GSI Administrative Details

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GSI Administrative Details

• Ph.D 300, Teaching Business
• March 12, 2007
• Ian Larkin
• Head GSI, Haas School of Business
• wgsi_at_haas.berkeley.edu

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GSI Responsibilities

• Prepare and lead discussion sections
• Hold regular office hours
• Prepare, administer, and grade problem sets (or
  work with reader if class has one)
• Proctor exams
• Grade exams and papers (or work with reader)
• Meet with and assist course instructor
• Understand requirements in advance, and realize
  requirements may change
• Unforeseen work does NOT lead to increase in
  appointment (pay) you are responsible for all
  the above in the class you GSI. Your contract is
  with Haas, not with the professor

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Administration-Hiring

• Look at GSI website first tons of info (and
  lists of paperwork)
• http//groups.haas.berkeley.edu/gsi/
• Questions about paperwork, pay, admin, etc.
• Ming Liu ming_at_haas
• Language Requirement
• Non-native speakers have to pass a language
  proficiency exam
• langpro_at_berkeley.edu
• Schedule independently
• Ethics course requirement (first 3 weeks)
• http//gsi.berkeley.edu/ethics/index.html
• Code of conduct is at http//students.berkeley.edu
  /uga/conduct.asp

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Administration-Pay

• How much? Monthly pay of 3,122 percentage
  appointment (for step 1 you get paid for 5
  months)
• Can qualify for higher step if you have previous
  teaching experience talk to Ming
• Payment on 1st of the month
• No timesheets for GSIs
• Partial Fee Remission
• 3.1 GPA, 8 course unit enrollment, 25 appt
  (170hrs) requirements
• Partial Fee Remission
• 4177.50 for Ph.D. students
• Leaves 250 someone else has to pay (department,
  Ph.D. office, yourself)

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Important Admin Resources

• Textbooks Undergrad Diana Burke or Pam Weston
  (Haas Store off of mailroom) MBA/EWMBA See
  program office
• Lectern keys Kendall Dockham, S549 (5 deposit
  required)
• Supplies mailroom
• Photocopying-See Kurt in the mailroom get your
  requests in EARLY and dont do big jobs yourself
  (the copiers at Haas tend to break right before
  your final)
• Should use GSI copy code for copy jobs
• Media and Room Reservations
• http//reserve.haas.berkeley.edu/
• Office Hours- Contact Ming to reserve room F308
  if you dont want to use your own office
• Union optional whether to join youll get
  charged dues/fees regardless of whether you join

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Teaching Resources

• Head GSI
• Mentors and assists GSIs with any problems
• Reviews evaluations and helps GSIs who are
  underperfoming with development plan
• Can act as a liaison for any problems
  (professors, administration, etc)
• OH by appointment email wgsi_at_haas
• GSI Center
• http//gsi.berkeley.edu/resources/index.html
• Teaching is increasingly critical on the job
  market, so use all the resources available to you!