Term-End Guidelines: Updated Spring 2012

Classes end April 5 and exams begin April 11. These guidelines are important to all teaching faculty members, sessional lecturers, lab coordinators, and exam invigilators. Procedures change, so please review prior to term end.

Essential Term-End Guidelines for all Instructors | PDF, 197kb

Academic Conduct

UBC Science promotes and maintains the highest possible standards of academic honesty on the part of its students. Instructors are an integral part of this process and must deal proactively with issues of academic conduct.

Suggestions to Discourage Academic Dishonesty | PDF, 11kb
Academic Honesty | PDF, 24kb

UBC Science Teaching Resources

Science Centre for Learning and Teaching: Skylight

A research-focused unit engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning in the Faculty of Science at UBC. Our research perspective is reflective, practice-based, project- and community-building oriented.
Website: www.skylight.science.ubc.ca

Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative

Achieving the most effective, evidence-based science education. CWSEI is a five-year, $12M project at UBC designed to dramatically improve undergraduate science education.
Website: www.cwsei.ubc.ca

Peer Teaching Network

Skylight initiative to develop instructional skills and collegial, cross-disciplinary networking at UBC Science. Confidential stress-free feedback on your teaching.
Website: www.skylight.science.ubc.ca/PTN

Survival Guide for Science Teaching Faculty

Skylight provides a check list for you on what to consider before, during and after your teaching semester.
Website: www.skylight.science.ubc.ca/survivalguide

General UBC Teaching Resources

Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
http://ctlt.ubc.ca/

Faculty Service Center
https://ssc.adm.ubc.ca/fsc/servlets/SRVFSCFramework

Course Schedule
https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/main?newSession=true

Classrooms
www.students.ubc.ca/facultystaff/buildings.cfm

Exam Schedule
www.students.ubc.ca/current/exams.cfm

AMS Exam Database
www.ams.ubc.ca/exams

Professional Development for Faculty

UBC Professional Coaching Services
www.hr.ubc.ca/odl/coaching

Health and Wellbeing

Question, Persuade, Refer

A suicide prevention program that provides the knowledge needed to reach out to a student or colleague who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings.
www.students.ubc.ca/counselling/qpr

Students in Crisis

A collection of resources and contacts to help faculty and staff deal with critical incidents: death, suicidal thoughts, injury.
www.emergency.ubc.ca/resources/crisis.html