An Introduction to ITEE and its Tutoring
The School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering (ITEE) is a large, well-respected school in a university that has won national awards for its teaching and research.
Each year, the School of ITEE enrols around 3,000 students in more than 200 courses and produces around 400 graduates. A quarter of its students are international enrolments.
ITEE continually upgrades its programs, computing and laboratory infrastructure and its teaching and learning techniques. Its programs are accredited by Engineers Australia and the Australian Computer Society.
In 2008 we expect more than 8,500 instances of a student enrolling in one of our courses, in both undergraduate and coursework postgraduate programs. Many of these courses augment lectures with tutorial and practical sessions, which is where you, the tutor, play an important role.
Tutors is a term used to cover all classroom and laboratory tutors. Tutors are responsible for helping students and reinforcing course material, through interactive learning sessions with small groups of students. This goal can be achieved in many ways, by using lecture-type presentations, group discussions, hands-on practical sessions in the labs, or any combination of these.
Tutoring is an opportunity for good students to gain experience in communication, preparation, responsibility, administration, etc. All of these are skills that look good on any resumé, and will help you in your future career, whether that be in industry or academia.
Please use this site for information and consider bookmarking it for future reference. As a tutor, you are expected to be familiar with the required procedures - especially if you want to be paid on time!
The information on this site is also available in the Tutor Administrative Handbook (link coming) and the Tutor Teaching Handbook (link coming).
Additionally, you can visit the UQ Tutors website which has some useful additional resources.