For each course offered in the GSD, there is an instructor of record who holds an appointment as an officer of instruction at Harvard. When there are multiple sections or studios for a course, one studio or section leader is designated as instructor of record. When a course is team taught by several faculty or includes guests who do not hold faculty appointments, the individual faculty member designated as the instructor of record is responsible for the integrity of the entire course offering, for grading, and for other administrative requirements.
It is important to grade students on their academic performance in
your class or studio regardless of their past or current performance
in other courses, and the impact the grade might make on their overall
academic status.