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Tutors and Graders
The tutor/grader program aims to
help the first-year students taking a particular course through the
experience and knowledge of more senior students (the tutor/graders) who had
taken the course earlier. The tutor/graders are expected to be good role
models for these first-year students.
Tutors and graders are recruited for the following courses
upon demand, at the beginning of each semester:
CS 101
CS 102
CS 115
CS 121
CS 125
CS 223
CS 224
MATH 101
MATH 102
MATH 132
MATH 220
MATH 225
MATH 230
MATH 240
MATH 250
MATH 260
PHYS 101
PHYS 102
Check out the list announced at the beginning of the semester to see which of these courses require tutors and/or graders for the semester.
The applicants should satisfy the requirements of the OCP
(Ogrenci Calisma Programi) application criteria.
Therefore, applicants must:
- be a Turkish citizen
- have followed the academic
program within their department for at least one academic year
- have a CGPA of at least 2.00
- not have been charged with
violation of students code of conduct
- not be on leave, extended study
or exchange program for that semester.
Please note that you may only work for one unit/position/department within OCP. If you are at present working for OCP within another unit/department, you may apply to transfer to the Faculty of Engineering. However, constraints may apply on the total amount to be paid to such applicants. Contact us for more information or any questions you may have.
Step 1: Completing the Application
All who wish to become tutor/graders are required
to visit the ASCU web site and fill in the application form(s) for the
course they wish to tutor/grader. The deadline for applications is announced
at the beginning of each semester on this website.
Applications are reviewed when the period is over.
The Academic Student Coordinators review all applications and consult with
the relevant faculty at the departments, if necessary.
Academic Coordinators contact the selected tutor/graders
via e-mail. The tutor/graders who are hired must come to the ASCU office at
EA506 to confirm their duties.
Benefits
▪ Experience:
Being able to help other people develop is an important asset, and is valued
in all types of work environments. It involves patience, social interaction
and good human relations. You will be surprised how much your knowledge and
skills will develop through your tutoring/grading experience.
▪ Academic
Reference: Your experience as a tutor/grader
will be respected by all prospective employers. Especially those students
who are interested in following an academic career would have teaching experience. The tutor/graders that attend all the sessions (whenever there is an
impossibility to hold the session, by compensating it in another suitable
moment) may ask for a �thank you letter� .
▪ Payment:
The tutors/graders will be paid.
▪
You should have earned at least B- (or better) in the same (or comparable)
course that you wish to tutor/grader in, and should have a reasonable
cumulative GPA to prove that your academic situation will not be
deteriorated.
▪ You should be well qualified to communicate your knowledge in the
field to first-year students.
▪ You should be well qualified in terms of personal communication with
people.
▪ Experience on the same or a similar practice is an asset.
▪ To arrive at the tutorial class on time.
▪ To be well prepared prior to a tutorial session.
▪
To keep up with the classes of the course being tutored by studying the
course textbook, and sometimes attending the lectures.
▪ To contact with the course instructors weekly.
Contact hours can be determined by personal communication with the
instructors.
▪ To contact with the academic coordinators regularly to give feedback
about students� participation in the tutorials.
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