English Dept. Graduate Instructor Course Scheduling Constraints

WINTER 2024

We have already gathered your course preferences. Now we need you to please complete the following form to indicate any constraints that may affect your availability to teach, as well as any specific classroom needs.

Please remember that while every effort will be made to accommodate your requests, it may not be possible due to factors beyond departmental control. If a selection cannot be accommodated, the Chair will contact you directly.

Information and privacy: questions regarding the collection of information on this form can be directed to the form administrator.

Instructor First Name * (required)

Instructor Last Name * (required)

Teaching Constraints

The university assumes instructors are available during the regular teaching week (M-F 8:30-5:30). Level 1 constraints on availability include documented medical accommodations, or documented religious, disability, or other Human Rights accommodations. Please note that all confidential Level 1 (medical/human rights) constraints should be directed to the Chair. Please email: englchair@uwaterloo.ca

Level 2 Constraint: Child/partner/elder care involving logistical or medical issues

Child care, partner care or elder care constraints will be honoured if possible. It is better to foresee and communicate these constraints than to have to change schedules after they have been set. Please list these constraints (days and times you cannot teach) here:

Level 2 Constraint: Regularly scheduled university/faculty meetings

If you have constraints based on regularly scheduled university/faculty meetings, list those (days and times you cannot teach) here:

Level 3 Constraint: Preferential requests (e.g. commuting)

Preferential requests (i.e. commuting) will also be honoured if possible. It is better to foresee and communicate these constraints than to have to change schedules after they have been set. Please list these constraints (days and times you cannot teach) here:

Course Preferences

Course Code * (required)

e.g. ENGL 1XX

Pattern Request * (required)

If you have a preference in meet time pattern, please select below. Please note that in order to ensure courses are as spread out as possible, we may not be able to accommodate your chosen meet time pattern.

Building Preference * (required)

Please indicate which building(s) you prefer. There is no guarantee that you will receive a classroom in your preferred building, but the system will look for a room in that building first.

Room Characteristics

Please indicate whether the following room characteristics are required or not. All classrooms have a blackboard or whiteboard, so please indicate if you have a preference or requirement of one over the other.

	Required	Preferred	No preference
Electronic classroom	Electronic classroom - Required	Electronic classroom - Preferred	Electronic classroom - No preference
Blackboard	Blackboard - Required	Blackboard - Preferred	Blackboard - No preference
Whiteboard	Whiteboard - Required	Whiteboard - Preferred	Whiteboard - No preference

Additional Room Characteristics

If you require a room characteristic that is not listed as an option above, please indicate below.

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