College of Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences


    Survival Guide
   for
   New and Veteran Faculty

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

I.  College Web Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4

 

II.  Department Life

 

               Department governance and personnel matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6

               Department working rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7

               Mentors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9

               Computer support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  9

               Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . 14

               Creature Comforts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .16

 

III.  Inside and Outside the Classroom

 

               Courses, syllabi and curricula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  18

               Mid-term and final exams, grading, and academic dishonesty . . .      21

               Workload and course-related issues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   24

               Teaching effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

               Course and classroom scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

               Advising  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  27

               Being an adviser to a student organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  

          

IV.  Professional Development

 

               University research support   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35

               College research support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36

               Instructional support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37

 

V.  Other Important Topics

 

              Americans with Disabilities (ADA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

              Conflict of Interest and royalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   40

              Diversity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .   41

              Sexual harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  43

 

 


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