Faculty Orientation

Organizational Structure

• Administration Chart
• Academic Department List

Instruction 

• Introducing Teaching Fundamentals and Student-Centered Learning at COCC
• Developing the Syllabus: Pre-Planning Around Core Assumptions
• Syllabus Checklist
• Syllabus Template
  - Course Policies, Expectations and Agreements for Syllabi
  - Final Exam Policy
• Assessment For Meaningful Feedback
  - Instructor Evaluation process  
• Articulating Course Outcomes
  - Action Words: Keys to Higher Thinking
  - Rubrics (Scoring Guides)
• Class (Lesson) Plan Checklist
• Tips for Classroom Management

College Support Services

Library

• Introduction & How to Search  
• Library Databases
• Library 127 Courses  
• Library Reference
• Library Collections  
• Library Reserves  

Human Resources

• Employment at COCC  
• Compensation & Benefits
• Equal Employment Opportunity  
• Evaluation of Part-Time Faculty  
• Conditions of Employment
• Part-Time Faculty Sick Leave Policy - When a part-time faculty member is ill or cannot meet a class due to an emergency he or she must notify the department immediately so that a substitute can be found or alternate plan made. Classes are not canceled except in exceptional circumstances.

Enrollment Services

• Academic Calendar
• Student & Enrollment Services  
• Staff Directory  
• Who to Call for What  
• FERPA/Disclosure of Information  
• Attendance Policy / Administrative Withdrawal
• Wait Lists
• Drop & Refund Deadlines
• Student Petitions
• Grades-and-Student-Records
• Mid-Term and Final Grades  
• Concurrent Students
• Field Trips  

Technology Services

• Network Information
• ITS Services
• Reaching the Network from Home (Remote Desktop)
• User Names & Passwords
• COCC Email  
• Computer Labs
• Student Information System (Banner - Bobcat Web Account)
• Computer Classrooms
• Blackboard (Course Management System)
• Help with Software Applications  
• Gradebook Options
• Training Opportunities
• Getting Help with Technology  
• Technology Policies & Procedures  
• Phones, Copiers & Printers  
• ITS HelpDesk  

Campus Services

• Campus Services information
• Campus Services HelpDesk  

Student Services

• Student Life
• Disability Services
• CAP Center
• Tutoring & Testing