Material for New Faculty Members

Material for New Faculty Members

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Textbooks

²  Please help keep the cost of textbooks down by submitting your requests as soon as you are scheduled to teach a course by clicking the “Adopt” tab on http://ter.ps/textadopt

Course Administration

²  Canvas is our electronic learning management system (ELMS). Visit www.elms.umd.edu to manage your course page and http://ter.ps/canvasguides for tutorials.

²  Rosters, student pictures and grade submission is available on http://umeg.umd.edu

²  If students have a concern about their final grade we encourage them to familiarize themselves with the appeal policy. Students and instructors can visit http://ter.ps/gradeappeal or consult with your Dr. Katherine Russell, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, () if they have any questions.

Academic Integrity & Student Conduct

²  If you have any reason to believe that a student has violated the Honor Code (http://ter.ps/honorcode) or the Code of Student Conduct (http://ter.ps/codeofconduc) you should consult with the Office of Undergraduate Studies and refer the matter online at http://ter.ps/referOSC. Do not adjudicate the case yourself – give the student the right to a fair and impartial process and protect yourself from any liability down the road.

²  You can put this language and direct link Right below the Helping students in distress guide link---If you are concerned about the well-being of a student please contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies and refer the matter to the Behavioral Evaluation & Threat Assessment Team (www.beta.umd.edu)