Unit 11 – Description of Duties
(Taken from Appendix E, Unit 11 CBA)
For each Academic Student Employee, please complete the following. This document must
accompany all Unit 11 AAF’s during routing, then the original document shall be retained in the
Dean’s office PAF. Copies shall be provided to the supervisor and the student employee.
Classification of Student Employee:_________________________________ (See reverse side of
this document for Classifications and Descriptions of Duties)
Student Employee:__________________________ Supervisor/Faculty:______________________
TERM of Employment:__________________ (The CSU Chancellor’s Office and the Office of
Academic Personnel strongly recommend semester appointments only)
Course #:____________________ Course Title:
Day/Time:____________________ Location:_________________________________________
Hours per week:_______ / Equivalent Timebase:_______ (Example: 10 hrs/wk = .25 Timebase)
Duties (please check the appropriate items and describe, as applicable):
Attend course lectures
Present lectures
Frequency/dates:
Instruction/supervision of _____ sections/course/labs per week
Preparation
Hold _____ office hours per week
Supervisor/ASE(s) meetings
Frequency/duration:____________________________________
Attend pedagogy classes required for training purposes
Read and evaluate student papers.
Describe:____________________________________________
Proctor examinations
Perform individual and/or group tutoring
Maintain/submit student records (e.g. grades)
Evaluate student assignments
Perform research assistance
Perform other tasks as assigned:
Please list:_____________________________________________
The Supervisor will perform class observations. Yes No
The job duties designated above are required of the employee.
__________________________________________ Employee Acknowledgement
(signature & date)
__________________________________________ Supervisor Acknowledgement
(signature & date)
Unit 11: Classifications and Descriptions of Duties
Instructional Student Assistant (ISA):
Under supervision, ISAs perform teaching, grading or tutoring duties for the majority of work
hours in a given appointment in a given academic department or equivalent administrative unit over
the course of an academic term. ISAs must be provided a Range of Hours and are paid on a per/hour
basis. (See also ISA Classification and Qualification Standards)
Graduate Assistant (GA):
Under immediate supervision, GAs assist faculty members or teaching staff with various professional
and technical duties associated generally with the subjects or programs in which the assistant is doing
graduate work. Work may involve supervising students in a classroom, workshop or laboratory
(where the final responsibility for the class is with the primary faculty/teaching staff); training
students in the use of equipment or other resources; assisting faculty with research and preparation of
course materials; participating in the evaluation of student work; tutoring students; and other related
work. A GA may not be employed to assist in a course in which he/she is enrolled. GAs are paid 5
equal monthly paychecks based on an appointment time-base. (See also GA Classification and
Qualification Standards)
Teaching Associate (TA):
The TA classification provides currently enrolled or admitted students employment offering practical
teaching experience in fields related to their advanced study. Work assignments are closely
associated with their program of study or the academic department in which they are enrolled. TAs
are typically responsible for providing classroom and/or laboratory instruction, making assignments
to students, preparing course materials, administering examinations, assessing student performance,
tutoring students and determining course grades. TAs may also assist faculty with field experience,
supervision, simulation exercise and/or research projects. TAs are paid 6 equal monthly paychecks
based on an appointment time-base. (See also TA Classification and Qualification Standards)