Guide for ME Undergrad TAs
This guide contains information regarding undergraduate TAs in the Mechanical Engineering Department. In particular, it consists of the following sections:
  1. The Basics: Administrative information about being an undergraduate TA in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This includes topics such as criteria used in TA hiring, pay, responsibilities and commitments.
  2. How To’s, Policies, and Rules: Information that all TAs should know.
  3. Best Practices: Tips about being a successful TA.
  4. Scenarios: Scenarios based on commonly occurring TA situations.

The Basics

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Applying for an Undergraduate TA Position

Undergraduate students who are interested in applying for a teaching assistant position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering should procure their unofficial transcript and submit it via the online application form.  

The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Selection Criteria 

A variety of factors are considered when deciding which applicants to hire. Here, in no particular order, are the most important criteria:

  • Course Needs: Not every offered course will need an undergrad TA every semester.
  • Past TA experience: The department usually makes continuing offers to interested students who have done a good job in past TA work here.
  • Communication skills and rapport with students: TAs need to be able to speak clearly; explain concepts well; relate to students, faculty, and staff; write well; etc. International students whose native language is not English must have a passing score on the University TA language requirements to be eligible for a TA position. (Minimally an ibTOEFL speak score of 23, or a SETTA score of 1 or 2.)
  • GPA and course expertise: Applicants should have a reasonably high GPA (usually above 3.0 to be considered). Moreover, they should have done well in the classes they are being considered for (usually this means getting an A or A-, although on occasion students with a B+ or B grade will be considered if they have other significant qualifications).
  • Class level: Many TAs are juniors and seniors. However, the department will hire students who are sophomores, but such applicants should have extremely strong qualifications.
  • Time availability: Students should have sufficient time to do quality TA work. Students taking an extremely high number of credits, or who have extensive additional commitments usually do not have enough time. Moreover, students' available times need to match course needs since much TA work involves helping with specific labs or discussion sections. (This time match can be especially important  since we are often trying to find students to help with specific labs or discussion sections.)
  • Other factors: Some examples would be prior experience best aligning with specific course needs, prior work that uses course content (e.g., a software development job outside the University), outside tutoring or teaching experience, etc.
  • Students registered for under the minimum credit requirement need to have an approved 13-credit exemption on file and international students need an approved reduced credit load as well to be eligible for TA positions.

TA Responsibilities

Undergraduate TAs in ME typically work an average of 6-12 hours/week. However, this will vary from week to week. Moreover, for some TAs the number of hours will be less or more than that average depending on the course size and other factors.

Additional duties undergraduate TAs in ME may be responsible for include:

  • Grade homework/quizzes/exams
  • Host office hours
  • Proctor Quizzes and Exams
  • Attend weekly course staff meetings
  • Carry out occasional other tasks such as helping maintain the course website

Duties and critical dates/times for each course are usually listed on the application form.  The expectation is that assigned TAs and instructors establish communication prior to the start of classes to prepare for the course and determine the working schedule.

TA Commitments

It is the ME Department's understanding that by accepting a TA offer, a student is agreeing to the following commitments:

  • Available to work the entirety of the semester to ensure course preparation as well as final grading requirements
  • Attend the mandatory TA workshop held prior to the start of classes
  • Complete Safety Training by taking "Introduction to Research Safety" training listed on the ME Safety website.
  • Complete the online FERPA tutorial course located in the University’s Training Hub
  • Be open to evaluation as it relates to your TA position
  • Engage in professional development opportunities as they relate to your duties as a teaching assistant

More Information regarding commitments will be sent upon confirmation of the student’s acceptance of their teaching assistant position.

TA Pay

Undergraduate TA positions are hourly paid positions. TAs need to track their hours and submit biweekly through the My Time link in the MyU portal. TAs should not delay submitting their hours, since significantly late submissions might result in penalties for both the TA and for the department.

Faculty/Department Responsibilities  

  • Communicate job responsibilities at the beginning of the semester
  • Ensure undergraduate TAs are working an appropriate number of hours (6-12 hrs/wk). Students should not work more than 15 hours per week.
  • Undergraduate TAs should not be facilitating lectures or discussions alone
  • Training and Continued Mentorship
  • Supervision

Hiring paperwork / I-9 Form

If offered a position, TAs must respond in writing and submit any additional needed paperwork (mentioned in the offer letter) in a timely fashion. This is particularly important for new TAs, especially if they receive a TA offer the week before the start of the semester, or after the start of the semester. Students who have not previously worked at the University need to be particularly attentive to the I-9 form. Failure to submit this form can mean a delay in the start date of the TA appointment. Note the I-9 is a U.S. legal requirement, and so it is not something the department or University can waive or defer.

