Blue Books, Supplies:
Any supplies related to your class that you may need are provided to you (blue books, scantron forms, office supplies, etc.). The department supplies are kept in a locked cabinet in the department. When you need supplies, contact the department secretary to either order or retrieve them from the locked cabinet.
Conference Room:
The department has a conference room (6306 DPC) available for faculty use. Reservations are for the conference room are recommended and can be made with department secretary.
Evaluation Procedures:
At the conclusion of each quarter, an evaluation is administered in all courses taught. Evaluations are schedule through and administered by the department’s secretary.
Graders:
N/A
Mail:
All faculty have mailboxes within the department. At the front desk there are folders for all full and part-time faculty and this is typically where students will drop off information for faculty. Additionally, full time faculty are provided with locked mailboxes in the copy room and any mail received for faculty is distributed to these mailboxes. Part-time faculty will find any mail in their folder at the front desk.
Office Hours:
The Department of Finance is open from 9:00am to 5:00pm. During these times the door is unlocked at all times and we have support staff available for your assistance. After hours access is available via your ID card which will be keyed for door access when you begin work at the University.
Office Services:
Office Space:
Full-time faculty are assigned office space as soon as they begin work at the University. All offices are identically equipped. Part-time faculty are provided space on a limited basis. However, arrangements can be made to provide an office during office hours before and after your class time.
Paychecks/Direct Deposit:
The University encourages direct deposit. Suggested banks and forms to complete this process can be found in Human Resources and will be given to you during orientation. If you choose not to use direct deposit, your paycheck will be mailed to you one week after the end of the pay period.
Personnel:
Photocopying:
A photocopier is available in the department. An ID card is needed to activate the system. Additionally, the support staff is available to assist you in your copying needs.
Salary, Benefits:
Scantrons, Scantron readers:
Syllabi Files:
Copies of syllabi can be found in the office of the department secretary. The files are current term syllabi, and are cumulative for the year, all programs, graduate and undergraduate, full or part-time faculty. These should provide you with a wealth of examples of syllabi not only for your particular course, but also of all courses in the overall academic program, i.e., those upon which your course is based and those courses that will follow your sequence. Feel free to copy them and use them. Additionally, we have plans to post copies of current syllabi on our Internet website: http://finance.depaul.edu.
Test Security:
Tests are either typed by the instructor or by the department secretary. All tests typed by the department secretary are saved on a password-protected computer within a locked office. All hard copies of the test are returned to the instructor, the department secretary retains none. At this time the security of the tests is left up to the instructor.
Textbook and Materials:
Textbooks are ordered several months before the start of the quarter. All book orders must be turned into the department secretary in a timely fashion, to guarantee the books arrival before the start of the quarter. Desk copies can be ordered at any time for review. Students pick up their books at the DePaul Bookstore located on the ground floor of the DePaul Center.
Tutoring:
Tutoring is available free to students enrolled in courses 310 and 311. Tutoring is provided Monday through Friday from 12:30-5:00 in all quarters by the departmental graduate assistants. Should students enrolled in other courses need tutoring, they may contact the department and make outside arrangements with the graduate assistants.
Department of Finance Phone Numbers:
General Office: (312) 362-8826
Fax: (312) 362-5801
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