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Professors should have clear expectations not only for the students, but also for the teaching staff. Head TFs should serve more than an administrative function; as the most experienced and qualified member of the teaching corps, the head TF should work closely with the professor to develop a solid understanding of the course’s grading standards and must then, in turn, monitor the grades awarded by each TF. This doesn’t mean that all TFs must give the same grades, but it does mean that if one TF is giving higher (or lower) grades than...
...their educational function, grades are, most basically, a means of feedback. Whether we speak of grades received on individual assignments or in courses on the whole, they provide a measure of performance that, together with detailed comments and criticisms, point students toward future improvement. High grades reinforce strengths, and low grades emphasize the need to improve. The motivational value of grades is encompassed in this feedback purpose, because good work is rewarded and mediocre work is honestly appraised...
...class should tell you about your work, not the work of others in your class—over which you have no control. If, however, grades are set to an absolute scale, where requirements for achievement are clearly outlined and carefully enforced, they can perform a valuable pedagogical function: telling students whether they met their instructor’s expectations...
...course, sabbaticals serve an important function in any University. They allow professors to pursue time-and labor-intensive projects, to work with colleagues in universities across the world and, sometimes, simply to revitalize themselves after years of service. While professors have a duty to pass on their knowledge to undergraduates, at a research university they are also expected to create original scholarship and publish prodigiously. These duties need not be mutually exclusive, and with proper planning, departments should be able to accommodate both professors and students...
...company's size but because the scandal is of such a fundamental nature. At the heart of capitalism is the act of investment, which is nothing more than a decision by one party to lend money to another in the hope of a return. The system can't function without trust--trust that the money so lent will not be stolen or applied to illegal purposes, and trust that an enterprise's accounts will accurately reflect the state of its business. Company directors, lawyers and accountants are said to have "fiduciary" duties--the word derives from Latin for trust--that...