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- Faculty Guide to Teaching
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- Assessing and Documenting Your Teaching
- Your Teaching Mentors: CEE and Your Faculty Teaching Fellow
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- APPENDIX: Campus Resources for You and Your Students
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Faculty Guide to Teaching
Course Logistics
Semester Dates, Course Email Lists, Registration, Student Photos, Medical Emergency
Where do I find important dates for the term?
- SFU has three main terms in each academic year—spring, summer and fall—as well as an intersession in May/June and a summer session in July/August.
- Semester dates are listed in the Academic Calendar: https://www.sfu.ca/students/calendar.html
- Please note the following semester dates (Fall 2023 to Spring 2024):
- September 6—First day of classes
- October 10—This year, classes that normally meet on Tuesday, October 10, are cancelled. Instead, classes normally scheduled on Monday, October 9, will meet. We are effectively turning a Tuesday into a Monday to help restore some balance to the hours of instruction for Monday classes, because the university is closed for three Mondays in the Fall term. If you normally teach on Mondays or Tuesdays, please remind your students of this change.
- December 5—Last day of classes
- December 6-18—Exam period
- January 8—First day of classes
- April 12—Last day of classes
- April 12-24—Exam period
- Please note the following statutory holidays (Fall 2023 to Spring 2024) – some of these are different from other provinces and countries. The university is closed, and no classes are held on:
- September 4—Labour Day
- October 2—National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (in lieu)
- October 9—Thanksgiving Day
- November 13—Remembrance Day (in lieu)
- January 1—New Year’s Day
- February 19—Family Day
- March 29—Good Friday
- April 1—Easter Monday
How do I get a class list?
- Class lists are accessible via goSFU, the university’s course registration and student information system (also called SIMS): https://www.sfu.ca/information-systems/services/gosfu.html
What can I see in goSFU?
- Instructors can check class schedules, view class rosters, assign final grades to students, and submit or approve grade change requests.
- All SFU students are able to access goSFU for course registration, viewing grades, tracking degree progress, ordering transcripts, and applying for graduation.
How do I access goSFU?
- Instructors will obtain access to goSFU automatically once their teaching appointment has been entered into the system, and it will be provided for as long as they have an active teaching appointment at SFU.
- Accessing goSFU from your home may require you to set up a secure connection through VPN SFU’s virtual private network (VPN) and multi-factor authentication (MFA). Please connect with your department or IT services for support on how to set this up.
How do I access course mailing lists in goSFU?
- First, check with your academic unit to see if they have already set up class mailing lists for your courses.
- Instructions on creating your own mailing list are here: https://www.sfu.ca/cms/howto/advanced/for-site-admins/creating_maillist_restricted.html
How can I download photos of my students?
- Photos can be downloaded from goSFU using the Class Roster or through your course Canvas site: https://www.sfu.ca/canvas/instructors/learningtech/add-roster-photos.html
Who can help if we have a medical emergency in class?
- In an emergency, call 911.
- Campus Security provides urgent assistance and first aid 24/7 at all campuses – call 778.782.4500.
- For more, review emergency information and procedures.
- Campus map of AEDs is available here: https://www.sfu.ca/srs/risk-emergency-planning/emergency-preparedness/emergency-procedures/medical-emergency/cardiac-arrest.html