Term Dates

Senate Policy on Teaching and Learning at York Implementation Resources

2011/2012 Academic Term Dates:
http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/dates/fw11.htm

A list of relevant start and end dates for enrolment, exams, course drops, term work submission deadlines and the schedule of Fall/Winter Holidays and University Closings.

Senate Class Cancellation Policy:
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=76

Senate Policy on the Conduct of Examinations:
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=80

Senate Grade Sheet Policy:
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=85

Senate Policy on Grading Scheme and Feedback (Senate, January 1994):
www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=86

The graded feedback deadline is determined by the last date for students to drop a course without receiving a grade; these dates are set by the Office of the Registrar. For Fall term courses, the graded feedback deadline is November 11, 2011.

Senate Policy on the Limits on the Worth of Examinations in the Final Classes of a Term:
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=141

No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms.

Religious Observance and Statutory Dates 2011:
http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/enrol/dates/religious.htm

A guide to religious holy days of certain religions, compiled from many sources including the Multicultural Calendar 2011 (Creative Cultural Communications). The guide is provided for reference purposes and not intended to be, nor should be relied upon as an authority on holy days.

Academic Policies, Procedures and Regulations:
www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/

Senate, University and Presidential policies, procedures and regulations governing activities at York.

Senate Policy on Academic Honesty (Senate, April 2005):
www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=69

Senate Religious Observance and Religious Accommodation Guidelines:
https://w2prod.sis.yorku.ca/Apps/WebObjects/cdm.woa/wa/regobs

Senate Policy Regarding Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities:
www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=68

York Accessibility Hub:
http://www.yorku.ca/accessibilityhub/index.htm

The Accessibility Hub provides tools and resources to understand accessibility issues and your obligations to help York become more accessible for everyone.

Faculty Resource Guide: Teaching Students with Disabilities:
www.yorku.ca/facultyawareness/

Designed to assist faculty and teaching assistants (TAs) in supporting students with disabilities in their courses.

Academic Integrity

The Student Online Academic Integrity Tutorial:
www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/index.html

The Academic Integrity Tutorial is designed to help yor students learn about academic integrity. The information in this tutorial is applicable for all subject and research areas and any level of study. An instructor should ensure that s/he requires the student to print and retain a copy of the completed and scored test for his or her records.

Senate Policy on Academic Honesty (Senate, April 2005):
www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=69

The protocol required for instructors to investigate a suspected breach of academic integrity.

Academic Integrity Web Site for York University:
www.yorku.ca/academicintegrity/

Resources in support of academic integrity at York for faculty, TAs and students.

Academic Integrity Brochure, a précis of Core 12.2, for instructors:
www.yorku.ca/academicintegrity/files/academic-integrity-brochure-july07.pdf

Beware - Says who? Avoiding plagiarism
http://www.yorku.ca/acadinte/students/beware-sayswho.htm

Developed specifically to help educate students in appropriate academic practices.

Core Newsletter on Academic Integrity (12.2, January 2003):
https://www.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/core/issue/view/198

York faculty articles on academic integrity.

Turnitin.com: Text Matching (Turnitin) for Instructors:
http://www.yorku.ca/computing/facultystaff/teach_learn/turnitin.html

Text-matching software, such as Turnitin, can be used to detect plagiarism by assisting instructors to determine the percentage of text from a student assignment that matches text from: Student papers previously submitted to Turnitin; Similar material submitted to public web sites; Journal articles, periodicals and commercial databases.

Assessment and Evaluation

Senate Policy on Grading Scheme and Feedback (Senate, January 1994):
www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=86

Senate Policy on Common Grading Scheme for Undergraduate Faculties (Senate, May 1980):
www.yorku.ca/secretariat/policies/document.php?document=87

Academic Petitions:
http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/petitions/academic/index.htm

Outlines the process by which students may submit petitions of the following types:
Academic standing regulation waived; Add course(s) past the published deadline(s);
Course overload; Deferred standing; Degree requirements waived or altered;
Drop course(s) past the published deadline(s); Exemption from the deadline to submit a request for a grade reappraisal; Exemption from the deadline to submit a petition for deferred standing; Re-entry to the Faculty of Education; Request for a second stop-out year in the Faculty of Education.

Grade Reappraisal Policy:
http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/grades/reappraisal/index.htm

Students may, with sufficient academic grounds, request that a final grade in a course be reappraised (which may mean the review of specific pieces of tangible work). This page outlines the procedure for student submissions and the Department’s role and responsibilities.

