Catalog Information
Which topics from your school catalog do you most frequently reference in your daily job?
As an instructor, I most often reference the attendance policy, dress code, and academic dishonesty policy
I work in education and review campus policies with students from time to time.
John,
I completely agree! I actually have given employees a "catalog quiz" during meetings to help reinforce key points and encourage referencing the catalog as a resource. It truly is a guiding document, as you stated!
Traci Lee
I believe campus administration, faculty and staff should all familiarize themselves with the school catalog. Our catalog is our guiding document and referring to it keeps us on track and allows us to provide accurate information to our students. I typically highlight the academic requiremnets for my particular program as well as dress code,attendance, fees, etc.
I choose the attendance policy and the mission statement very regularly. The mission statement is the message of a committed student and the rewards that can achieved if, and I do mean if. You (the student) are committed to learning the objectives and materials in a timely and organized manner
andrew,
I have always liked this approach for schools focused on preparing students for careers since the workplace enforces attendance and dependability.
Traci Lee
Course Descriptions and class start and end dates.
We have a fairly strict attendance policy which is disclosed in our student catalog and that would be the one that I reference the most. We are industry modeled and attendance is looked at highly in regards to employment.
I also mostly refer to the disciplinary section, conduct section, attendance policy, and remediation policies. I want to ensure I am fair to all students and although the situations are frequently different, I want to be accurate in how I treat each one.
We have our student look at our placement, completion and licenser rates. We also refer our students to the dress code and attendance policies in our catalog since they are very strict policy at our school.
Lisa,
It seems that many out there reference attendance and conduct policies frequently. I find that in addition to having policies on such, these are good topics to emphasize with students since both are also relevant to the workplace environment.
Traci Lee
As a Program Coordinator, I most frequently reference the course listings (numbers and descriptions) and student policies; particularly attendance and conduct policies.
The school attire is often the issue. But it is clearly stated in our catalog.
Attendance, and course desription.
Since I am a PD for RT, I make sure the students are familiar with the catalog itself and pay particular attention to the RT section related to curriculum, course progression, clinical specifics. I pay particular attention to the Attendance Standards and the dress code.
Rob,
I often find that any department being reviewed/audited still ties back to some of the fundamentals of the academic information you reference. These topics are key to many aspects of a school's operations.
Traci Lee
As Internal Auditor I reference many sections of our school catalog, but spend the most time on academic information for program credit/clock hours etc.
I would have to say the attendance policy. This is important because if a student does not attend class they will be setting themselves up for failure in the long run.