Assessment

Each semester, students will have the opportunity to evaluate their instructors and TAs. Additionally, the instructors will also be given the opportunity to evaluate their TAs. The following are examples of what you will be evaluated on.

  • thorough understanding of course content and the ability to explain that content effectively to others 
  • an understanding of ethical conduct
  • the ability to critically self-reflect in order to enhance their skills and/or performance
  • the ability to facilitate tutorials by leading group discussions Best Practice Guidelines for Undergraduate Teaching Assistantships
  • the ability to engage students in the learning process
  • the ability to develop effective classroom materials (i.e. presentations, lab experiences, review sheets, etc) 
  • the ability to follow directions and to perform tasks as outlined by the instructor
  • the ability to encourage and support students so that they work to solve the problems themselves 
  • the ability to make good judgments 
  • critical thinking and problem solving skills 
  • effective communication skills 
  • effective leadership skills
  • enhanced organization skills
  • effective time-management skills 
  • respect for all students and their inclusive communities
  • Initiative

TAs for Summer Classes

The department usually does not hire undergraduate TAs to help with summer classes. If a position becomes available, these TAs are almost always undergraduates who have TA'd the course the previous year. So new applicants are usually not considered for summer positions.

Academic Conduct and Professionalism

Since undergraduate TAs are University employees with important responsibilities, they are held to high standards. And because students view TAs as examples of successful students, TAs should model good academic and professional behavior. TAs who engage in academic misconduct or otherwise violate University or Department rules can lose their TA positions and be subject to other disciplinary action. Professionalism and conduct are important enough topics that they are discussed in more detail in the sections below.

Additional Information

Most TA questions can be answered by the course instructor or other TAs. Questions about labs and lab machines can be answered by the course instructor. Payroll questions can be answered by the department payroll staff. General TA questions can be answered by ME Student Services.

How To’s, Policies, and Rules

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Availability

There is an expectation that TAs will be available and physically present for their TA work. Students with significant time restrictions, who will be out of town during extended periods of time, etc. should not accept TA offers. Moreover, barring instructor permission, TAs should be present on campus by the first day of classes, and should not leave at the semester's end until all their TA work is done. TAs need to be available to work and grade for at least three days after the class final unless told otherwise by the instructor. 

Outside Work

If you accept a TA position, you are expected to have sufficient free time (about 10 hours per week) during the term of that appointment. If you have additional outside commitments you must make sure that you have ample time to do everything.

Planning for Courses

Instructors will usually contact TAs the week before classes start. On occasion instructors will contact TAs before this; in rare instances they might wait until after. Instructors usually have an organizational meeting the week before classes begin or at the start of the first week of classes. They will sometimes also have preparation tasks for TAs to do right before or at the start of classes. If you have not heard from the instructor you are assigned to work with, and classes will start very soon, please email them.

Weekly Course Staff Meetings

Most classes have a weekly meeting of the instructor, any graduate TAs, and all the undergraduate TAs. These meetings are important for planning, organizing, and sharing teaching tips and other critical course information. TAs are expected to attend all these meetings, and to contact the course instructor ahead of time if they will be absent.

Textbooks

The ME department provides textbooks for instructors and TAs through ME Student Services (ME1120) when needed. Check with your instructor, then send an email verifying the textbook to mestudentsvcs@umn.edu can send it out, so be sure to include the mailing address in your email.

Office Hours

Whether or not the TA is responsible for holding office hours should be discussed in the initial communications between course instructors and TAs. For TAs that will hold office hours, both in person and online options are available.

Virtually:
If you are bored with Zoom, we encourage people to use our departmental Gather.Town site: z.umn.edu/me-gathers. This site uses avatars that can interact with virtual whiteboards in private conversation areas. Note that participants must use their @umn.edu address in order to access the site. 

Within the ME building:
ME 2121 is the only location in ME that we schedule for office hours. Per Departmental policy, ME conference rooms are NOT to be used for weekly office hours. There are 3 tables in ME 2121 (A, B, and C). Each table comes with 8 chairs and a whiteboard for use. 

