The Dean or resident head of the program should go over the following with all new faculty before s/he begins by phone or in person. This ordinarily takes between 1-2 hours, with follow-up as necessary.
- General information about living and working in Armenia
- Advisory Information for New Faculty, http://aua.am/advisory-information-for-new-faculty-and-staff/
- General Information about Armenia, http://aua.am/republic-of-armenia-general-information/
- General Information about Yerevan, http://aua.am/yerevan-general-information/
- Emergency information and services, http://aua.am/american-university-of-armenia-services-general-information-for-new-faculty-and-staff/
- Cultural diversity, local customs, holidays, and traditions
- Overview of University Structure and Procedures
- Governance and Organizational Chart (online under About AUA) with specific attention to the College(s) in which faculty member will be teaching
- Faculty Senate, http://aua.am/aua-faculty-senate/
- Curriculum Committee, http://aua.am/aua-faculty-senate/
- Ethics and Grievances Committee, [email protected], http://aua.am/aua-faculty-senate/, http://aua.am/ethics-and-grievance-committee-procedure-regulation/
- Faculty Handbook
- Student Handbook
- Course Catalog, http://catalog.aua.am/
- Academic Calendar (attention to government non-working days), http://registrar.aua.am/academic-calendar/
- Moodle – course delivery platform (see University Resources below)
- Policies, http://policies.aua.am
- Grade Policies, http://policies.aua.am/policy/11
- Course Syllabus Format, http://policies.aua.am/policy/37
- Credit Hour Policy, http://policies.aua.am/policy/34
- Policy on Appointment, Retention, Promotion and Faculty Titles (especially definition of research and scholarship), http://policies.aua.am/policy/20
- Faculty Office Hours, http://policies.aua.am/policy/56
- Policies Database, http://policies.aua.am
- Student Code of Ethics, http://policies.aua.am/policy/10
- Student Code of Conduct, http://policies.aua.am/policy/101
- Assessment
- Most recent Academic Program Review for program(s) in which faculty member will be teaching, at least the Wrap-Up recommendations
- Program Requirements
- Curriculum map
- Annual Student Learning Assessment, http://ira.aua.am/student-learning-committee/
- Assessment tools including syllabus template, http://ira.aua.am/assessment-manual/
- Office of Assessment and Accreditation and Student Learning Committee
- Teaching and Learning Resources
- General, http://ira.aua.am/teaching-and-learning-resources/
- Previous faculty professional development workshop and brown bag materials, http://ira.aua.am/faculty-workshops/
- University Resources
- Library Resources and Support for Information Literacy including library resources for Moodle, http://library.aua.am/
- Center for Student Success, http://studentsuccess.aua.am/
- Online Faculty, staff directory (http://aua.am/directory/book.php, and on front webpage)
- Online: Institutional Research Office for Factbooks, Surveys, etc. http://ira.aua.am/
- Operational issues
- Scheduling classes (especially on holidays)
- Scheduling equipment
- Use of ICTS equipment in classrooms – protocol (posted in each classroom)
- Introductions to program faculty and staff and university administrative staff (including research center, financial, library, ICTS, Office of Registrar, Office of Admissions, Center for Student Success, Assessment and Accreditation)