天堂鸟先生

[Section IV A of Handbook]

A. General

1. Scope

The obligations of the teacher are self-evident. They include teaching, research, and service. The assessment of these activities should be an on-going process and is the responsibility of the faculty, duly supported by the administration. These obligations will be honored at 天堂鸟先生. Whenever questions arise about the relationship between faculty and student, those concerned should consult with the appropriate chair or dean. Specific questions about administrative matters should also be addressed to the chair or dean.

2. Change of Instructor, Time, or Place of Meeting

Change of instructor, time, or place of a meeting for a scheduled class may be made only with the approval of the department chair or director of the school who shall report in writing all such changes to the dean and to the Registrar.

3. Information Given Class at First Meeting

Before or at the first meeting of the class, the instructor shall distribute a syllabus, which can be in electronic form, and which also provides students with the following information:

1. The instructor's name, the call number, the descriptive title, and the catalog number of the course;
2. The intended learning outcomes or objectives upon successful completion of the class;
3. The basis for grading in the course;  
4. A statement of the instructor's attendance policy (see Section IV.B.3)
5. A statement of the instructor鈥檚 policy on academic misconduct that either refers to a policy approved by the academic unit or college or that includes the following:
   1. A definition of academic misconduct if the field requires a more specific definition of academic misconduct than the one found in the student Code of Conduct (see Section IX.f); 
   2. A list of the range of sanctions that the instructor might implement in the case of academic misconduct; 
   3. A statement that students may appeal academic sanctions through the grade appeal process; 
   4. A statement that the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility may impose additional sanctions.
6. An explanation of policy relative to absences consistent with the student regulations as given in the Undergraduate Catalog and reproduced herein (see Section IX.C).
7. In order to protect the instructor鈥檚 intellectual property, it is suggested that the following statement appear in the syllabus: 鈥淭he lectures, classroom activities, and all materials associated with this class and developed by the instructor are copyrighted in the name of [instructor鈥檚 name] on this date [give date].鈥�
8. Information regarding accommodations in course work and assessment for students with a disability, and available resources offered by the Office of Student Accessibility Services. It is suggested that the following statement appear in the syllabus; 鈥淎ny student who suspects he/she/they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the class instructor privately to discuss the student鈥檚 specific needs and provide written documentation from the Office of Student Accessibility Services. If the student is not yet registered as a student with a disability, he/she/they should contact the Office of Student Accessibility Services.鈥�

4. Class Lists and Record Books

Faculty members shall make up their class rolls solely from the class lists issued by the Registrar. Names of students who have withdrawn from class s