  • Tables are scheduled on a first come, first served basis
  • If available, you can schedule multiple tables concurrently 
     

Request Office Hour Space in ME 2121


Outside the ME Building:
ASTRA should be used when space for large groups is needed on a weekly or monthly basis. Contact the Office of Classroom Management (ocmevent@umn.edu) should you have any questions about ASTRA.

Absences

If you know in advance you will miss some scheduled TA duties you should notify the course instructor and any other TAs assigned to the course. It is important to do this as far in advance of the absence as possible. You also should contact the faculty member in charge of your course whenever you are unable to perform any of your duties due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances.

Communication

TAs should check email regularly (minimally once every business day) and respond to faculty, other TAs, department staff, or student inquiries in a timely fashion (usually within one business day, but sooner if the situation warrants it.)

Copying and Scanning to pdfs

The department has several ways that TAs can accomplish getting copies or pdfs made of homework assignments, laboratory assignments, and examinations. Room ME 216 is considered the TA copy room and all assigned TAs should have access. This room has both a copier, as well as a digital scanner for making pdfs. For non-immediate copies and scans, you can send jobs to z.umn.edu/copies4me. The ME Student Services team can do jobs if given a minimum of 24-48 hrs notice.  

Submitting and Returning Student Work

For security and other reasons, assignments cannot be accepted in the Mechanical Engineering main office. Students should turn in assignments during class or office hours.

University Policy mandates that assignments and examinations should be handed back in class or office hours rather than placed in the hall or a department office/space  for students to pick up.

Final Grading

After finals, TAs should not leave town until all of their grading for the class is finished. Please check with the instructor of your class before making any travel arrangements. If you think you might leave before all the grading is completed, you can check with the course instructor to see if it is possible for other TAs to complete the grading. TAs need to be available to work and grade for at least three days after the class final unless told otherwise by the instructor. 

Confidential Student Information

Student ID numbers, grades, etc. are confidential information. Disclosure of private information is an extremely serious matter so all TAs should be very careful that private information is not posted on web sites, left laying around where others can see it, etc. Here are some specific rules:

  1. All TAs should know what information is public and what is private. See the FERPA resources page if you are unsure about this. Note that not only are items like grades, student ID numbers, etc. private, but so are items like class lists. If you have any questions about whether the requested information is private or public, please ask the course teacher or ME Student Services before releasing it.
  2. The FERPA rules apply not only to people outside the University and department, but also inside. So, for example, not only is it a FERPA violation to make class grades publicly readable, or send them to someone outside the University; but it might also be a FERPA violation to let ME office staff, systems staff, TAs working on other classes, faculty other than the one you are TAing for, etc. view confidential files for the class you are TAing. Once again, if you have any questions on this, please ask the course instructor or ME Student Services.
  3. Be careful with any hard copies of private information. Please store such copies in a secure location, and shred them when you are done with them. There are confidential shredding bins located in the ME main office (room ME 1100).
  4. Due to the insecurity of email, TAs should avoid using email to communicate FERPA protected information. For example, if different members of a course staff need to work with a grade file, they should use Canvas or a special grades directory set up by the systems staff rather than emailing the grade file to one another.
  5. In general, do not store confidential information --- whether student information or course information --- on laptops, in the course web directory, or in your personal directory. 

Conflict of Interest and Nepotism

As a TA, you should be particularly careful to avoid inappropriate relationships and conflicts of interest. In particular:

  • If a previous relationship exists – for example if you are assigned to TA a class that one of your family is taking -- then you must inform the teacher. You should not be grading work of anyone with whom you have a close relationship. In extreme cases it might be necessary to change your TA assignment to another class; however, course instructors can usually set up procedures, such as having other TAs evaluate the student's work, that will address the situation without requiring a course change.
  • You should avoid new conflicting relationships. For example do not ask a student in a class you are TAing to go out on a date.

Be very careful with situations like these. When in doubt ask the class teacher or appropriate department staff. Also see the university's policy on Nepotism and Consensual Relationships for more information.

You should also be careful about what type of information about ME classes you provide to people you know. Providing general information is fine, but you should not provide "inside information" (information that you as a TA have special access to, but which other people do not). For example, suppose you have old exams keys for a class you have TAed or are TAing. This information was not accessible to students but was only given to TAs for grading purposes. Then giving the information to students whom you know would be problematic. 

