CLASS OPERATIONS AND EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
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BEFORE THE SEMESTER STARTS. . . • Obtain from your Division Office a copy of the course outline for the course(s) you will be teaching. It is a legal requirement that courses must be taught consistent with the official course outline that has been approved by the department and the college's Curriculum Committee. You may also want to meet with the Division Dean to discuss the course(s) you will be teaching. The Dean may suggest other faculty who can assist you in planning for your assignment. • Develop a course syllabus (1-2 pages) for each course you are teaching. The syllabus should present the overall objectives for the course and an outline of the sequence of lessons, with approximate dates. Projected dates for tests, papers, and the final examination are also helpful to students, as well as how grades will be determined. In addition, you should give students a way to get in touch with you--preferably, through the Phone Mail or email systems. • Turn in your textbook requisitions to the Skyline College Bookstore at least a month prior to the start of the semester. • Review locations of alarm boxes and fire extinguishers nearest your classroom(s). (Locations are listed in the Emergency Procedures section of this handbook.) For each class plan an evacuation route that can be used in case of an emergency. |
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• Prior to your first class meeting print out your class list and authorization codes from Websmart. The class list will have the students’ social security numbers listed; student addresses and phone numbers can be accessed, if needed. Faculty mailboxes are in Division Offices for day faculty and in the Evening Faculty workroom for evening faculty, and should be checked regularly.
• Try to arrive at your classroom a few minutes early for the first class meeting of each class. Your presence while students are arriving will help alleviate confusion about the course and college procedures.
Call roll from your printed class list. Students who do not report by the end of the first class session may be replaced by other students.
• Discuss attendance and withdrawal procedures, class times and breaks (for lengthy classes) with your students. It is also suggested that you distribute your course syllabus to inform the students of course objectives and topics, examination dates, grading policy and other requirements. It is important that your students have a clear understanding of the course requirements from the outset.
• Review emergency procedures with each class.
