PREPARATORY EDUCATION – ANKENY CAMPUS

 

Location

Contacts

Class Lists

Syllabus Construction, etc.

Adjunct Instructor Absence

Substitutes for Adjuncts

Room & Schedule Changes

Supplies & Equipment

Key Cards for Buildings

Access to Computer Network, Computer

   Labs & Problems

Mailboxes

Department Copier

Student Evaluations

Mentors

Program or Department-Specific Policies, etc.

Emergencies

Location

Building 6, Rooms 10, 19, and 20

Contacts

 

Contact

Person

Bldg./Rm.

Phone

Email

Director, Academic Support Services Sharon Bittner 6-10 E 515-964-6857 sgbittner@dmacc.edu

Special Needs

Hollie Coon

6-10 B

515-964-6850

hlcoon@dmacc.edu

Tutoring

Karen Reese-Elliott

Shantyl Bach

6-20

515-965-7004

tutor@dmacc.edu

Academic Achievement Center

Cal Whitehurst

 

6-20 E

 

 

515-965-6623

clwhitehurst@dmacc.edu

Academic Achievement Center Make-up Testing Gretchen Spencer 6-20 C 515-964-6558 gaspencer@dmacc.edu

Interpreting

Sherry Hill

Lisa Furney

Lori Johansen

6-10 D

6-10 A

6-10 C

515-965-7023

515-964-6034

515-964-6872

lljohansen@dmacc.edu

Department Secretary

Mary Ocker

 

 

6-10 F

 

 

515-964-6517

mjocker@dmacc.edu

 

A comprehensive listing of DMACC employee office and phone numbers along with email addresses can be found at http://dmacc.edu. Hover over the Human Resources bubble until the drop down menu appears, then select “Telephone and Email Directory.”

 

Class Lists

 

Acquisition of Class Lists:  The Provost’s office will distribute class lists to faculty four times during the semester: at beginning of term, after 10th day, midterm, and for final grades. Class lists may also be viewed online by doing the following:

1.      Go to http://www.dmacc.edu.

2.      Hover over the Human Resources bubble to evoke a drop down menu.

3.      Click on the last menu item “Employee Web” for Web Info Systems.

4.      Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Your login is your Social Security Number. Your password is your PIN number. If you did not receive a pin

number via regular mail, please contact Information Systems HELP DESK at extension 7300.

5.      Select Faculty Services on the Main Menu.

6.      Select the “Term” and Submit.

7.      Select the “CRN” and Submit. *CRN means “Course Reference Number” – This number can be found next to the name and section identifier in the registration schedule. CRNs are specific to each term.

8.      Select “Class List” and Submit.

 

Paper class lists will be put in mailboxes if adjuncts have mailboxes. If not, they will be delivered to classrooms on the first day of class.

 

Syllabus Construction, Course Competencies, Distribution, & Record of Syllabus

 

Syllabus Construction: The Academic Standards Commission has approved the DMACC On-line Syllabus template. The link to the template can be found at http://www.dmacc.edu/edu/helpdesk/HD_faculty.asp and it provides the instructions to accessing and using the On-line Syllabus template.

 

Please include the following on each syllabus:

 

It is the policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities.  Any student with a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodation should contact the special needs coordinator at (515) 964-6850 voice or (515) 964-6810 TTY. 

 

Course Competencies: Accessing and Printing Course Competencies:

1.      Log onto the Intranet on any DMACC campus computer. The Intranet

CANNOT be reached from your home computer. The address is http://dmaccintranet.dmacc.edu.

2.      Double click on the arrow pointing to the “Outline Course Competencies.”

A list with the various departments appears. Select the department you need from the list on the right by double-clicking on the name (i.e., BIOL).

            3.  Select the Course Number of the file you want to print out (i.e., BIOL 118),

                 and double click on the Course Number.

4.  The Adobe Acrobat Program will open and display the competency. Click on

     the icon for the printer to print the list of competencies for the selected course.

 

Distributing Syllabus: Syllabi and course competencies need to be distributed to students during the first class period. Students who are enrolled, but are not there for the first class session or students who enroll during the official add period should be given a syllabus as quickly as possible.