These are important enough topics that they are discussed in more detail in the next subsection.

Further Comments on Professional Conduct (avoiding nepotism, sexual harassment, etc.)

TAs are officially employees of the University of Minnesota, and are therefore held to high standards of professional conduct. This includes, but is not limited to, avoiding academic misconduct; avoiding nepotism, sexual harassment, and other inappropriate interpersonal conduct; taking appropriate care of students records and confidential course material; being present and on time to course staff meetings, office hours, etc.; and replying to communications from students, other TAs, the course teacher, and department staff in a timely manner.

One part of being a successful TA is to treat all students with respect and strive to help all of them to learn. This means avoiding inappropriate behavior such as making disparaging remarks about students or engaging in sexual harassment. It also means not limiting TA help to certain students in the class. 

Consider the following scenarios:

  1. A TA is also a member of a University club. Is it OK for the TA to give club members copies of past exams, answer keys, etc. that the TA has access to?
  2. A TA has a family member taking a class. Is it OK for the TA to be a TA for that class?
  3. Is it OK for a TA to form a close friendship with a student in the class the TA is TAing?
  4. Is it OK for a TA to provide special help sessions for a student the TA particularly likes?

Each of these illustrate a potential problem. In the first scenario, a couple relevant factors are whether the teacher is OK with the club members having the material and whether students in the class would also have access to the material. For example, if the TA gave club members in the class copies of the material, but others in the class did not have access, then that is unfair.

The second scenario brings up the topic of nepotism. This is an important enough topic that the University has an official policy on Nepotism and Personal Relationships. TAs should avoid evaluating the work of anyone they are closely related to, or have a close relationship with. If this situation arises, TAs should consult with the teacher: in many cases, it will be possible to structure the TA's duties to avoid any problems. However, in some cases, it might be necessary to assign the TA to another class.

In the third scenario, if the TA previously had a close friendship with the student, then the issue is the same as the second scenario: the TA should not be grading the work of the student and should inform the teacher about the friendship. If the TA did not previously have a close friendship, then the student should not form one, since this can raise the types of concerns mentioned in the University Nepotism Policy.

The fourth scenario likewise brings up some potential problems. Being willing to give students extra help is, of course, laudatory, and is not a problem in and of itself. However, problems can arise, for example, if a TA is willing to help only students the TA likes, or if the TA is trying to use the help sessions to start a romantic relationship.

In summary, TAs should

  • Treat all students with respect, and aim to help all to learn.
  • Avoid giving any students an undue advantage. (TAs will, of course, need to use good judgment about what "undue" means. Note, for example, that holding a special help session for students who are struggling would be fine.)
  • Know and follow University rules about behavior such as nepotism and sexual harassment.
  • Use good judgment when deciding what is and is not appropriate TA behavior, and ask the course teacher, TA supervisor, etc. when unsure.

Academic Conduct

TAs hold positions of responsibility. For this reason academic (or other) misconduct by a TA is a particularly grave situation, and can be grounds for termination of the TA position. TAs should be familiar with the college acceptable use rules, as well as the University Student Conduct Code, should exercise good judgment, and should model good student conduct. If you are not sure what constitutes cheating, read the resources below and ask questions of the instructors in classes you are taking. Certain activities (such as collaboration on assignments) may or may not be permissible depending on the class and on the assignment. It is your responsibility to know what is normative in general (e.g., all students should know what the University of Minnesota considers plagiarism), and the instructor's responsibility to clarify any gray areas or special rules. A website that might be useful is the Office for Community Standards site, which contains a couple of FAQs as well as links to university documents like the Students Conduct Code.

If you notice suspicious activity in a class you are TAing, you first need to decide whether it is likely that cheating occurred, and, if so, whether there is reasonable evidence to support that suspicion. If you think that cheating did indeed occur, then you should always report this to the course instructor. More specifically, you should

  • Gather evidence: save or make copies of any papers or computer files involved.
  • Get additional support: if possible, get additional witnesses so that you have more evidence than your word against the student's. For example, if you notice cheating during an exam, notify the instructor and/or other proctors.
  • Take notes: write down any additional information that might be relevant, and which you might not remember if the situation is contested at a later date.
  • Discuss with the instructor: the instructor will then need to decide what further action to take. If the instructor determines that cheating has indeed occurred, there are University procedures they will need to follow.

