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Instructor Comments and Decisions

Instructor comments are the connection between students and learning. They motivate students. They direct and redirect their efforts. Our second most consistent gripe from students is about the instructor comments (lack of them, scarcity of them, illegibility of them, etc., etc.). The rule of thumb is to be professional. Please consider that a classroom student can easily ask for more comments and for clarification. Our independent learning students are less able to get more feedback once you have put your comments in the mail.

Be especially specific and complete when commenting on assignments and exams. Examinations are not returned to students, but they can review exams and answers with a proctor.

Generally, the syllabus for your course contains information about how to prepare assignments, how often to submit them and so on. Use caution in allowing students to accelerate assignment submission. Students who submit multiple assignments at the same time do not benefit from feedback and have no chance to implement suggestions in succeeding assignments. In no case should a student be allowed to finish in less than two (2) weeks per semester hour (3 semester hours equals 6 weeks minimum).

You may allow follow up work or rework, but you are only paid for the original number of units in your course.