Job position, job responsibilities, and work hour limitations for Graders

1. Graders: a) What they do: follow an answer key to grade course assignments; proctor examinations when requested by the

instructor.b) What they do not do: host office hours, attend lectures, create their own answer keys, and/or assist professors

with the grading of midterm or final exams.c) Qualifications: A grader may not necessarily have any background in the course. The grader will be able to

correct homework assignment, but may not be able to answer questions from students.

2. Work hour limitations:a) Graders will be allocated 1 hour to grade for every 14 students. Graders/TA will be required to provide weekly

time reports. We may require the course instructor to approve their grader/TA timesheet before it is submitted to the TA/Grader Manager.

b) 1 hour per 14 students is approximately:i. 6 hours to grade for a class of 80

ii. 4.5 hours to grade for a class of 60 iii. 3 hours to grade for a class of 40

* An additional 45 minutes will be granted for increments of 10 students

PROCTOR GUIDELINESa) The proctor’s general duties include the following:

a. Classroom observation;b. Immediately reporting incidences of cheating to the instructor; andc. Implementing preventative measures to stop inappropriate behaviors (e.g., walking over to and standing

near disruptive students). b) Proctors are NOT allowed to confront students during exams for any reason (e.g., do not take tests away from

students). This is the sole responsibility of the instructor. c) Please also email Carina Gutierrez a quick summary of your observations from your proctoring session,

including:1. The name of the professor/teacher2. The course number3. The approximate number of students in the class4. The number of students that you caught cheating and reported to the instructor5. The number of students that the teacher caught cheating and how he took action6. Your assessment of how well the professor/teacher actively participated in helping you proctor the

exam and collect tests from cheating students (you are there to supplement the teacher because the class is too large for one person, not substitute for the teacher). For example, you may simply say “excellent,” “average,” or “poor”

Additional Information for F-1 Students

No student should be scheduled for more than 17 work hours in one work week without prior written approval from both the TA/grader manager and NPU HR. Additionally, F-1 students cannot work more than 20 hours in one work week under any circumstance. Doing so is a violation of immigration laws and rules, and the violating students SEVIS record would be terminated immediately.