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Faculty Guide to Teaching
Welcome to Teaching at SFU! The purpose of this guide is to provide new instructors with quick links and easy instructions to teaching resources, policies and support at SFU. We asked faculty members who recently joined SFU to let us know what they wish they had known when they started, and put together resources to address their questions. If there is any other information that would be helpful to you or future new faculty, please email us at ceesec@sfu.ca.
Click on the chapter titles in the navigation menu on the left to reach the resources.
- Course Logistics (Semester Dates, Course Email Lists, Registration, Student Photos, Medical Emergency)
- Course Outlines and Syllabi (Key Components, Required Language)
- Textbooks and Course Packs (Bookstore, Custom Course Packs, Copyright)
- General Policy Information and Code of Ethics (Student Conduct, Academic Integrity, Appeals)
- Exam Policies (Final Exam Procedures, Missed Exams, Exam Accommodations)
- Grading Policies (Grade Distributions, Grade Change Process, Grade Submissions, Grade Appeals)
- Accommodation at SFU - Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL, Accommodations, Accessible Learning)
- Academic Integrity (Faculty Guide, Academic Integrity Violations)
- Protection of Privacy (FIPPA, Privacy Management)
- Teaching Technology Support (Teaching in Canvas and Zoom, Recording Lectures)
- SFU Teaching Context and Curriculum (Reconciliation, Educational Goals, Accreditation, Writing Intensive Courses)
- Assessing and Documenting Your Teaching (Course Experience Survey, Peer Assessment of Teaching, Teaching Dossiers)
- Your Teaching Mentors: CEE and Your Faculty Teaching Fellow (Centre for Educational Excellence, Faculty Teaching Fellows)
- Working with Teaching Assistants (TAs) (Setting Expectations, TUG Time Use Guidelines, Mentoring Your TAs, TA Evaluations, Time Checks with TAs)
- Graduate Supervisor Resources and Expectations (General Regulations, Supervision, Graduate Grading Guidelines)
- Appendix: Campus Resources for You and Your Students (Mental Health and Counselling, Writing Support, Human Rights Office, Well-Being in Learning Environments)