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)
General meetings/professional development
Pedagogy lessons for the upcoming weeks
Returning Tutors (8 hours)
Two tutoring sections (2)
Preparation (1)
Review material being covered in lectures that week
Tutoring section worksheet
Office hours (1)
Flexible hour (1)
Midterm proctoring, prep, etc.
Staff meeting (1)
New Tutors (8 hours)
Preparation (1)
Review material being covered in lectures that week
Tutoring section worksheet
Office hours (2)
GSI-shadowed tutoring section (1)
Flexible hour (1)
Midterm proctoring, prep, etc.
Staff meeting (1)
uGSIs (Undergraduate Student Instructors)
One lab sections (2)
Tutor mentoring/Office hours (1)
Preparation (2)
Review material being covered in lectures that week
Work through/familiarize self with the lab assignment
Staff meeting (1)
Other (2, spread out through the semester)
Helping at review sessions or guerrilla sections
Primary team (12)
Delegating/managing their team
uGSI, returning (8)
Lab section (2)
Office hours (1)
Preparation (2)
Review material being covered in lectures that week
Work through/familiarize self with the lab assignment
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
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
Work through/familiarize self with the lab assignment
Tutoring section worksheet
Other (1, spread out through the semester)
Proctoring and grading for exams
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)
Maintaining student grades, handling regrades
Lab assignments, lab shadowing
Tutor management and logistics
Lead weekly tutor meetings
Assignment creation, exam writing
Help new GSIs/tutors teach
