I am not a member of our union, but I would oppose your suggestion of docking (or otherwise constraining) those who do not give finals during finals week. I do not give a comprehensive final and the last exam usually covers 2-3 chapters. I sometimes (not always) give exams during the last day of class giving the students more time to study for comprehensive finals. It is understood that those of us who do this will be present during the regularly scheduled finals period which I use for makeup exams. I do this mainly for the benefit of the students or at least I think I do. >Harry Avis Ph.D. Sierra College Rocklin, CA 95677 Life is opinion - Marcus Aurelius There is nothing that is good or bad, but that thinking makes it so - Shakespeare _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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>I believe that is already the policy at the University of Pittsburgh. The
>instructor of the third test is the one who must do the makeup, if memory serves.
>It seems a reasonable policy to me. What bugs me is the instructors who give
>finals on the last class (against college policy), so students skip my last class
>to study.
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> Donald McBurneyIt's the same policy here with the same problem, people giving finals before finals week. Although I am pro union, I would have no problem with the dept. heads going around and seeing who is not holding final exams, and docking them a day's pay.
Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology,
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI 49307
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