Roles and Responsibilities¶
Each semester, around 45 teaching assistants (TAs), 45 tutors, and 150 academic interns (AIs) are hired to be part of Data 8 course staff. There are differing levels of hourly commitments, roles, and responsibilities both by and within roles depending on the staff member's experience and ability to contribute to course staff.
Academic Intern (AIs)¶
Lab assisting (2 hrs/week)¶
- 10 out of the 13 weeks (20 hours) → required for Pass (P) Grade
- Actively participating in the worksheet discussion time and answering questions during the lab notebook time
Lab prep (0.5 hr/week)¶
- Work through the lab assignment
- Discussion worksheet solutions provided
Pedagogy Practice/Reflection (0.5 hr/week)¶
- Weekly written check-ins
- General meetings/professional development
Meetings¶
- Meetings with TA
- Pedagogy lessons for the upcoming weeks
Tutor¶
Returning Tutors (8 hours)¶
Grading (2)¶
- Read grading rubrics
- Grading assignments
- Handling regrades
Two tutoring sections (2)¶
Preparation (1)¶
- Review material being covered in lectures that week
- Tutoring section worksheet
- Weekly homework/projects
Office hours (1)¶
Flexible hour (1)¶
- Midterm proctoring, prep, etc.
Staff meeting (1)¶
New Tutors (8 hours)¶
Grading (2)¶
- Read grading rubrics
- Grading assignments
- Handling regrades
Preparation (1)¶
- Review material being covered in lectures that week
- Tutoring section worksheet
- Weekly homework/projects
Office hours (2)¶
GSI-shadowed tutoring section (1)¶
Flexible hour (1)¶
- Midterm proctoring, prep, etc.
Staff meeting (1)¶
uGSIs (Undergraduate Student Instructors)¶
Lead uGSI (20)¶
One lab section (2)¶
Tutor mentoring/Office hours (1)¶
Preparation (2)¶
- Review material being covered in lectures that week
- Lab discussion worksheet
- Work through/familiarize self with the lab assignment
- Weekly homework/project
Staff meeting (1)¶
Other (2, spread out through the semester)¶
- Proctoring for exams
- Helping at review sessions or guerrilla sections
Primary team (12)¶
- Delegating/managing their team
- Varies per role
uGSI, returning (8)¶
Lab section (2)¶
Office hours (1)¶
Preparation (2)¶
- Review material being covered in lectures that week
- Lab discussion worksheet
- Work through/familiarize self with the lab assignment
- Weekly homework/project
Staff meeting (1)¶
Additional role (1)¶
- Lead TA will delegate roles, should work out to roughly 1 hour a week, but varies per team
Other (1, spread out through the semester)¶
- Proctoring and grading for exams
- Lab assistant management
uGSI, new (8)¶
New uGSIs are only hired in the Fall semester to be part of Data 8 course staff. In the Spring semester, all GSIs have roles and responsibilities equal to those for returning uGSIs.
Lab section (2)¶
Tutor mentoring/Office hours (1)¶
Staff meeting (1)¶
Pedagogy/New GSI meeting (1)¶
Preparation (2)¶
- Review material being covered in lectures that week
- Lab discussion worksheet
- Work through/familiarize self with the lab assignment
- Tutoring section worksheet
- Weekly homework/project
Other (1, spread out through the semester)¶
- Proctoring and grading for exams
- Lab assistant management
uGSI Teams¶
Each uGSI (new or returning) is assigned to one of the following teams:
New GSI Support/GSI Support¶
- Run weekly new GSI meetings, check-ins with new GSIs
- "Lost student" support like connecting students to GSIs
Content & Infrastructure¶
- HW/Project/Lab Development and Release
- Infrastructure (Website + Jupyter support)
Grading¶
- Autograder wrangling
- Maintaining student grades, handling regrades
Lab Logistics¶
- LA Hiring/evaluations
- Lab assignments, lab shadowing
Tutor Support¶
- Tutor management and logistics
- Lead weekly tutor meetings
Pedagogy¶
- Assignment creation, exam writing
- Help new GSIs/tutors teach