Most Course Assistants are second year Kennedy School students. Faculty are solely responsible for assigning students grades in courses. What are the duties of Teaching Fellows . At the KSG TFs are expected to work approximately 15 hours per week. In addition to attending the class, the TFs primary responsibility is to run review sessions.
Faculty are solely responsible for assigning students grades in courses.
All CAs and TFs are assigned by the Assistant Dean for Teaching Support in consultation with individual faculty. The process begins in April for the following academic year. Once the Asst. Dean for Teaching Support knows what courses will be offered the following year she asks students to indicate their first through fourth choices for a CA or TF job for both the fall and spring semester. Faculty then rank their preferences for CAs and return the list to the Asst.