Tutor responsibilities
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Give one tutorial per group per week.
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Do necessary teaching preparations.
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Attend weekly tutors’ meeting.
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Mark all coursework assignments for students in one’s group.
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Be available for consultation by students in one’s group.
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Invigilate class tests (if any) and the class exam.
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Keep attendance and other records and perform related administrative duties.
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Be available, in Cape Town, to mark a share of the exam scripts, or, online assessments (for a modest amount of extra pay). This means being available after term has ended up until approximately a week before the marks deadline.
Remuneration
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The hourly rate varies, depending on the tutor’s level of qualification.
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We pay the maximum hourly amount permitted by the University’s guidelines for each level of qualification.
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Tutors hours are calculated as follows (for a minimum of 2 tutorial groups per week):
- 1.5 hours preparation per week.
- 0.5 hours tutors meeting per week.
- 0.75 contact hours per tutorial.
- 1.75 marking hours per tutorial.
- 1 consultation hour per tutorial.
- 0.5 admin hours per tutorial.
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Tutors will be paid monthly, over 4 months.
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Those tutors who are asked to help with exam marking are paid extra.
Tutor privileges
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Tutors are allocated shared office space and will be given access to the Philosophy Department Common Room.
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Tutors who are not students or staff members and lack library privileges will, subject to certain conditions, be granted these privileges.