5.2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSTRUCTORS

1. During the first three hours of instruction in any course, the instructor will provide students with a written course outline which should include:
   • The content of the course
   • Any prerequisites for the course
   • A list of assignments and examinations, with due dates if possible
   • The grading scheme: weightings of the assignments and examinations
   • The instructor's policy on attendance, if any (see §5.3)
   • The instructor's policy on late assignments and missed examinations
   Any later proposed changes to the grading scheme must be circulated in writing and consented to by the students registered in and attending the course (see also §5.3).
2. During the semester and at examination time, instructors will maintain proper records of the assessments of the different parts of the work subject to assessment.
3. Students' final examination papers will be retained for a period of six months.
4. Instructors will submit grades for approval of the department head or dean (as appropriate) no later than 5 calendar days (not including Sundays) after the date of the final examination. In the case of courses having no final examination, instructors must submit final grades for approval of the department head and dean (as appropriate) no later than 10 calendar days (not including Sundays) after the start of the Fall or Winter final examination period; or within 5 days of the start of the final examination period in Spring/Summer and other shorter parts of term.
5. For numerically graded courses, instructors are expected to submit / enter the actual grade earned in the class. 40% should be entered only if it is the actual earned grade.
6. At least 75% of the work used to arrive at a student's grade should be of such a nature that it can be reassessed by an independent examiner. When an instructor wishes to deviate from established practices, and especially when methods of evaluation may make it impossible to follow these recommendations, such evaluation methods must be approved by the dean.
7. Practicum supervisors are encouraged to adopt a method of evaluation that provides continuous information to students on their performance during a practicum. All supervisors are responsible for maintaining all of the documentation on which the evaluation is based.
8. Instructors are expected to conduct their courses in such a way as to obtain evidence of student writing skills, in term papers, essays, reports, or other written work, and to demand competence in writing for a passing grade.
9. Instructors will report suspected cases of academic misconduct in courses that they are teaching to the dean or designate of the faculty offering the course.