COURSE INSTRUCTION (Click on section titles to move to that section)
Classroom Environment and Private Interaction with Students
Etiquette on Campus and Beyond
Cancelled Activities and Classes
Scheduling Sessions or Assignments beyond Regular Class Days
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Course Roster A temporary alphabetic roster of all students enrolled in a course from the Registrar should be in the instructor’s mailbox before the beginning of the first day of classes. A permanent list should be provided by the beginning of the second week of classes. If the instructor requests it, a class attendance worksheet can also be provided. Both forms are also available in Microsoft Excel format upon request to the Registrar. Beginning in the second week, instructors should not let students continue attendance if their names are not on the permanent roster.
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Classroom Environment and Private Interaction with Students Because IGSL students are adult learners, many of whom come from significant ministry and professional backgrounds, they are viewed as colleagues and encouraged to see instructors the same way. For this reason, students are asked to use faculty member first or nicknames (with or without “Kuya” or “Ate”) and faculty members are not to make students call them by religious, organizational, or academic titles and family names. Faculty members should not be offended by this but see it as reinforcing our value of team ministry—students are part of the IGSL team.
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The classroom should reflect this team atmosphere. While instructors need to maintain proper order, they should create a friendly, open environment where students are encouraged to ask questions and allowed to make comments that stay on the subject. Instructors should show their expertise in both the subject and adult learning without exerting undue authority that undermines such openness.
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When students have concerns or problems related to a course or an instructor, they are encouraged to talk directly with the instructor privately, possibly accompanied by another student or an ISG leader (see the information on “Meeting with Instructors to Discuss Concerns or Problems” in the Student Handbook). Instructors should seek to resolve conflicts and problems as quickly as possible. When help is needed, they should first involve their Discipline Chair. That person will include other members of the LP Core Team, as needed, to resolve the situation.
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Classroom Physical Needs Secure instructional materials such as whiteboard pens or paper from the LP Administrative Assistant at least an hour before they are needed. Arrange equipment needs such as a laptop, projector, microphone stand, overhead projector, sound system, podium, or room arrangements with the personnel at the school Receptionist desk at least one day before they are needed.
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The instructor is responsible for equipment in the classroom during his or her use of it. (Students should not make adjustments to equipment without the permission of the instructor or another school official.) When the temperature needs adjustment, it must be set no lower than that allowed by school administration. Where a room has more than one air conditioner, they must both be adjusted to the same temperature so a single machine is not overworked. A phone is located at the end of the ALC 3rd floor hall to call for assistance if it is needed before, during, or after class sessions. Before leaving the classroom at the end of class, the instructor should turn off the air conditioner(s) electronic equipment (see instructions on wall), and close all open windows and the door(s). Report broken classroom equipment to the Receptionist in a timely manner so that repairs or replacements can be done as soon as possible.
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Etiquette on Campus and Beyond Faculty members are encouraged to remember when speaking outside of IGSL that dress is somewhat formal in the Philippine context. Instructors are expected to dress in a manner consistent with their equivalent leadership level in a secular company.
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Male faculty should be dressed smartly when teaching in IGSL classrooms with the regular degree programs or speaking in the Community Chapel time. They should wear a tie (with a Western style shirt), a barong, or another type of “formal” Asian dress shirt. Jeans, sandals, or rubber shoes are not acceptable in classrooms. “Modular” IGSL programs may set their own guidelines with their clientele in mind on the appropriateness of wearing a tie while teaching.
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While working in their offices, male faculty should also be dressed smartly with a collared shirt. Jeans are acceptable dress. However, sandals, shorts, or t-shirts are not acceptable for all faculty while working on campus.
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Female faculty are asked to dress modestly and attractively in dresses, skirts, and dressy slacks. Ladies are asked to refrain from wearing short skirts or dresses, or sleeveless outfits or tops in the IGSL campus.
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IGSL is an interdenominational evangelical graduate school affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ International. Other organizations and churches have loaned their staff members to the school to help us fulfill partnership goals. Instructors are expected to show respect for these organizations when voicing intellectual disagreement with some aspect of them publicly or privately.
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Starting and Ending on Time Instructors should stop teaching when the bell rings indicating the end of the class session out of respect for the students’ right to a full ten-minute break between block sessions. If the bell rings at a place in the presentation that is not convenient for a break, inform the students how long it will be before they will get the required break; then, allow them to have a delayed full break.
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However, when the bell rings at the end of an academic block, instructors should immediately end class and release students since many of them have other commitments with little time to transition to them. Keeping students overtime may also cause delays for the entire IGSL family involved in various activities. Instructors are expected to modify instructional material and presentations instead of keeping students beyond the ending bell in any academic block. If clocks in classroom are not properly synchronized with the bells, please inform the LP Administrative Assistant.
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Cancelled Activities and Classes Faculty members who lead an ISG and who receive a text message from a school leader stating that classes have been suspended, should forward the message in a timely way to all members of their ISG to notify them of the change. Faculty members who are unsure whether activities and classes are suspended should contact their Strategic Team Leader. Those not assigned to a Strategic Team should contact the Discipline Chair.
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Using Scheduled Make-up Days Make-up days are primarily used to recover class sessions officially cancelled by the school (e.g., for typhoons), if the instructor is sick and a substitute not available, or some other unexpected situation. If not completely used for this purpose, they may also be used as additional time for courses that included a one-hour mid-term exam or lab sessions with the permission of the LP Director. Instructors who want to cancel a regularly scheduled session for any other reason must get permission from the LP Director.. Permission will generally not be given to attend conferences or other individual situations unless required by their seconding agency. When such situations occur, non-paid substitutes should be secured that can meet with students during the regularly scheduled class time. When substitutes cannot be secured, additional homework should be given to the students to replace the normal time required in class (it is best to detail such backup work in the syllabus so students know what to do when unexpected situations arise).
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Scheduling Sessions or Assignments beyond Regular Class Days Unless a student has an approved extension, which is explained below, all class sessions are to be held on the last regularly scheduled day of classes or, if the last day of the class is moved to a makeup day, on that makeup day; and, all course assignments are to be completed by the deadline stated in the section entitled “Assignment Due Dates” above. Final exam days are not to be used as make-up days but only for final exams and, if needed, for verbal course evaluations.
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Any extension for work between the end of classes in one semester and the beginning of classes in the next one requires approval of both the instructor, who will establish with the student a reasonable but expedited due date for the remaining work, and the LP Director. It also requires payment of extension fees by that student (see the section “Extension of Coursework” in the Student Handbook).