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### Grader position

_Supervised by Prof. Donna Gabai (Fall 2023)_
_Supervised by Prof. Sebastian Caldas (Fall 2023)_

_Team communication: Slack ([central COS UCA Slack]({{< ref "/docs/employees/slack" >}}): `#126-grading`)_

**Description:**

This position grades the programming assignments and programming exams, in Java.

Graders work through [codePost](https://codepost.io) to provide high-quality, supportive feedback to introductory CS students. A detailed rubric is included, and the work consists of reading and understanding the student's code, and providing feedback on the code's correctness, efficiency and clarity.
Graders work through [codePost](https://codepost.io) to provide high-quality and supportive feedback to introductory CS students. A detailed rubric is included. The work consists of reading and understanding the student's code, and providing feedback on the code's correctness, efficiency and clarity.

**Responsibilities (~4-5 hrs/week):**

- Attend weekly grader meeting 2-3h/week (as of Fall 2023: Tuesdays 4:30-7pm) to review rubric and start grading synchronously.

- Grade late and remaining assignments asynchronously, about 1h/week.
- Attend weekly grader meeting (2-3h/week) to review the rubric and start grading synchronously. <!--As of Spring 2024, this meeting is on Tuesdays 4:30-7pm.-->

- Enjoy the food that's provided in the meetings :)
- Grade late and remaining assignments asynchronously (~1h/week).

**Requirements:**

- Having taken COS 126 (B+ or better typically, though exceptions are made)
- Having taken COS 126 (B+ or better typically)

- Score of 3 or higher on the supplemental application quiz (evaluated objectively using a rubric)

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**Description:**

Working alongside a graduate student or faculty preceptor, precept assistants are responsible for helping students understand the solutions to a set of active learning exercises (e.g., Java programming exercises, worksheets). Precept assistants will help students working on these exercises and be available to answer questions or explain the course material.
Precept assistants are responsible for helping students understand the solutions to a set of active learning exercises during precept (e.g., Java programming exercises, worksheets). You will work alongside a graduate student or faculty preceptor to help students work on these exercises and will answer questions regarding the course material.

An ideal candidate is someone who can: Connect with a wide variety of students, encourage them to ask questions, and explain the course material in a variety of ways. If you can do this, while being enthusiastic and patient, you’d no doubt make an excellent precept assistant.
A great precept assistant is enthusiastic and patient. They can connect with a wide variety of students, encouraging them to ask questions while explaining the course material in a variety of ways.

A precept assistant may also be hired as a grader or as a COS Lab TA.

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**Schedules (updated for Spring 2023):**

Before applying to this position, please confirm you are available for at least some of the following precepts:

Before applying to this position, please confirm you are available for one of the scheduled precepts for COS 126.

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|Precept P01 | Mon/Wed, 11:00am-11:50am |
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|Precept P08A | Tue/Thu, 10:00am-10:50am |
|Precept P14 | Tue/Thu, 7:30pm–8:50pm |
|Precept P16 | Tue/Thu, 11:00am-12:20pm |
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