General Administrative Issues

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Bauer is fortunate in that there is ample parking near the building. Faculty/Staff Gated Parking Lot 1A and two large general parking lots are located in front of the building. A parking permit can be purchased at the Parking Office in the basement of the E Cullen Building (Main Administration).

As your offer letter states, you have a one semester contract. Lecturers are paid on the first business day of each month throughout their contract. Direct Deposit is available and strongly encouraged. However, if you opt to receive a paper check, your department coordinator will receive it on pay day. You can pick it up from her or notify her in writing or by email that you would like it mailed to you.

The UH ID Card is called the Cougar 1 Card. It can be obtained through the Cougar 1 Card office. The office is located in room 279 of the University Center (3rd floor on the side facing the Hilton School Buildings). You can have your picture taken and a temporary red identification card issued between 7:30am and 7:00pm. Your permanent card will be mailed to you. More information is available at http://www.uh.edu/cougar1card.

Your department coordinator can show you where office space is available for your use. S/he can also take care of providing any keys you need.

Students have one year to contest a grade. Therefore, you should keep all of your class records for one year after the semester ends. Each department has its own system for record retention. Please see your department coordinator to find out where to keep yours.

There are two bookstores that service the University of Houston
UH Bookstore in the University Center: http://www.uh.bkstore.com/
The College Store: http://www.thecollegestore.com/rho/

About two months before the semester begins, you will need to let the bookstores know which book you are using and also the maximum number of people that can enroll in your class. You can do this online through the UH bookstore. For the College Store you can email the textbook manager, Eric Sullivan, at esullivan@nebook.com.

Please get your book requests in on time so students can get better deals on used books and in selling back their textbooks!

Each department has a copying machine. If you are unable to come in early enough to make copies or transparencies for your exam, please contact your department to make arrangements.

The receptionist in your department can assist you with any supplies you need for teaching.

Each department has mailboxes for faculty. Please talk to your department coordinator to find out where yours is.

From the UH home page, click “Faculty and Staff” and then “Log into PASS/PeopleSoft.” A “UH Faculty Center Demo (all functions)” to take you through logging in and using the Faculty Center is at http://www.uh.edu/peoplesoft/tutorials.html

If you need assistance, please contact the PeopleSoft Student Admin Customer Service Center at 713-743-0356 or peoplesofthelp@uh.edu

Bauer Main Number: 713/743-4600
Undergraduate Business Programs: 713/743-4900
MBA Office: 713/743-4876
EMBA: 713/743-4700
Accounting & Taxation: 713/743-4820
Decision & Information Sciences (DISC): 713/743-4747
Finance: 713/743-4755
Management: 713/743-4660
Marketing & Entrepreneurship: 713/743-4555
PeopleSoft Contact Number: 713/743-0356

Instructional Concerns

All instructors are required to prepare a syllabus for each class they teach. The syllabus is a contract with your students which lets them know what they need to do to be successful in your class and also lets you know that they understand what their assignments are. Adherence to the syllabus is strongly advised.

Each syllabus is required to be posted in WebCT and include the following statements:

The University of Houston Academic Honesty Policy is strictly enforced by the C. T. Bauer College of Business. No violations of this policy will be tolerated in this course. A discussion of the policy is included in the University of Houston Student Handbook, http://www.uh.edu/dos/hdbk/acad/achonpol.html. Students are expected to be familiar with this policy.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:

The C. T. Bauer College of Business would like to help students who have disabilities achieve their highest potential. To this end, in order to receive academic accommodations, students must register with the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) (telephone 713-743-5400), and present approved accommodation documentation to their instructors in a timely manner.

The University of Houston Academic Honesty Policy is strictly enforced by the C. T. Bauer College of Business. No violations of this policy will be tolerated in this course. A discussion of the policy is included in the University of Houston Student Handbook, http://www.uh.edu/dos/hdbk/acad/achonpol.html. Students are expected to be familiar with this policy.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:

The C. T. Bauer College of Business would like to help students who have disabilities achieve their highest potential. To this end, in order to receive academic accommodations, students must register with the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) (telephone 713-743-5400), and present approved accommodation documentation to their instructors in a timely manner.

Should you have a student approach you with any requests due to a disability, please make sure they are registered through the Center for Students with Disabilities. The Center will advise you on how to proceed with special accommodations for the student.http://www.uh.edu/csd/

The Bauer College of Business has a policy that requires all of its instructors to be evaluated by students at the end of each course. The results of these evaluations are used to provide feedback to instructors on how performance might be improved, and are carefully considered in decisions relating to salary adjustment and promotion. Teaching evaluation packets are typically distributed to departments 3 weeks prior to the end of the semester. The packets include questions on scannable forms, as well as a set of sheets for students to record any additional comments or feedback pertaining to the course. If you are teaching a course and do not receive your evaluation packet, please contact Todd Chaykosky at tchaykosky@uh.edu.

Download Teaching Evaluation Form

The Bauer Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (Bauer Code) is designed to reflect the values held by the C.T. Bauer College of Business faculty and students.

Read more on Bauer Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

WebCT is an online instructional tool used across the university to facilitate teachers and students. WebCT has many benefits. It offers a place for the instructor to place the syllabus and important class documents. An instructor can also post grades for students to see in a confidential environment. To get started contact on of the college's instructional designers at 713/743-4858 or go to http://www.uh.edu/webct/

Most class rooms have projection equipment attached to computers permanently installed. Any problems with equipment in classrooms should be directed to the college IT department (called RICS) 713/743-4871 or in room 102. In addition, each department has a television and a portable projection cart available.

Many of our faculty invite guest speakers to their classes from the Houston business community to enhance their students' learning experience. Your department coordinator can help you arrange parking for your guests.

Proctors and teaching assistants can help you administer your classes and exams. Each department has its own system for assigning proctors and teaching assistants. Please speak with your department for details.

Take advantage of the UH Library System and utilize the services of our own Librarian with access to a multitude of records in full text databases including:

• Accounting & Tax - (FASB,GASB,IASB)
• ABI/INFORM: Dateline, Global, Trade & Industry
• Business Source Complete
• Country Watch
• CQ Researcher
• Hoover's
• IEEE
• International Financial Statistics
• IRIN - Annual Report Resource Center
• LexisNexis
• Mergent Online
• TableBase
• ValueLine
• Wall Street Journal
• Web Of Science

Download Librarian Brochure for More information

UH has a Learning and Assessment Center on campus that can grade scantrons. The turn-around time is usually less than 48 hours and they can email the results to you.http://www.las.uh.edu/

If you need to cancel class, please inform your department, as well as post it to Web CT. They can place signs on your door and reroute students as required.

Room temperature, electricity, janitorial, opening doors: 713/743-4948
UH Police (non-emergencies): 713/743-0600

Call 911 with follow-up call to 713/743-3333
In case of extremely severe weather or some type of disaster situation, please go to www.uh.edu or contact your department for updates on university closure or class cancellation.