Engineering update: Updates for all Engineering instructors plus a request for info

This message was originally sent to instructors in the Faculty of Engineering by Daniel Davison, associate dean, undergraduate studies.

I hope your contingency planning has worked out ok. These are challenging days for everyone.

1. Request for info: The Provost would like to a concise summary of what is happening in each course this term, specifically about replacements for in-person final exams. I'm assured this isn't some bureaucratic request; my guess is that it's tied to government resources to help universities with their online transition. Please click on the link below and insert in the google sheet your course info, name, and a few words about your plan to replace the in-person final exam. They need the data soon, by midnight tomorrow (Thursday), so it would be great if you would do it now.  Maximum 30 seconds, I promise. (There is no need to save the google sheet since it does that automatically.)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F1ztcHr5mMpxEZGsxy4WJBrBfnBUO7Xp9PQitgn2WOg/edit?usp=sharing

2. Exam timing: Please remember that students have multiple exams (or replacements for exams). You cannot assume everyone in your class is available during a specific 4 hour slot, for example.  Many students have left Ontario as well, so we also have to think of time zones. Finally, there are AccessAbility students to accommodate. If you need to have a narrow-window test, I recommend contacting your students to find out if any of them will have a problem with that timing. Providing a wider window, or more than one offering, are also good approaches.  

3. S2020 term: The university should soon announce what is happening next term, to help instructors, staff, and students prepare. This is an important decision.