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- Where can I find examples of how other faculty designed a particular course?
- Where can I find department learning objectives for courses?
- I am an adjunct instructor teaching one section of a multiple-section course. How can I learn about what the instructors for the other sections are doing?
- What do I do for incompletes?
- How do I search for online articles with Google scholar using DePaul preferences?
- How do I request or reserve library materials?
- How do I order textbooks?
- Who can cover class if I had to go out of town?
- What is Turn-It-In?
- Who do I refer a student with disabilities to?
- Where can I find an organization chart of DePaul University?
- Help I am locked out of my classroom!
Where can I find examples of how other faculty designed a particular course?
Ask your chair if the department/program makes course syllabi available and/or if you can be put in touch with faculty who have taught the course before.
Where can I find department learning objectives for courses?
Not all departments specify learning goals at the course level, but some do. Ask your chair.
I am an adjunct instructor teaching one section of a multiple-section course. How can I learn about what the instructors for the other sections are doing?
In some colleges, instructors teaching various sections of the same course have found it really helpful to initiate informal “listservs,” which they can use to send inquiries about teaching challenges or strategies. If you’re interested in communicating more regularly with other faculty who teach the course, you might start by asking your department chair about whether there are already departmental venues for exchanging this information or, if not, if you might start up an informal listserve of faculty teaching the course that quarter.
The Write a Syllabus page has some examples of syllabi from other courses.
What do I do for incompletes?
The official policy from University Policies and Procedures (2007) states, “Undergraduate and graduate students have two quarters to complete an incomplete. At the end of the second quarter (excluding summer) following the term in which the incomplete grade was assigned, remaining incompletes will automatically convert to 'F' grades.”
A request for an Incomplete (IN) is generally initiated by the student in situations where they have already completed a substantial portion of the work for a course but are unable to complete one or more assignments. A recommended course of action is for the instructor to determine whether or not they will grant the IN. If the instructor agrees to grant the IN, he or she then negotiates a course of action with the student as to the work that remains to be completed, the timeline for completing it, and any further meetings they require.
Once the student successfully completes the work, the instructor must submit the Change of Grade through Campus Connection before the last day of the quarter in which it is due.
Referenced from:
University Policies and Procedures: IN and R Grade Expiration Policy
[Feb. 24, 2009]
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How do I search for online articles with Google scholar using DePaul preferences?
Please view the University Libraries FAQ page for a complete guide on customizing Google Scholar.
Referenced from:
University Libraries FAQ
[Feb. 3, 2009]
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How do I request or reserve library materials?
Faculty can use the Library Readings Request System to reserve materials for their coursework.
Please note, there is a 2-week turnaround for material the library owns; material not owned is usually made available in about 4 weeks.
Referenced from:
University Libraries: Course Readings and Library Reserves
[Feb. 3, 2009]
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How do I order textbooks?
Faculty can order textbooks from Barnes and Noble online. Books for courses in the loop should use the loop bookstore order form and books for courses on Lincoln Park should use the Lincoln Park bookstore order form.
Referenced from:
DePaul Bookstore
[Apr. 9, 2009]
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Who can cover class if I had to go out of town?
Ask your department if there are informal or formal policies around scheduled absences. Some departments keep a list of instructors willing to cover classes while others might recommend that you design learning activities that can be done in your absence and outside of class (e.g., online).
What is Turn-It-In?
Turn-It-In technology (http://turnitin.com) is available to DePaul faculty to verify originality of student work. The technology is based on prior submissions to Turn-It-In as well as public sources against which a student's current submission is compared.
How to get started: Request an account by filling in and submitting the Turn-It-In Account Request form.
Referenced from:
ITD: Turn It In
[Feb. 3, 2009]
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Who do I refer a student with disabilities to?
The Office of Students with Disabilities provides accommodations and support to students with disabilities that will enable them to fully participate in programs and services that are available at DePaul University. They can be contacted on the Lincoln Park Campus at 2250 N. Sheffield, Room 370 and on the Loop Campus at Lewis Center, 25 E. Jackson, Room 1400.
Referenced from:
Office of Students with Disabilities
[Apr. 9, 2009]
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Where can I find an organization chart of DePaul University?
An organization chart is available from the DePaul Information Directory.
Referenced from:
DePaul Information Directory
[Feb. 3, 2009]
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Help I am locked out of my classroom!
If you are locked out of your room please contact Public Safety on
- (773) 325-7777 on the Lincoln Park Campus
- (312) 362-8400 on the Loop Campus
- For other campuses please see the Public Safety page
Referenced from:
DePaul Public Safety
[Mar. 17, 2009]
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