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What if...?
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What to Do.../Who to Call...
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1. A
student wants to turn in an assignment late because the due date
falls on a religious holiday of importance to her.
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See Information for
Students Regarding Religious-Academic Conflicts .
Preventable: Ask students to inform you of conflicts at beginning of
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2. A
student comes to your office and starts talking about difficult
personal problems he is facing.
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Counseling
and Psychological Services: 764-8312.
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3. A
student wants to withdraw from the course two months into the term.
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Talk
about other alternatives. Suggest they consult with Newnan LSA
AcademicAdvising Center: 764-0332; Engineering: 647-7106; SNRE: 764-6453.
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4. A
name shows up on your final grade sheet for a student you’ve never
met.
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See Grades
at U-M |
5. A
student gives you a letter certifying that he has a learning disability.
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Discuss
relevant accommodations with student. Call Services for Students
with Disabilities for more info: 763-3000.
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6. A
student with a broken leg is having a hard time getting to your
class on time.
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Suggest
that the student call Services for Students with Disabilities
to arrange temporary transportation services.
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7. A
student turns in a paper that seems familiar—you think it's
plagiarism but you’re not sure from where.
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Talk
with faculty member. See Academic Integrity
in the Classroom and discuss with faculty.
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8. You
witness two students cheating on an exam.
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Interrupt
behavior. See #7.
Preventable: Arrange
seating to deter cheating.
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9. You
get propositioned from a student, offering favors in exchange for
a grade change.
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Establish
clear boundaries with student. Discuss situation with someone
in your department. See #10 if necessary.
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10. You
feel you are being harassed by a student, a fellow
GSI, or a member of the faculty or staff. Or, you
see harassment between students.
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Office
of Institutional Equity, 763-0235.
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11. You
feel overwhelmed by your own life.
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Counseling
and Psychological Services : 764-8312,
or email tdsevig@umich.edu.
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12. You
disagree with something the faculty member has said in class.
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Discuss
with faculty member.
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13. Grading
is taking twice as long as you planned.
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Consult
with other GSIs and Sweetland
Writing Center (see
# 15). Discuss with faculty member. |
You
issue an override—another student has dropped and you now
have room—but a third student registers for the class in
the meantime.
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Discuss
with your department.
Preventable: Close
class before issuing overrides.
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15. A
student has clear difficulty with the mechanics of writing, more
than you can address.
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Refer
her or him to the Sweetland
Writing Center , 1310 North Quad,
764-0429.
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16. An
athlete or a musician requests a change in a due date because of
a game/performance.
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Discuss
with your department, athletic department, School of Music.
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17. You
realize your students have little or no experience with research
libraries and they need these skills for their papers.
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Call
Darlene Nichols, Coordinator, Graduate Library Instruction, 936-2362.
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18. You
get to your classroom and the door is locked.
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Call
security: 763-1131 (you’ll need to show you are authorized
for this classroom) or call your department.
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19. A
large number of students turn in a paper late because it is a busy
time at the computing center.
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Preventable: Be
sure students know of various computing resources. Work
with drafts, allow papers to be emailed, and make clear at the
beginning of the semester your policy on late papers.
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20. You
need ideas about teaching strategies, writing a teaching philosophy,
or designing a syllabus.
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See
the CRLT
Teaching Strategies and Disciplinary Resources site.
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