Information for Sessional Instructors - University of Windsor

FASS INFORMATION FOR SESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS (2011) 4ACCESS TO THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (S.I.S.)You should be able to access the SIS to obtain a Class List for your class. Please go towww.uwindsor.ca/registrar/access-to-sis-info-page for more information. If you do not have accessto the SIS, contact your Department Secretary who can also print a class list for you.EVALUATIONClass participation may not count for more than 20% of the final grade. The participation markshould not be purely subjective or impressionistic—ideally the course outline should specify howthe participation part of the grade will be arrived at. And while you cannot “require” attendance (orfail students for non-attendance), you can give participation marks based on whether students arein class (since, logically, students cannot participate unless they are present).Unannounced or “spot” quizzes must not individually count for more than 2%. Together, they mustnot count for more than 5% of the final grade. No single component (including the final exam) maycount for more than 50% of the final course grade (NEW REGULATION), unless you request andreceive prior permission from the Dean’s Office (ext. 2029).Students must receive feedback for at least 20% of the course grade from you at least 2 daysbefore the last day for voluntary withdrawal (see Important Dates listed on the SIS website athttp://www.uwindsor.ca/sis) so that they may make an informed choice as to whether to remain inthe course or drop it.The Registrar’s Office schedules a three-hour examination slot for most courses during theexamination period. In that slot, some kind of non-optional, meaningful final assessment issupposed to take place or be due. This may be a formal examination, a take-home examination,or an essay. The actual duration of testing procedures during the scheduled period may be lessthan three hours (but no less than 30 minutes), at your discretion. Please read the examprocedures that will be circulated before the end of the term. If you do not plan to have an “inclass” final at the assigned time and place, please inform the Registrar’s Office (Lorraine Grondin,ext. 3318) and the Department Secretary of the alternate arrangements well ahead of the examperiod.Note that students have signed into your course with full knowledge of the date and time of thefinal examination. Only if a serious, verifiable emergency arises, may they be granted a make-upexamination. In case of exam conflicts or if a student has 3 exams in one day, refer the student tothe Vice Provost’s office (117 CAW Student Centre, ext. 4211).Ensure, as well, that all students attending the final examination sign the official examination signinsheets in case of possible disputes regarding their attendance and enforce that they place theirstudent cards in front of them. Sign-in sheets, as well as grade collection sheets, are deposited inyour mailbox towards the end of term.The last week of lectures in each semester must be free from ANY type of testingprocedures, including due dates for essays (please review Senate Bylaw 51 – 1.1.3).Process-based courses (i.e. “where the testing procedures are an integral part of the instructionalprocess”, such as in regular labs) are exempt from this regulation.Review the current FASS Policies on Plagiarism, Make-up Examinations, and SuspectedCheating on Examinations (available at http://uwindsor.ca/fass), and discuss the Plagiarismdefinitions and rules with your students.