def get_course_guide_staff(self, course_id=''):
        """Get the staff roster for a course.

        Get a list of staff members for a given course,
        specified by a course id.

        Args:
            course_id (int): unique identifier for course, i.e. ``2314``

        Raises:
            requests.RequestException: Exception connection error
            ValueError: Unable to decode response content

        Returns:
            list: list of dictionaries containing staff data

            An example return value is:

            .. code-block:: python

                [
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'Huey Duck',
                        u'role': u'TA',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Duck, Huey'
                    },
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'Louie Duck',
                        u'role': u'CourseAdmin',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Duck, Louie'
                    },
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'Benjamin Franklin',
                        u'role': u'CourseAdmin',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Franklin, Benjamin'
                    },
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'George Washington',
                        u'role': u'Instructor',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Washington, George'
                    },
                ]
    """
        staff_data = self.get(
            'courseguide/course/{courseId}/staff'.format(
                courseId=course_id or self.course_id
            ),
            params=None
        )
        return staff_data['response']['docs']
Get the staff roster for a course.

        Get a list of staff members for a given course,
        specified by a course id.

        Args:
            course_id (int): unique identifier for course, i.e. ``2314``

        Raises:
            requests.RequestException: Exception connection error
            ValueError: Unable to decode response content

        Returns:
            list: list of dictionaries containing staff data

            An example return value is:

            .. code-block:: python

                [
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'Huey Duck',
                        u'role': u'TA',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Duck, Huey'
                    },
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'Louie Duck',
                        u'role': u'CourseAdmin',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Duck, Louie'
                    },
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'Benjamin Franklin',
                        u'role': u'CourseAdmin',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Franklin, Benjamin'
                    },
                    {
                        u'displayName': u'George Washington',
                        u'role': u'Instructor',
                        u'sortableDisplayName': u'Washington, George'
                    },
                ]