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Indiana University Teaching Handbook
Preparing to Teach
Class Rolls & Grade Books
You will receive a class roster at the beginning of the semester. A revised roster, which reflects the class enrollment once students have dropped and added the course, will arrive later in the semester. You may want to photocopy the roster for keeping attendance records in your sections or labs, or to record grades throughout the semester. It is always advisable to have at least one duplicate copy of your recorded grades in the event that your roster is misplaced. Class rosters, including student e-mail addresses, are also available from the Registrar’s Office, by phoning 855-0121, or e-mailing registrar@indiana.edu. If you are listed as the instructor of record with the Registrar’s Office, you may access your own electronic roster directly via Oncourse or OneStart at http://www.indiana.edu/~registra/classrosters.shtml. This roster distribution site is “user friendly” and will tell you how to proceed step-by-step.
Computer grade book programs or spreadsheets offer an efficient way of keeping track of student grades, attendance, and general background information (telephone, address, class schedule, etc.). Public domain or shareware grade book programs are available for free or very inexpensively. These are generally easy to use. You can also use a general-purpose spreadsheet like Excel to calculate your grades and store your records (download an example here ). For more information, contact Campus Instructional Consulting, Franklin Hall 004, 855-9023, teaching@indiana.edu, or the Teaching & Learning Technologies Lab, Ballantine Hall 307, 855-7829.
Information about the campus calendar, including last day to drop and final exam schedules, is published in the Schedule of Classes each term.
