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French and Spanish Department Handbook

 

Academic policies and procedures specific to the department

  • Students who have never taken language courses at Ryerson are advised to take the online placement test to determine their level on the French and Spanish website: http://www.ryerson.ca/french-spanish/placementtest  Students will receive the results by e-mail and should bring a copy to their first class.
  • Students who have taken courses with us previously may proceed to the next level following the course pathway for French or Spanish.
    http://www.ryerson.ca/french-spanish/coursepathway
  • Please note that students willfully or inadvertently registered in the wrong level of a language course may be forced to reregister, or drop the course at the Instructor's discretion.

University Academic policies and procedures

Ryerson University is committed to the creation of an environment which stimulates intellectual curiosity and which values all of its members. University policies and collective agreements illustrate this commitment. All of the policies of Academic Council are found at www.ryerson.ca/acadcouncil. Some of these policies are of particular interest to students in the normal course of their academic activities. These include:

Academic Integrity

Attendance

  • You are expected to attend class regularly, arriving on time.  The course instructor is not obliged to brief, re-instruct, notify, refresh or otherwise serve students who fail to attend scheduled classes.  Instructors do not provide notes about what students may have missed.  Instructors are free to make announcements in class - orally - about assignments and other course matters as long as the overall evaluation scheme on the course outline is respected.  Students who miss class carry the entire responsibility of learning what they have missed: obtaining notes, if desired, from others; doing required work; and in general fulfilling any obligations set forth in the class missed.  Students who expect to miss class for a substantial period of time should consult the Chair of the Department.
  • Language learning is cumulative and relies on group dynamics in class.  Attendance and participation are therefore essential. Participation implies preparation for class, thoughtful responses in class and a serious effort to make progress in language learning.

Religious Observance

  • Students will not be penalized academically for missing classes scheduled on religious holidays.  Students must determine whether to handle the request for an accommodation for religious observance informally or formally through this process according to the following timeline:
    • For required activities scheduled in the course syllabus, available and/or distributed by the first class - within the first two weeks of classes;
    • For required activities scheduled after the course syllabus is distributed - within 5 working days of the distribution of the schedule; and
    • For a final examination - within 5 working days of the publication of the final examination schedule.
  • Policy on the Accommodation of Student Religious Observance www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol150.pdf and the form http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/forms/relobservforminstr.pdf

Medical Conditions

  • If a medical condition occurs during the term, it is expected that students who need an alternative arrangement for meeting academic obligations will submit a fully completed Ryerson Medical Certificate http://www.ryerson.ca/senate/forms//medical.pdf, or a letter on letterhead containing all of the information required by the medical certificate, signed by an appropriate regulated health professional for the applicable period of time.
  • Students must submit applicable medical certificates within three (3) working days of any test, exam or assignment due date to receive consideration for that work. Documents not submitted within this period will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances.
  • The documentation should explain the duration of the medical condition and the impact of the medical condition on the student's ability to perform during that period. Where circumstances do not permit this, the student must inform the instructor as soon as reasonably possible. The University may seek further verification of medical claims.

Accommodation of Students with Disabilities

Email Account

  • All students in full and part-time graduate and undergraduate degree programs and all continuing education students are required to activate and maintain a Ryerson University central Matrix e-mail account which shall be an official means by which they will receive University communications.  Please review the policy at www.ryerson.ca/senate/policies/pol157.pdf

Group Work

  • Group assignments for students are believed to produce a result that is larger than the sum of its parts.  Group assignments will normally not account for more than 30% of the total grade for the course.

Other policies and information for the French and Spanish Department

Undergraduate Academic Consideration and Appeals

Student Complaints

  •  It is essential that you deal with situations which affect your academic performance as soon as possible. Unresolved problems generally get worse. Specific information concerning complaints can be found in your Department or Program Handbook or the Student Guide (http://www.ryerson.ca/studentguide/IfThingsGoWrong.html).

Non-Academic Complaints

  • If you are not sure how to deal with a complaint of a non-academic nature, you may seek help from:
    • RSU Student Issues and Advocacy Coordinator at the Student Campus Centre SCC 311 - 416-979-5255, ext. 2322
    • CESAR Student Issues Coord.  POD 75B - 416-979-5000, ext. 7716
    • Ombudsperson Oakham House - 2nd floor - 416-979-5000, ext. 7450
    • Student Services POD 61 - 416-979-5187
    • Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Services POD 254A, 416-979-5349

Academic Complaints

  • If you are having a problem with a course, you should first seek to resolve the issue with the professor.  For example: students who believe that an assignment, test or exam, either in whole or part, has not been appropriately graded must first review their concerns with their instructor within ten (10) working days of the date when the graded work is returned to the class. Grades not questioned within this period will not be reassessed at a later date.  It is an instructor's responsibility to return graded work in a timely manner.
  • If a problem affects you in more than one course, or if you cannot resolve the issue with the professor, you should discuss the situation with the Chair or Director. If there is no resolution, you should discuss the issue with the Dean.
  • The complaint path to follow in the academic area is:
    • Your Professor.
    • The Chair of the Department the course is in.
    • The Dean of the Faculty the Department is in.
    • The Provost and Vice President, Academic.
    • The President.
  • If your complaint is more general, start with the Chair of the department. The complaint path to follow in Ryerson's non-academic structure is:
    • The individual staff member involved.
    • The supervisor/manager of the Department or work unit.
    • The Director of Student Services.
    • The Vice President, Administration and Student Affairs or the Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs.
    • The President.

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Senate Information

  • Information of representation on and election to Senate and any other relevant bodies or committees, please review http://www.ryerson.ca/senate

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