Course Director, DATA C8: Foundations of Data Science (Summer 2024)

Undergraduate Course, University of California, Berkeley: College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS), 2024

Responsibilities:

  • Led a staff of 5 Leads, 7 Undergraduate Student Instructors, and 11 Tutors through all aspects of the course
  • Facilitated discussions and generated action items for weekly Lead, Undergraduate Student Instructor, and Tutor meetings
  • Managed the administrative/logistical set-up of the course (reserving classrooms and assigning 300 students to lab sections and 23 staff members to teams, lab sections, tutoring sections, office hours, exam proctoring/grading, and other events)
  • Chaired the midterm and final exam writing, proctoring, and grading processes
  • Curated lecture materials/recordings and course policies
  • Maintained proper access to student, staff, and auditor materials via email, Slack, Google Drive, Gradescope, and Ed Discussion
  • Ensured compliance with campus accommodations for students with disabilities and procedures for students resolving past “Incomplete” grades
  • Ensured staff members were fulfilling their assigned duties and accurately reporting their workloads
  • Interfaced with department and campus staff to ensure the course’s seamless functioning
  • Remained on call for student and staff emergencies via email, Slack, and Ed Discussion

Course materials are available here.