 

Record of Syllabus: Copies of syllabi for all classes need to be given to Sharon Bittner, 6-30e, by the end of the first week of classes.

 

Adjunct Instructor Absence (Class Cancellation or Substitute)

 

If an adjunct is unable to meet his/her class(es) due to emergencies or illness, he/she should contact Mary Ocker, Department Secretary, Room 6-30, 964-6517.  The Provost, in conjunction with the adjunct, will determine whether to cancel the class or find a substitute (see section entitled Substitutes for Adjuncts).

 

The Provost’s Office will take care of putting up a cancellation sign for each class. 

 

Substitutes For Adjuncts

 

If it has been determined that the class will have a substitute, the adjunct should arrange for a substitute and contact Mary Ocker, Room 6-30, 964-6517 with the substitute’s name and the class for which the sub will be scheduled.

 

Room and Schedule Changes

 

In order to change a room or schedule on either a permanent or temporary basis, please make arrangements with Mary Ocker, Room 6-30, 964-6517. Once the room and/or schedule have been changed, please communicate this change in writing to Sharon Bittner, Room 6-30e, and the Provost’s secretary.

 

Supplies and Equipment

 

General office supplies and equipment are located in the Academic Achievement Center, Building 6-20. If an adjunct plans to purchase discipline-specific supplies with the expectation of being reimbursed, first secure approval from Sharon Bittner, Room 6-30e.

 

Key Cards for Buildings

 

Adjuncts need to get their key cards from Mary Ocker, 6-30, Ext. 6517.

 

Access to Computer Network, Computer Labs & Problems

 

Access to Computer Network:  Talk to Mary Ocker, 6-30, Ext. 6517, in order to be put on DMACC’s computer network. In addition to gaining access to the network, you will be mailed a PIN number through regular mail that will grant you access to Web Banner for access to class lists, student contact information, etc.

 

Computer Labs: Adjuncts may use the computers in the Academic Achievement Center, Building 6, Room 20. Adjuncts are also welcome to use the general student lab in Building 6. This student lab is open from 7:30 AM to 10:00 PM Monday through Friday and from 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM on Saturdays.

 

Computer Problems: Report computer problems in the general student lab to Jan Winter during the day and to the student monitor during the evening. For problems with computer network logins, please contact Systems Integration by dialing 7300 from a DMACC Campus phone.

 

Mailboxes

 

Adjunct mailboxes are located in the Academic Achievement Center in Room 6, Room 20.

 

Department Copier

 

Adjuncts are welcome to do small amounts of copying (up to 10 copies) in the Academic Achievement Center in Building 6, Room 20. Large volume copy orders need to be taken to the Ankeny Campus Copy Room, Building 6, Room 21, 964-6236. See information applicable to all Ankeny Campus adjuncts for additional information about the Ankeny Campus Copy Room.

 

Student Evaluations

 

Student evaluation forms that are to be filled out by students in every class will be placed in adjuncts’ mailboxes during the semester. Check with the Provost’s office for exact time frame of the evaluation process. Adjuncts will set aside time for their students to fill out the evaluation forms in the classroom. A student should be designated to collect the evaluations and take them to the Office of Academic Support Services, Building 6, Room 30. A copy of the evaluations will be sent to the instructor at the end of the semester after the instructor has submitted his/her grades.

 

Mentors

 

Program chairs function as mentors to assist adjuncts with resource materials and classroom management strategies.

 

Program or Department Specific Policies and Procedures

 

Program chairs and group leaders will inform adjuncts of procedures and policies that are department specific. Questions about department specific policies and procedures can be directed to these.

Emergencies

 

Do not hesitate to contact 9-911 and call security at Ext. 6500 immediately if the situation so warrants.

 

Also, during the day, please contact Sharon Bittner’s office, Ext. 6857, or during the evening, please contact Director Jeff Kelly’s office, Ext. 6441, to report an emergency. The situation might require that an incident report be filled out.

 

Security - Ext. 6500

Campus Nurse - Ext. 6352 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday 

                           577-0080 (cell) and 242-1289 (pager)

Sharon Bittner– 515-964-6857

Jeff Kelly’s office – 515-964-6441