Faculty Handbook - Fairmont State University

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BLACKBOARD LEARN AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY Fairmont State University has adopted Blackboard Learn as our Online Course Management system. Blackboard Learn is courseware with which faculty may develop and deliver classes using Internet technologies. In addition to creating online classes Blackboard Learn may be used to enhance faceto-face classes. The campus goal is to have all course syllabi and grade books in Blackboard Learn. Important Things to Know Blackboard Learn Accounts: Fairmont State University faculty and students have a Unified College Account (UCA). This account is used to access all electronic services including Blackboard Learn. If you have not activated your UCA account, visit the myCampus portal at mycampus.fairmontstate.edu to activate your account. Please note that your account will not be available for use in Blackboard Learn for approximately 10-15 minutes after completing activation. Passwords in Blackboard Learn: You cannot change your password in Learn. All password changes must be made to the UCA via the myCampus portal, available at mycampus.fairmontstate.edu. Users that are already logged in should click the “Change UCA Password” link at the left, and users that are not logged in can click the “Reset Password” link on the myCampus login screen. Again, please note that the change will not be available in Learn for approximately 5-10 minutes. Training: Blackboard Learn training is offered throughout the academic year by the Teaching and Learning Commons. Our staff is also available for one-on-one consulting and training. Check our web site at www.fairmontstate.edu/it/tlc for training offerings or contact a staff member for more information. Documentation: A link to the Blackboard Learn Designer and Instructor Reference Manual can be found on our web site, at www.fairmontstate.edu/it/tlc. You will need your UCA and password to access the documentation. Tutorials/FAQ: There is a series of online tutorials for using the various tools in Blackboard Learn. They may be accessed from our web site, www.fairmontstate.edu/it/tlc. For additional information on Blackboard Learn and the Teaching and Learning Commons, visit our web site at www.fairmontstate.edu/it/tlc OR contact a member of the staff at 304-367-4810. Alternatively, you can open a ticket via email by emailing help@fairmontstate.edu. 69 Class Attendance In the administration of its attendance policy, the University distinguishes two kinds of excused absences: (1) the institutional absence, resulting from participation in an activity in which the student officially represents the University; (2) the unavoidable absence, resulting from illness, death in the family, or other causes clearly beyond the student's control. Other types of student absences may be regarded as either excused or unexcused at the discretion of the student's instructor. The University relies chiefly on its faculty to encourage a reasonable pattern of class attendance and on the maturity of its student body to establish such a pattern. Each instructor shall announce clearly at the beginning of each term the attendance requirements and the penalties imposed for nonattendance. If an instructor establishes a policy penalizing absent students by lowering their grades, the instructor MUST distribute a written statement of this policy to the students during the first class
period of the term. The statement should contain precise information relating to percentage of grades cut per unexcused absence and the instructor's definition of an excused or unexcused absence. Responsibility for establishing that an absence is "excused" subsequently rests with the student, who must explain the absence to the instructor at the first class meeting following the absence. The instructor is not permitted to require a doctor's excuse; however, the student should be prepared to give a plausible account of the absence. Curriculum All curriculum changes must be approved by the Curriculum Committee. Changes in curricula produce reactions that may be far-reaching in their effects. It is, therefore, important that all proposed changes be studied carefully before they are made. (1) An academic unit that wishes to propose a change in its curriculum should begin by communicating the nature of the change to all the faculty of the unit. The opinions of the unit’s faculty should be reflected in the report of the proposed change, and proposals for curriculum changes should be forwarded only when they enjoy the support of the faculty of the unit. (2) Proposals for change originating in academic units should next be forwarded to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs [through the Associate Provost], who will be responsible for initial evaluation and recommendation. (3) After evaluating and consulting with the proposal's sponsors and other interested parties, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will recommend that the proposal be accepted, rejected, or modified; the proposal and recommendation are then submitted to the Curriculum Committee. (4) The Provost and Vice President may initiate proposals for curriculum change. The Provost and Vice President's proposals may be of two types: (a) those affecting existing instructional programs and academic units and (b) those bearing on the creation of new programs. Proposals of the first type should be submitted to the affected unit for its approval. Proposals of the second type should be submitted to the Academic Affairs Council for its approval. The position of the body is then included in the report forwarded to the Curriculum Committee. (5) The Curriculum Committee then reviews the decisions of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, especially those of major importance to the University and those receiving negative recommendations. The Curriculum Committee also must hear appeals from any member of the faculty or any School of the University. (6) All actions taken by the Curriculum Committee are to be reported at regular intervals to the Faculty Senate, where final decisions concerning all curriculum matters will be made. In the case of rejected proposals, reversals of the Provost and Vice President's recommendations, or decisions that have been appealed, the Curriculum Committee must supply the Senate with detailed information. The following deadlines are to be used when determining the "Implementation Date Requested" entry on curriculum proposals. Any curriculum change that is to become effective at the beginning of a school year must be approved before January 1 of the preceding academic year. Any change that is to become effective at the beginning of a spring semester must be approved before the end of the preceding year. It 70
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2013-2014 Faculty Handbook
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i A MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST Dear C
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v FOREWORD The Fairmont State Unive
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE The foll
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9 EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL PREPARATION
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Senate may direct the President of
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139 APPENDIX A ADDITIONAL CERTIFICA
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