Contact Academic Integrity
Math and Computer Building, room 1068
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
academic.integrity@uwaterloo.ca
Students who feel stressed out or have poor time management skills may be more likely to commit an academic offense (Source: Korn and Davidovitch, 2016). Instructors and TA’s can reduce stress and promote time management by implementing course design and instructional strategies that consider student well-being, and by referring students to campus resources.
The following excerpt is from the CTE resource Supporting Students’ Mental Wellbeing: Course Design:
Apply Universal Design principles. Universal Design frameworks are useful tools in designing inclusive and equitable course experiences that support all learners, including those with mental health challenges. For further guidance, see CTE’s Universal Design: Course Design and Universal Design: Instructional Strategies tip sheets. Here are a few strategies that support universal design by building flexibility into the course:
Consider the tone of your syllabus and course. Phrases such as “all students must” and “failure to follow these instructions” may come across to your students as unwelcoming and inflexible. You can also include a wellbeing statement in the course syllabus. While not required, Counselling Services provides information you can adapt for your course outline or slides.
The following excerpt is from the CTE resource Supporting Students’ Mental Wellbeing: Instructional Strategies:
Counselling Services offers training programs to increase mental health awareness and support early intervention:
Stress
Time Management
Math and Computer Building, room 1068
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
academic.integrity@uwaterloo.ca
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within our Office of Indigenous Relations.