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There are many benefits to being a student support person with the major one being a great experience to put on your resume. Many past student support students have found the experience very rewarding and something they wished they signed up for sooner. So what are the requirements to being a Student Support student? Simple. You must have taken the course that you want to student support for, obtained the grade of at least a B+, and be responsible enough to be willing to help other students. That’s it. What does a Student Support person do? Well, for starters, you are available to help the instructor with whatever their needs may be. You will work a maximum of 10 hours a week both in the classroom and conducting office hours. Other tasks of being a Student Support person:
If you are interested, please fill out the form below expressing your interest. You are able to list up to 3 courses that you would like to student support for following the requirements that I listed above. If you only have one course, that is fine to. Our instructors want and need your help. Please Note: If selected, you will be contacted by the instructor. You will both fill out a student support contract that is signed by both of you and you will register for IST337 IM&T Support Practicum, a 3-credit course taught by me that covers how to be an effective student support person. The link to the form is below: |
There are many benefits of having an Undergraduate Student Support:
- You can develop deeper connections with our students
- You get a fresh set of eyes (from the student perspective) on your teaching material and receive feedback before you present to class
- An Undergraduate Assistant can test the weekly labs before the class completes them to fix any bugs or alert you of any confusion
- The Undergraduate Assistant learns the material in a whole new way, helping them gain a deeper understanding often leads to them pursuing more coursework in that subject area
- Someone can help you answer questions when all those hands go up in the labs
- Undergraduate Assistant’s can assist with light grading and organization projects
If you are thinking about having undergraduate student support for a class this coming semester, please reference the information below to find out more information:
ANY instructor (full-time or adjunct) can utilize one of our Undergraduate Student Support positions. If it will enhance your class and the student’s classroom experience, we’re all for it. Therefore, think about what you’d like an Undergraduate Student Support to do for you and how they would help enhance your class instruction. You can use the documents attached at the top of the page for ideas, and talk to other professors about how they leverage their Undergraduate Student Support (we are happy to recommend some regular Undergraduate Student Support-users to you).
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PLEASE NOTE: Students may not count IST337 in the IM&T or Data Science Minors
We are happy to enhance your teaching experience by providing you the ability to have an Undergraduate Student Support for your class. Hosting an Undergraduate Student Support is often really rewarding and the student finds the experience extremely beneficial as they get to connect further with a professor, have a deeper understanding of material and develop the people skills that come with serving others.