions according to the Laboratory Manuals. The TA will:• Organize the equipment.• Be completely familiar with each lab prior to

class.• Supervise the students as they perform the

lab experiments.• Answer any questions posed by the

students.• Report any errors in the lab manual.



The Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) will manage their assigned section.• Provide the students with a syllabus that

includes TA office hours, email address, and the name of the Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator (ULC).

• Follow the syllabus template available on the ECE TA website.

• Present syllabus during the first class.



The TA is expected to score the pre-labs, lab notebooks, and reports in a fair and timely manner.• The reports should be returned to the

students in the next lab period following submission.

• The TA will keep the scores up to date in Blackboard.

The GTA will be responsible for determining a final score and recommending a final grade to the ULC based on the normal grading scale.



The TA is expected to ensure safety of all participants.• If you can’t do it safely or are not sure,

STOP. Never be a penalty for stopping due to safety concerns.

• Secondary goal is to ensure safety of equipment.

• Present safety video either using rolling cart or laptop in rooms with projectors.


General Semester Schedule

Week 0

Week “−1” College TA training

Week 0 (partial week) TA AssignmentsULC Creates Blackboard Sections

Week 1 (1st full week) TA builds SyllabusTA Takes FERPA Review and Sexual Harassment TrainingTA emails class via Blackboard

Week 2 Lab BeginsHand out syllabusShow Safety Video

Weeks 3-14 TA Conducts LabsTA Enters scores in Blackboard

Last week of classes Final ExamStudent Evaluations

Final exam week By Monday, Submit final Excel WorkbookULC Enters GradesRespond to any questions about grades


ECE Faculty and Staff

Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator - Dr. William R. Harrell ([email protected], 205 Riggs Hall, 656-5918)• Responsible for overall lab procedures and quality.• Assigns final grades• Resolve any problems with students

Technical Support Manager - Mr. David Moline ([email protected], 221F Riggs Hall). • In charge of physical laboratories. • Report problems with desks, windows, door locks, etc.

Instrument Technician - Mr. John Hicks ([email protected], 202 Riggs).• Maintains analog and digital instrumentation in the ECE

Department and assists the students in the use of equipment.

• Report problems with equipment.


ECE Faculty and Staff

Dr. Dan Noneaker, ECE Departmental Chair (105 Riggs).• Final say on most matters

Ms. Amanda Harris, Information Resource Consultant (104A Riggs).• Assists the Graduate Program Coordinator, maintains

records for the graduate program, and prepares Graduate School forms.

• Computer accounts for some labs (Apple lab). Ms. Jennifer Gooch, Graduate Student Services Coordinator

(102A Riggs).• Assists the Graduate Program Coordinator with Graduate

admission, initiates employment, and prepares payroll for graduate assistants.


Laboratory Manuals

http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/resources/lab_manuals.html

Laboratory ManualsECE 208 Lab Manual

ECE 209 Lab Manual and Resources

ECE 211 Lab Manual

ECE 212 Lab Manual

ECE 273 Lab Manual and Resources

ECE 311 Lab Manual

ECE 312 Lab Manual

ECE 372 Lab Manual

ECE 372 Microcontroller Device User Guide

Elvis Series II Operation Manual

Elvis Series II Freescale Operation Manual

ECE Lab Equipment List

http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/resources/ECE209Lab.html


http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/document_resource/undergrad/lab_manuals/ece_309.pdf







http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/document_resource/undergrad/lab_manuals/microcontroller_372.pdf

http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/document_resource/undergrad/lab_manuals/NI_ELVIS_II_Orientation_Manual.pdf

http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/document_resource/undergrad/lab_manuals/NI_new_freescale.pdf

http://www.clemson.edu/ces/departments/ece/document_resource/undergrad/lab_manuals/ECELabEquipment.pdf


Lab Locations Location of ECE Lab Facilities Spring 2015 Course Title Room Number ECE-208 Elec Engr Lab-I ( Non Majors ) Riggs 204 ECE-209 Logic & Comp Dev Lab Riggs 322 ECE-211 Elec Engr Lab-I Rigs 200A ECE-212 Elec Engr Lab-II Rigs 200C ECE-273 Comp Organiz Lab Rigs 321 ECE-311 Elec Engr Lab-III Rigs 200C ECE-312 Elec Engr Lab-IV Rigs 200A ECE-372 Micro Int Lab Rigs 322


Lab Kits

ECE 209 (Only): Buy them from IEEE Student section through

Dr Reid in 207B Riggs (Email [email protected] , 656-5932 ).

