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The Office of Digital Learning (ODL) in WG 208 is open and staffed
Monday - Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday's will remain fully remote.
Digital Learning Office Visit the website for Canvas related questions. You can also reach out to Darcy Janzen at janzen@uw.edu.
If you are teaching a course that has already been taught before, get a copy of the latest Syllabus from Zaide Chavez at zaidec@uw.edu.
Help Desk for Computer and Printing Related Issues
(253) 692-HELP (4357) or 2-4357 on campus or e-mail at tachelp@uw.edu.
Visit the help desk counter in WG 108.
For media support e-mail tacmedia@uw.edu
Information Technology is here to assist with academic support. Please visit their website for more information: Information Technology
View your class list, submit grades, access your schedule, order textbooks, submit grades, etc.
To view your courses, please visit your MyUW page: https://my.uw.edu/
There are two type of book orders
1) Books that you require the students to purchase from the bookstore. Faculty are responsible for placing the order through the bookstore.
To order books for your class from the UW bookstore: Book Order Submission
Bookstore Ordering Deadlines
Autumn Quarter – May 25th
Winter Quarter – October 25th
Spring Quarter – January 25th
Summer Quarter – April 25th
2) DESK COPIES (for textbooks already adopted for a course) or REVIEW/EVALUATION COPIES (for consideration of adopting); please e-mail crosbg@uw.edu and include the following information as required by publishers to obtain complimentary copies.
- Specify if the book has been adopted, or is being reviewed for adoption
- Book Title, Edition, Author(s), and ISBN
- Course number and quarter
- Timeframe/date you need this book in hand
Student Employees: Rachel Crook and Zaide Chavez
Academic Staff and Predoctoral Instructors: Zaide Chavez
CSS Lab Mentors: Monika Sobolewska
CSS Facilitators: Charles Bryan & Donald Chinn
Servers and Labs: Stephen Rondeau
Electrical Engineering Labs: Chris Barret
Computer Engineering Labs: Bob Landowski
Mechanical Engineering Labs: Troy Dunmire
Civil Engineering Labs: Julie Palumbo
FERPA
The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), enacted in 1974, is a federal law designed to safeguard the privacy of student records. Under FERPA, current and former students have the right to:
- Inspect and review their education records.
- Seek to have their records amended.
- Limit disclosure of information from their records.
Educational institutions that receive funds under any program administered by the U.S. Secretary of Education are required by law to comply with FERPA.
Under FERPA, a school official is defined as any staff or faculty member who has a legitimate educational interest. Access to student records is based on a demonstrated need to know.
FERPA Training Page
The Academic Alert (formerly known as Early Alert) referral system is a program through which faculty may identify students who are having academic difficulty. The goal is to help connect students with support services across campus. If you have a student with academic issues such as:
- Failed exams and/or quizzes
- Missing or incomplete assignments
- Attendance issues (tardiness, multiple missed classes)
- Lack of participation
- Time management challenges
Remember:
- The Academic Alert referral system is for all UW Tacoma students, regardless of class standing or major/program
- Alerts may be submitted at any time during the quarter
Academic Advising at SET
SET has an experienced advising team that works closely with the faculty to ensure that any student issues are resolved. Our advising teams work with prospective and current SET students. Please visit the SET advising page and make sure to include all advising members.
Undergraduate team
Beth Jeffrey
Kira King
Noelle Wilson
Graduate Team
Curtis Black
Victoria Olive
Class cancellations * Late to class notice * Letting class out early
If you know that you'll be missing class due to a conference or other event, please arrange class coverage in advance. Please follow these steps:
1. Try to get another faculty member to cover the class, if possible.
2. Notify the program chair and administrator in advance.
3. Notify the class via the course email list.
If you are unable to teach your class at the last minute due to illness or other emergency, please follow these steps:
1. Notify the program chair and administrator in advance via e-mail or phone.
2. Notify the class via the course email list.
A cancellation notice will be posted on the classroom door.
Letting class out early
Class should meet during the allocated time each day. Letting students out early is not acceptable, unless during times that unforeseen situations arise. This should include inclement weather, emergencies, etc.
Copies and Printing
The SET copier is located in the reception area CP 206A.
For large number of copies, please use the copy center:
Location - Ground floor of the Mattress Factory
Phone: 253.692.5787
Email: uwtcc@uw.edu
When e-mailing the documents, please include the following:
1. Class Information
2. Name of the School, so that know which budget to charge.
Send documents via email to the Copy Center to produce and sell Course Packs. Students can pick up and pay for the Course Pack at the Copy Center. Work with Keith if there are issues of copyright permissions. The Copy Center will make every effort to keep to a 24-hour turn-around time for large projects and one day service for smaller projects.
