Hi Eileen I would second Kathleen's advice, regarding making your expectations clear in the syllabus. Most department chairs/heads, and most deans in fact, are expected to review the syllabi at some point. If there are problems, they should let you know when your expectations differ from the institutional norms. I had that happen last year at another institution regarding my policies. The dean sent me a note about two weeks into the semester pointing out a discrepency. On the other hand, sometimes it takes a situation before the issue is discovered.
With regard to the specific situation you mentioned, my "personal" approach would have been to allow the student to take the test, but with the expectation that when time "officially" expired, they would surrender the test. In that case, any penalty they bore for tardiness would have been associated with their test results. Our exams allow one hour and 45 minutes, so I simply assume I must be there the full time. Students who trickle in are responsible unto themselves. In any case, do not lose hope. It is not the profession that is problematic. It is institutional policy that is at play. And if the policy is problematic, then join a committee, serve a year or two, become chair of that committee, and then create your own rules! *smile* Good Luck, and make sure to enjoy your career. Ten years from now, when you are still young at the profession, you will probably not think much of the current circumstances. Robert Quoting Kathleen McKinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Eileen, > > It has been my experience that these things are handled differently at > different places but also change depending on who is occupying the > administrative position. There may be some written formal rules at the > level of the institution or department or there may not. Generally, there > are due process procedures for a student to appeal faculty actions and > decisions after the fact. Your best bet in the future is to have specific > statements about expectations, rewards, and consequences in your syllabus. > These can be yours, specifically, but should fit with in any relevant > department or college or institution guidelines. > > Kathleen > > At 06:12 PM 5/9/2006, Eileen Ie wrote: > >I'm a new adjunct at various community colleges (just finished my master's > >a year ago and started teaching immediately). In my very first class I had > >a "problem" student and the situation was resolved only when the dean of > >our division stepped in to mediate. I wasn't particularly thrilled with > >the way it was handled. This semester, I have another situation and again > >my dean has stepped in and has enforced a resolution I don't support. > > > >In both cases, the student's rarely came to class and when they did they > >either came in late or left early. With the present situation, the student > >came in 45 min. late for the final and I didn't allow her to take it. She > >went to the dean and filed a complaint. I get a message from my dean that > >says I must allow the student to take it. > > > >What are the rules regarding this? > > > >Please help. Is this just the way this profession is? Students make > >complaints to the higher ups and professors must bend? Am I being too > >idealistic about standards? > > Robert J. Hironimus-Wendt, Ph.D. Sociology and Anthropology Morgan Hall 421 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455-1390 phone: (309) 298-1081 fax: (309) 298-1857 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." -- John Wesley --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
