TA259800- Fall 2023-ACCT*1220 Introductory Financial Accounting

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
UTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Management
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2023
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
N/A
Course Details
Course Number: 
ACCT*1220
Course Name: 
Introductory Financial Accounting
Course Format: 
DE
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
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Projected Class Enrolment: 
200
Level of Appointment for GTA, GSA-1 UTA(s)
The following is an estimate of number and levels of available appointments at the time of posting. This may change (increase or decrease) at the time of assignment contingent on departmental needs.
This Posting includes Multiple Work Assignments: 
No
Number of Available 0.5 (70 hour) Work Assignments: 
1
Number of Available 0.75 (105 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
Number of Available Full 1.0 (140 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
1
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
**Ensure the following Qualifications are highlighted at the beginning of your CV so the Selection Committee may easily view when evaluating Applications**: 1) Must be a registered Fall 2023 University of Guelph UNDERGRADUATE student; 2) Must be available Required Days and able to meet all deadlines with accuracy, i.e., grading, invigilating etc.; 3) Pass ACCT*3330 and ACCT*3340 with a minimum B; 4)Strong computer skills; 5) Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Supervisor/TA Assignment of Work Agreement meeting Sep 5 - 11 and signed Agreement forwarded to DoM Admin by mid September; Following Assignment of Work Agreement meeting and courses accessible to TA, completion of three UofG wide one-time only online Administrative courses (one hour each) and each certificate of completion uploaded to TA Profile on the Academic Staff Work Assignment website before end of September (if course(s) previously completed, hours will be allocated to another task); Email Correspondence: weekly emails (approximately 10 hours) Grading: two Midterms (approximately 25 hours total) Week of Oct 2 and week of Nov 5, Final Exam TBD during exam period Dec 4- 15 (grading period up to Dec 22) approximately 25 hours; Invigilation: Two Midterms (approximately 2 hours each), Final Exam during exam period (Dec 4 - 15) approximately 3 hours; NOTE: 2.5 of this appointment has been allocated to the Department of Management to invigilate other DoM courses’ final exams (Dec 4 - 15) if required (if the DoM Academic Assistant confirms these invigilating hours are not required, the instructor will allocate these hours back to one of this course’s tasks, ie grading) (Distance Education)
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
September 5, 2023 to December 22, 2023
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
UTA $27.66/hr effective 2022/23
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Monday, August 7, 2023
Posting Email Contact: 
domposts@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
domposts@uoguelph.ca; Applications and CVs must be submitted via the Academic Staff Work Assignment website prior to the deadline date

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Teaching Assistant work assignments are unionized with CUPE 3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 1 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

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