Here are a few official documents related to academic conduct.

Best Practices

What types of TA practices best help students learn? What types of activities are particularly helpful to teachers? In classes you have taken, what have TAs done that has not been helpful, and what have TAs done that has been particularly helpful? Here is a list of some practices that other TAs and course instructors have mentioned as being particularly useful.

  • Show up. A large part of being successful is just showing up. Show up to office hours; show up to course staff meetings; show up to labs or recitations you are responsible for. It is an essential part of the TA job, and instructors, other TAs, and students appreciate when they can rely on you.
  • Be prompt. Show up on time. If you are in charge of an 8am lab, show up a few minutes early so students can settle in by the time lab should start. Answer email and other communications in a timely fashion. Be on time to weekly course staff meetings. Get grading done in a timely manner.
  • Be engaged. When you are in a lab, recitation, or office hours, you are there for students. Students appreciate knowing that you are approachable and are there to help them. Lab time, for example, is not a time to withdraw to a corner and check phone messages or work on an assignment. Even if there is a lull in student questions during the lab, make sure you are attentive to what is going on, and that students know you are accessible for questions or for checking their work.
  • Use good time management skills. Part of being a student is having much to do. (The same is true of being a professor). There is always more to learn, more to read, more to write, more research to do, people to talk to, projects to participate in, etc. Being a successful TA requires balancing your TA work, your coursework, and other commitments. This is admittedly not easy. However, by accepting a TA offer you are committing to being able to put in sufficient time to do your TA duties. Practices such as cancelling office hours because you have an assignment deadline in a class you are taking are not acceptable.
  • Communicate. Part of working in a large group --- and most of our introductory courses have a large course staff --- is using good communication practices. Part of this is communicating with students. Part is communicating with other TAs. And part is communicating with the professor. There are a number of good communication practices including, but not limited to the following:
    • Answer emails from students, other TAs, and professors in a timely fashion (the biggest complaint that the department hears about TAs from teachers is when a TA doesn't reply to urgent email in a reasonable amount of time).
    • If your course has weekly meetings make sure you attend them since these meetings are a primary way for the course staff to exchange important information; if you miss a meeting (for example due to illness) check to see what you missed.
    • Alert the professor (and other TAs if appropriate) about course problems. Often TAs are the first to recognize when, for example, the majority of the class is struggling overmuch with material, when there is confusion about the meaning of a homework problem, etc.
    • Ask good questions. These might be of the professor ("A number of students are asking about X, and I'm not sure what to tell them. What do you recommend?"), of other TAs ("how are we going to coordinate the grading of the assignment?") or of students ("can you explain your answer so I'm sure I understand it?").
  • Take the initiative. Our best TAs don't only do TA work that is specifically assigned to them. Rather, they might notice many students are struggling with a certain concept, and post an explanation of that concept to the class web page or notify the professor so they could explain the concept further in class. They might remind a professor that a particular type of lab problem has been confusing to students in past offerings of the class. They might notice that there is a forum question that has gone unanswered for overlong, and answer it. They might volunteer for a TA duty that no other TA is stepping forward to do.
  • Mentor other TAs. One important way, if not the primary way, that good TA practices are passed along is from TA to TA. This is one reason why there are multiple TAs, usually including a number of experienced TAs, in our introductory courses. TAs, especially experienced TAs, should help other TAs. For example, TAs often share tips about how to handle difficult course concepts ("in the past this topic has been difficult for students, but we found that it helps to explain it by...").
  • Handle problems. In a large semester-long class there will be numerous occasions when things do not go as planned. Perhaps an assignment is taking longer to grade than expected. Perhaps students are misunderstanding a lab or homework problem. Perhaps some lab equipment is down. Obviously, we want to avoid such problems as much as possible. However, when such problems occur there are good ways and bad ways to handle them. When problems occur handle them promptly and as best you can, notify people as needed (for example, the system staff, instructor, or other TAs), and ask for help when appropriate. (See the "Handling Problems" scenario in the section below for a related example.)
  • Be positive and enjoy your TA work. You are likely a TA because you like computer science, you like teaching and learning, and you enjoy helping others learn. Be positive, enjoy your TA work, and share your enthusiasm for learning and for the field.
  • Be professional. In addition to following the department and University rules (see the section above), the best TAs model professional behavior in their TA work. Students take cues from TAs. If students see TAs arriving to labs on time, being approachable, etc. then students are more likely to show up on time and be engaged. If students see TAs arriving late, retreating to a corner to do their own work during lab, etc. then students are less likely to have a high regard for the course or for the field of computer science. Professionalism includes not only those issues, but also issues such as respect for students. Making disparaging comments about a student's abilities to other students, "flaming" during online communications, and having conversations in lab, recitation, or office hours that some students might find inappropriate are some examples of unprofessional behavior.