Andrew Fry is the contact for all internships. You can find all of the information you need regarding internships on Internships for Credit page on our main site.
CSS Faculty Only - All 497 students (internships) are sponsored by a single instructor. Please ask the CSS student to reach out to Monika Sobolewska.
There are a number of ways students can get help in SET programs and on campus. We generally recommend that students see their professor during office hours. However, not all students are comfortable with that, so there are other support systems on campus.
CSS Mentors are undergraduate students in the labs (DOU 110) that can help students (tutor-style) for most of the intro classes (i.e. 142, 143, 305, 321, 333, 371) and even some of the "middle" classes (i.e. 342).
Please visit the Student Mentors page on our main site, or contact Monika Sobolewska for more information.
Other SET programs also provide mentoring support for students.
The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) on the UW Tacoma campus is a resource for all students on campus. It is organized in two areas: writing and quantitative.
Writing tutors can help with writing (TCSS 325 - Computer Ethics), and the quantitative tutors at the TLC help with all things quantitative (Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Statistics). For our students, the quantitative part of the TLC can be helpful for TCSS 321 (Discrete Math) and other courses that require writing proposals.
Visit the TLC website for complete information on academic support services offered for students.
| Program | Chair |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | Emese Hadnagy |
| Computer Science and Systems | Anderson Nascimento |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Max Laddomada |
| Information Technology | Bryan Goda |
| Mechanical Engineering | Heather Dillon |
| Masters of Cybersecurity and Leadership | Yan Bai |
| Computer Science and Systems Graduate Programs (M.S./Ph.D.) | Ankur Teredesai |
| M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering | Debasis Dawn |
Undergraduate Teaching Assistants: Work in the TCSS 142 and TCSS 143 labs and assist in labs in other programs. They also assist in the 390 workshops for all SET programs.
Grader Policy
1. 35+students enrolled in course(s) = 5 hours with a grader
2. 70+students enrolled in course(s) = 10 hours that can be distributed between two graders or one grader.
It's very important that you make sure that your grader doesn't overcharge and that you keep tabs on their hours.
Sections of TCSS 390 are optional problem-solving workshops that meet 4 hours per week. Students sign up for credit (C/NC). In these workshops, students practice working on problems related to the course they are taking.
All workshops are numbered 390; for example, TCSS390, TCES390, etc. Workshops offer the opportunity to practice and discuss problems related to specific courses in the core curriculum, and are overseen by a faculty member and a Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. 390 Workshops can help students solve problems and also develop a deeper understanding of the material.
For more information, please visit our Academic Support page on our main site.
Couse Evaluations
The School of Engineering and Technology conducts online course evaluations at the end of each course. If you have questions, please contact Gabi Crosby at crosbg@uw.edu.
Gabi will send out a notification to all faculty letting them know when the evaluations will open and close.
Course evaluations are used for faculty reappointments, promotions, and for tenure and promotion.
Please encourage your students to complete them, before the closing date.
UW Guidelines strictly recommend on NOT grading on behavior or attendance. You can however grade on participation, but this needs to be clear in the Syllabus and how the participation grading is done must be explained clearly with a rubric. No more than 15% should be towards participation. It's a good idea to have some expectations about the use of electronics and behaviors in the classroom.
Consistent and timely grading to provide feedback is important to be an effective teacher. List your percentages and grading policies clearly in your Syllabus.
Submitting Grades
If you are teaching a course with 35 or more students, or if you have a 3 course load (lecturers), you can request a grader. Set your expectations with the grader and give them a clear rubric on how to grade, and when it should be completed. You can have them fill out the rubric and leave comments in there for you. It is important to check the grader's work and adjust the grades if necessary.
Some examples of grading policies:
Final grades at UW are numeric, as described in the UW Scholastic Regulations
Some of the Faculty use the attached grading scale, as there is no standard policy for how percentages translate to grade. Feel free to make your own, it is a good idea to include this in the syllabus.
Make up testing
Make up testing is available on request by the Faculty. You do have to make arrangements early and fill out some forms. For more details, visit the Make Up Testing page.
Teaching Success Tips
Teaching Success Tips from Donald Chinn
One minute message responses from fellow Faculty
How do I get a Huskycard?
Website: Huskcard
Campus Safety is on campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have a classroom issue, if you need to get into your classroom after hours, please contact them at (253) 692-4416. Or if you see anything suspicious.
They are the ones to call, if you get locked out of your office after hours.
