Information for Geog & Envt Faculty

Course Forms, Rules, Info

• Rosters etc.  CMS summary
• Course Syllabi Policy
  • Syllabi Compliance Checklist
• Geog 685_785 Basics (Syllabus)
• Internships
  • Geog 688 Internship Guidelines
  • ICCE uLink -- finding an approved internship
  • Learning Plan (required)
  • Student Informed Consent (required)
• Petition for Course by Individual Study (699/899)
  • Required and filed in the department; like a syllabus, is essentially a contract specifying requirements, meeting times, etc.
  • Also need to register for the class with an add code. 
• Academic Privacy in the Classroom per FERPA
• The Omnibus Form (Waiver of College Regulations)
• Repeating Courses Policy
• Fair Use Policy
• Course Substitution Form

Enrollment Management (Drops, W's, etc.)

• How to drop students
• How to withdraw students (after the drop deadline)
  • Registrar's Office : Key Dates
  • Course policy (including withdrawal policy, F17 update)
    • Fall 2018 deadlines pdf    word doc
  • Serious and Compelling Reasons:
    • Instructor error, serious personal, familial or medical, documented disability, serious financial or job-related issues, change in care of a dependent, military service, death of a close relative.
    • Not: risk of poor grade, stopped attending, don't need the class, took too many units, change major, commute, social commitments.
• How to view Permission Numbers
• How to check prerequisites
• Faculty Training
• Student Solutions

Computer/IT support, Web

• Computer/IT support from Academic Technology
• Add blog entry to Notebooks

Curriculum and Class Planning

• Effective Course Design
• Large Lecture Hall capacities and pictures
• Course Revisions
• Teaching Methods for Active Learning

Field Trips

• University Field Trip Page
  • Includes checklist, required forms, registration and liability forms for participants, incident report forms, etc.
• COSE Field Trip Policy
• Mashouf Wellness Center Camping Equipment Rental
• Religious Holidays (Spring 2018)

Grad Study

• IRB Protocol for Human & Animal Subjects Review
• SFSU Division of Graduate Study
• Geography & Environment Grad Programs page 

Faculty: HR, Employment, other University Resources, etc.

• Faculty Affairs
• Department Faculty Research Support Request Form
• Travel
  • Travel Tips
  • CSU Travel Policy
  • Request for Authorization to Travel
  • Travel Claims & Other Fiscal Affairs Forms
• Sexual Harassment Training
• Geography & Environment adjunct policy
• Classroom Peer Observation Form
• Letter of Recommendation Release Form
• Faculty Website Drupal Help
• SFSU Data Directory