Centre for the Support of Teaching Resources

For a full list of CST resources, please visit: http://www.yorku.ca/cst/resources/

Governance at York: York University Secretariat
http://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/

York University has a bicameral governance system comprised of the two bodies of Senate and the Board of Governors. The Senate is responsible for the academic policy of the University, and the Board of Governors for the administrative management of the institution. A full description of the role and powers of each is set out in the Powers of the Constituent Governing Elements of the York University. The University Secretariat administers the governance of the University by supporting these two bodies. The Secretariat also maintains the corporate records of the University and administers the licensing of the University's names and marks.

Find on this site:

A list of York Senate Committees and the documents related to them
The 2010 – 2015 University Academic Plan
Links to Faculty Council Websites (Faculty Councils are subcommittees of Senate which operate within your home Faculty)
Tenure and Promotion Policy, Criteria, Procedures, Toolkits and Tip Sheets

York Support Offices

Access York, York University's Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities
www.yorku.ca/able/disabilityservices/accessyork.htm

Academic Advising
www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/currentstudents/academicsupport/academicadvising.html

Atkinson Centre for Mature and Part-time Students, a pan-university physical and philosophical home for mature and part-time students
http://www.yorku.ca/acmaps/

Centre for Human Rights
Composed of impartial advisors, educators, investigators, mediators and problem-solvers dedicated to resolving concerns and complaints about allegations of discrimination and/or harassment as defined by the Ontario Human Rights Code and York’s human rights policies. http://www.yorku.ca/rights/

Computing at York University
www.yorku.ca/computing/

Counseling & Disability Service, provide a range of services, including personal counselling, group development workshops, learning skills training, support and academic accommodation for students with learning, mental health, physical, sensory and medical disabilities
http://www.yorku.ca/dshub/

Counseling & Disability Services: Learning Skills Program
Help your students learn how to study more effectively: http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/

Department of Faculty Relations
Provides cross-University services which support a positive, professional, solution oriented environment in the academic community. Key elements of this mandate include supporting academic contract administration, negotiations and dispute resolution and supporting professional development for academic community members to assist in ensuring success in their roles and objectives. The Department also provides assistance to new faculty and staff in regard to immigration and other matters associated with relocation and the start of their career at the University.
http://fr.info.yorku.ca/

English as a Second Language Open Learning Centre
Offers support to English as a Second Language (ESL) students registered in credit courses at York University
www.yorku.ca/eslolc/keele/default.asp

Information and Privacy Office
http://www.yorku.ca/ipo/index.htm

Learning Commons
Writing, research, learning skills and career services support for your students
http://www.library.yorku.ca/learning_commons/

Learning Technologies Services (formerly the Faculty Support Centre)
http://www.fsc.yorku.ca/news/index.php

Office of the Registrar
www.registrar.yorku.ca/

Physical, Sensory & Medical Disability Services
Support for students with physical, sensory and medical disabilities.
http://www.yorku.ca/cds/psmds/

Security Services
www.yorku.ca/security/

SexGen York Committee, a University-wide committee responsible for advising and advocating around issues and concerns of sexual and gender diversity and orientation.
http://www.yorku.ca/sexgen/index2.htm

Transgendered Bisexual Lesbian Gay Allies at York
http://www.yorku.ca/tblgay/

The Writing Department
The Writing Department provides credit courses and, through its Writing Centre, one-to-one and small group instruction to undergraduate and graduate students.
http://www.yorku.ca/laps/writ/

Instructor Resources

Bookstore Services for Faculty
bookstore.yorku.ca/FacultyStaff/index.cfm?index=HOME&cfid=262000&cftoken=90661386

Computing at York
http://www.yorku.ca/computing/facultystaff/index.html

York offers a wide array of computing resources and services for faculty and staff. This web site provides a guide to finding and using services that are available to all York faculty and staff.

CUPE 3903
http://3903.cupe.ca/

Human Resources and Employee Relations: Document s and Forms
http://www.yorku.ca/hr/documents/index.html

A resource page comprised of documents relating to Employee Relations, Employee Well Being, Learning and Development, Payroll and HR Information Management, Recruitment, Workforce Planning and Employment Equity, and Compensation, Pension and Benefits.

York University Faculty Association
http://www.yufa.org/

York University Libraries
http://www.library.yorku.ca/

York Libraries’ Specialized Services for Faculty and Graduate Students
http://www.library.yorku.ca/ccm/ScottReference/services/faculty.htm