Teaching Assistants (TA)

One or more Teaching Assistants may be assigned to your course to assist with course delivery. You will be informed by your unit of the name(s) of the TA(s) assigned to your course, together with the number of hours available for each TA. Once TAs are assigned to a course, instructors are required to complete the Assignment of Duties form outlining the TA’s duties (e.g. leading discussion groups, holding office hours, marking, proctoring exams) and the number of hours assigned for each duty. This form can be found on Carleton Central under Faculty Services – TA Management System. Once the instructor assigns duties, TAs themselves must go on to Carleton Central and sign off on the hours assigned to them.

Instructors are required to meet with their TAs at the beginning of the term to discuss this assignment of duties and any other issues related to the course.

For more information and guidance on working with TAs, please consult FPGA’s Working with TAs – Guide for Instructors 2026-27.