Before you start teaching, your school should provide you with a duty statement or contract, and information about the training and resources available to you.

Duty Statement or Contract

This should include

• The number of hours you are expected to work and how these are divided among your duties
• Whether or not you are expected to attend lectures
• Your particular duties, for example, leading tutorials, conducting laboratory sessions, marking assignments, lab reports or examinations, managing on-line activities, etc.

Induction and Training

• The school should provide you with information on the type of tutor training, induction, mentoring available to you.
• Tutor training normally includes material both on conducting tutorials and assessing students' work.
• All UQ staff, including casuals, are required to complete the Occupational Health and Safety online induction.

Planning for the Semester

• The coordinator of your course should inform you of how you will be supervised, for example, weekly meetings, regular email correspondence.
• The coordinator of your course should provide you with a tutorial plan for the semester.

Resources

• As a staff member, you will have staff Library borrowing privileges
• Your school will inform you of the resources availalbe to you. Resources may include:
  
  
  • Textbooks, lecture notes, references/readings, or lab manuals
  • Office or room to meet students
  • Phone access
  • Photocopying, printing and stationery allocations
  • Staff ID card/swipe access card, room keys