Scenarios

Here are examples of scenarios whose purpose is to alert TAs to some challenging situations that might come up in their TA work, and to provide questions about how to address those situations. In each case the scenario is given, followed by two or three questions. "Solutions" aren't given, but if --- after thinking about the situation and possibly discussing it with other TAs --- you do not have a good idea of how to address the situation or what your TA duties are in those cases then please consult with the course instructor.

Grading Uniformity

Suppose you are TAing for a large class that has a number of TAs. The professor has each TA grading a section of the class. You get some student complaints that you have deducted points for a mistake that students in another section did not lose points for.

Q1. Do you think this is a serious concern?

Q2. If so, what can you do to address the concern?

Q3. How can you prevent something like this from occurring in the first place?

Handling Problems

Suppose a TA is grading an assignment, and the professor asks the TA to return the graded assignments in lab on Thursday so students have them to study before a midterm the following Monday. The TA waits until Wednesday to start the grading, then is unable to get all the grading done on time. Due to a heavy schedule the next day they don't finish the grading until Friday afternoon, too late to return the assignments to students before the weekend. Moreover, they don't notify the professor (or other TAs) about the grading (or reply to any professor email about the grading) until they have finished it on Friday.

Q1. How could the TA have avoided this problem in the first place?

Q2. Once it became clear that the grading would not be done on time, what did the TA do to make the problem worse? What could they have done to handle the problem better?

Office Hours

Suppose you are spending a lot of time in office hours with a student. But even though you are explaining things carefully and repeatedly, they are just not grasping what you are explaining.

Q1. If you have been in a similar situation in the past, what did you do?

Q2. What else might you do to handle this situation?

Time Management

Suppose that you discover that next week you have to grade a midterm for the class you are TAing, spend substantial time on a project for one class you are taking, and study for a midterm for another class you are taking.

Q1. How can you avoid neglecting one or more of these?

Q2. How can you prevent something like this from occurring in the first place?

Academic conduct 1

Suppose that, when grading, you notice that two students' solutions are identical, even though the assignment instructions clearly state that students should not work together, and even though the assignment was complicated enough that the chance of all answers being identical is negligible. You happen to see one of the students later that day, and ask the student about the similarity. The student tearfully confesses that they copied the other student's work because they had trouble at work lately, were falling behind in the class, and were afraid of failing it. The student also asks you not to report the incident to the instructor because they were afraid of getting "kicked out of school."

Q1. What are your responsibilities in this situation? Should you report the incident to the instructor?

Q2. Should personal circumstances be taken into account when deciding whether cheating occurred?

Academic conduct 2

Suppose that you are TAing a class and a student turns in some code that is suspicious because the code style seems much different than what that student usually writes. You do a web search and find that the code is fairly similar, although not quite verbatim, to code posted on a web site. When asked about this, the students admits to viewing the site, but claims that they wrote their own code based on what they learned at the site, rather than copying the code verbatim. The student also claims that viewing the web material was not cheating since the class syllabus prohibits getting solutions from "others," and the students claims this does not prohibit getting help from online resources, other texts, etc.

Q1. Is it cheating for a student to search the web (or other resources) for solutions to a homework problem, even if they do not copy verbatim any solutions they find?

Q2. Do you think what the student did was cheating? Why or why not?

References

Portions of this document were adopted from the following publications:

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota. (2021). Undergraduate teaching assistant handbook. https://cse.umn.edu/cs/undergraduate-ta-handbook#basic

Roderick, C. (Spring, 2009). Undergraduate teaching assistantships: Good practices. MountainRise, the International Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. http://www.wcu.edu/facctr/mountainrise/archive/vol5no2/html/finuta.pdf 

Brown University (2021). Working with TAs. https://www.brown.edu/sheridan/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-resources/working-tas

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