Procedures for Faculty

Who Teach Certificate Courses


To propose a course:

  • Consult with Susan Wyckoff to discuss possible course topics and their fit with Certificate needs.
  • Write a brief course catalog description (examples).
  • Submit a CV and the course description to Wyckoff.
  • Susan Wyckoff will observe you teaching a class or making a presentation to a group.
  • Susan Wyckoff will communicate with you about whether your proposed course has been accepted.

To teach a course:

No later than twelve (12) weeks before the course is scheduled to start:

  • Discuss with Susan Wyckoff the course schedule (days and times), the Consortium campus location for your course offering, and any course prerequisites or permissions required.
  • Submit a draft syllabus, brief bio, your contact information, and final course schedule to Susan Wyckoff for posting on the Certificate Web site. Note that the syllabi already posted follow a standard format; the syllabus posted for IDND30501 Seminar in College Teaching is a good example. In particular, we ask that Certificate courses model best practice by articulating clear learning objectives that describe what students will know and be able to do by the end of the course. Since your course will be evaluated by students using the IDEA student rating system, you may wish to consult the list of IDEA objectives (click on faculty information form) as you write your own objectives. Visit the faculty page on this site for a sample format and  content of your faculty bio posting.
  • When your syllabus has been posted, you may be eligible to receive a $500 course development stipend (for a new course). In order to receive the stipend, you must submit a completed I-9 form with required documentation of immigration or citizenship status (a Social Security number and two forms of valid ID or a passport) to Susan Wyckoff at the Colleges of Worcester Consortium. Call Susan (508-754-6829, ext. 3029) for more information on acceptable forms of identification.

No later than eight (8) weeks before the course is scheduled to start:

  • Susan Wyckoff will initiate the hiring process. She may contact you to get personal or course information. You will receive a contract in the mail from the Clark Provost’s Office; sign and return it promptly according to instructions.
  • Be prepared to respond promptly to queries from prospective students. Be aware of the registration policies (Procedures for Deans and Registrars, Procedures for Students).

No later than six (6) weeks before the start of your course:

  • You should have received communication about your network accounts from the ITS Help Desk. If you have not, contact the Help Desk team by email or phone at 508-793-7745. Please be sure to specify that you are a Consortium faculty member.

No later than four (4) weeks before the start of your course:

  • Once you have your Clark cccount, request a course site if desired. Contact cicada@clarku.edu to establish a schedule for populating the student roster of your site.
  • If the course is offered at Clark, contact the university registrar and director of student accounts for your classroom assignment. If the course is offered at another campus, contact Susan Wyckoff for your classroom assignment. For information about Clark University classroom resources, consult the Classroom Technology Database available through ITS.

No later than two (2) weeks before the start of your course:

  • If this is your first time working for Clark, bring required documentation (a Social Security number, and two forms of valid ID or a passport) to the Human Resources Office (22 Downing Street) to fill out an I-9 form. Call the Human Resources Department (508-793-7294) for more information on acceptable forms of identification.

One week before the start of your course:

  • At any time after course registration starts, you can see how many students have registered for your course, in real time, by clicking on Clark in the left hand frame at the online CCT enrollment database and entering the username "faculty" and the password "faculty". Then select "Enrolled Paid" to view students in your course, or "Course" to view total enrollments. You can also download specific students into a classlist.
  • You are responsible for determining the enrollment by logging in and following the links from the Clark Web faculty tool. Discuss enrollment with Susan Wyckoff if registration is marginal and cancellation is possible. If any course enrolls fewer than ten (10) students, the course may be cancelled.
  • Please note it is Certificate in College Teaching policy not to allow auditors.

After the course begins:

  • Within three (3) weeks after the start of the course, you will be asked to review and correct a course roster which will be sent to you by email.
  • Using the class list you have provided, Susan will set up the administration of the IDEA online student ratings for your course, and will notify you when she has done so. You will then need to respond to an email sent by Susan through the IDEA site that requests you to select course objectives. If you are not familiar with the IDEA system, check it out at http://www.idea.ksu.edu/StudentRatings/index.html. You are encouraged to consult with Susan if you are unfamiliar with the IDEA system.
  • At the end of the course, you will submit your grades online by logging into the Clark Web faculty tool using the letter grade +/- grading system. Be aware that a grade below B- constitutes failing for Clark students. You will receive detailed instructions from the university registrar and director of student accounts at Clark on the online grading system via email at the appropriate time.
  • After the course has ended, Susan Wyckoff will send you your IDEA student rating reports.
  • You will receive paychecks from Clark University by mail, with the full amount being paid by the end of the course. 
 

(revised 09-14-09)