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Course preparation
Have a finalized syllabus available on the first day of class. Confirm your roster, room, prerequisites, and course materials. Do not exceed room capacity. Contact Carlisa about add codes.
Faculty & Staff Resources
2. First Week
Complete your first-week tasks and connect with the people and resources you will use at BYU.
Complete your first-week checklist
Use this list for university requirements, department connections, and role expectations that begin during your first week.
University requirements
Requirements that continue after your first day.
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Training and policies
Complete required and recommended training, including Sexual Harassment Prevention for Employees and Information Security and Privacy Essentials. Review the university policies that apply to your work.
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University resources
Review the resources relevant to your role, including the Center for Teaching and Learning, Learning Suite or Canvas, university policies, and BYU employee resources.
Department connection
Department connections and role expectations.
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Role and evaluation expectations
Meet with your department chair to discuss student evaluations, how and when you will be evaluated, who will evaluate you, and any questions about your role.
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Department communication
Learn how to participate in department meetings, socials, newsletters, faculty email lists, and other regular department communication.
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Department contacts
Review the Contacts page for teaching, finances, travel, technology, events, website updates, and student employment.
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Professional development
Discuss professional development opportunities, available funding, and department or college expectations for your position.
If you are teaching this semester
Set up courses, student support, testing, and student staff early.
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Student support
Schedule at least three office hours each week and include them in your syllabus. Give your office hours to the secretaries for your schedule card. Do not require attendance at class, review, or homework sessions outside scheduled class time.
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Student staff
Review student staff responsibilities on the Teaching page and the Hiring Students page . Contact the Graduate Committee with graduate TA questions.
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Testing and copying
Give the Testing Center at least three business days’ notice. The department needs at least 24 hours’ notice for copies. See the Teaching page for Testing Center deadlines, barcodes, delivery, and scanning.
Need a contact?
Use the Contacts page for department, finance, technology, events, student, and HR questions. For teaching assignments and graduate TA questions, see the Committees page.