$40 cash or check to IEEE.


B2SPICE Software B2SPICE for circuit simulation Campus License (In Progress at this point.)

STEP 1. Download B2SPICE A/D v5 from the following link:http://beigebag.com/files/ad_v5/v5setup.EXE

Once downloaded (72mb file), run the installer to install B2 Spice A/D v5

STEP 2. The PDF manual can be downloaded at:http://beigebag.com/files/ad_v5/v5manual.zip (10mb zip file)

STEP 3. Save the license file "Spice_AD_v5-Student.ldf" into the B2 Spice v5 directory, overwriting the existing license file.

STEP 4. Once the file is saved, run B2 Spice v5 and go to the Help->License/Registration menu and click on the "load license from file" button and select "Spice_AD_v5-Student.ldf" to enable your license.

http://beigebag.com/files/ad_v5/v5setup.EXE

http://beigebag.com/files/ad_v5/v5manual.zip


Lab Equipment Maintenance

Report all problems with equipment or the lab to the Instrument Technician.

When reporting on particular equipment problems, the bench number, room number, and the inventory number should be used to identify it. • (Note: The theft prevention number

(SC00390016-C) is on all equipment and should not be used.)



Small items, such as the resistor boxes and cables can be left on the GTA's table to be picked up and repaired, but should still be reported on the lab report sheet.

Cable ends that come loose should not be thrown away, as many can be reattached to the cable.

NO FOOD OR DRINK IS ALLOWED IN THE LAB! This includes the TAs.



“But it was broken when I got here” It is your responsibility to keep the lab clean

and report problems regardless of the source of the problem.


Interacting With Students

This is a business relationship! Students have the right to have their work

judged impartially – don’t do anything that compromises this relationship.

Students have the right to privacy (FERPA).


Administrative Issues

You should have access to any supplies that you need for your lab. • Policy and Procedure for Use of Copying

Machines – Located in 104 Riggs is a copy machine for graduate

assistant use only. – Appropriate use includes copying the syllabus or tests

for distribution to the class. Copying of text books is definitely not allowed.

• Dry erase supplies, markers, erasers, cleaner, are available to you in Riggs 221-A in the gray colored cabinet. Use whatever you need for your class.


Administrative Issues

Desks • Due to the limited available space, it may not always be

possible to accommodate each student.• Look for openings in your laboratory room schedule to

arrange a time and place to meet students.

Laboratory Room Access • Each laboratory has a unique door code.• Email the Technical Support Manager, Mr. David Moline, in

Riggs 221F for the code to your lab ([email protected]).


Grade Record Keeping & Reporting

FERPA - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • Privacy laws restrict parents' access to confidential student

information • Only the student can have access to their grades,

attendance, performance, etc.• Parents may not ask you about the student.• Don’t talk about a student with another TA.• Don’t post grades (BB solves this problem)• Contact the Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator for any

issues that you feel may involve the student’s right to privacy



Scores MUST be reported to the students and laboratory coordinator in a timely manner• Use Blackboard• Some courses will require assessments of

ABET outcomes on a separate MS Excel workbook.

• All final scores are due to the lab coordinator no later than the Monday during final exams



Blackboard: http://bb.clemson.edu/

Rows with each student are automatically created

Students see only their scores

TA and ULC see all scores

MS Excel Workbook

TA creates columns for each assignment



You are free to adopt your own policies concerning discussions with students about final grades. • You must answer students' questions• You may require students to meet with you

in person• You may request that students first email

their concern.• Contact the Laboratory Coordinator for any

issue that you cannot resolve.


Lab TA Evaluations

Students will complete an evaluation of the lab. before the end of classes each semester.

• Each TA will be responsible for informing their students about course evaluations on Blackboard near the end of the semester.

• ECE requires that each TA be evaluated in each class that he or she teaches

• You Will be reminded at the end of the semester.


ECE Laboratory Teaching Assistant Orientation

Some items today specific to: • ECE-208• ECE-209• ECE-211• ECE-212• ECE-273• ECE-311• ECE-312• ECE-372


You are now a fully trained teaching professional !

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