tamu module 3 policies new
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POLICIES AND PROCEDURESTexas A & M School of Law
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GETTING STARTED
• The following slides contain important information about your career at Texas A & M, including:
• Your UIN• Net ID• Howdy Portal• eCampus (Blackboard)• ITS• Policies, Grading, and Evaluations• Faculty Extras
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UIN
• Your Universal Identification Number (UIN) is assigned by Texas A&M to faculty through their hiring department
• It is used in place of Social Security numbers to identify permanent records• The UIN is used to claim a NetID
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ACTIVATE YOUR NET ID• Your NetID is your Texas A&M username. You will
use it every time you log in to University resources.
• To activate your NetID, you will need to:• Log in https://services.tamu.edu/netid-activate/• Use your Universal Identification Number
(UIN) and birth date.• Enter your PIN, if one was provided to you.• Choose a NetID.• Select a password.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Human Resources • Phone: (979) 845-4141 • Fax: (979) 845-6894 • Email: [email protected]
• https://sso.tamus.edu/logon.aspx• UIN and Password Needed
• HR Connect• Payroll and Tax information (1099)
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HOWDY PORTAL
• Howdy is the web portal at Texas A&M University that helps students, applicants, faculty, and staff more easily connect to their university records and resources.
• https://howdy.tamu.edu/uPortal/normal/render.uP• Log in with your NET ID
• Select the Faculty/Teaching tab• Syllabus Access• Download Class Roster • Course Email
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ECAMPUS (BLACKBOARD)
• Sign into eCampus (Blackboard) http://ecampus.tamu.edu/
• Log in: Net ID & Password
• Access• Announcements• Post assignments (can upload documents)• Class discussion groups• Class e-mail
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INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
• Instructional Technology Services promotes and enables the effective use of technology in teaching and learning.
• ITS administers the university's online learning infrastructure and provides help and training for eCampus (Blackboard).
• MON - FRI | 8AM - 5PM CSTPhone: 979.458.3417 | Fax: 979.458.0514 | [email protected]
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COURSE SYLLABUS
• Minimum Syllabus Requirements• Contact [email protected] with questions
• Students should be given notice of your grading policy in the syllabus so that they know what is expected of them (nature of the assignment and weight given).
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ABA CREDIT HOUR POLICY
• ABA Standards and federal DOE regulations define credit hours as follows:
• Each credit hour: one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and two hours of out-of-class student work.
• For example, a two credit course requires 2 hours (50 minute hour) of classroom time and 4 hours (60 minute hour) of student work outside of class.
• Students need to be informed of the expectations for out-of-class work in the syllabus and in the first class.
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EXAM POLICIES
• Exams must be anonymous • Grades or exams cannot be discussed
with students until grades are posted• Associate Dean for Academic Affairs handles
rescheduling of exams• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs handles
disability accommodations
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GRADING
• Available grades between A+ (4.01) and F (0.00)
• Pass/Fail (P/F)• Withdrawl (W)• Incomplete (I) • Minimum GPA for good standing is 2.33 (C+)
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MAXIMUM ALLOWED CLASS AVERAGE
• 3.00 GPA: First year courses• 3.00 GPA: Courses with > twenty students
enrolled• 3.33 GPA: Courses > 10-20 students enrolled• 3.33 GPA (recommended) < 10 students
• NOTE: Academic Standards Committee must approve any deviation from this policy
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GRADES• Registrar must receive grades no later than 30
days after exam• Grades are posted by registrar’s office• professors may not change grades once posted
• NOTE: Academic Standards Committee hears all requests for grade changes from professors or students.
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EVALUATIONS
• Instructions for electronic student evaluations will be distributed toward the end of the semester
• Professors will receive copies of evaluations after all grades are posted
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FACULTY EXTRAS
• Legal database access (for law school purposes)• Westlaw• LexisNexis• Bloomberg Law
• Use your law school e-mail address and obtain a password for access to search providers. • MCLE credit for teaching activity