Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Dr. X strikes again - indirectly

I thought I was finished with Dr. X, now that he is out of his office, and rumored to be moving out of state in a few days.  Not so. 

A group of students from one of his classes came to me complaining about their grades.  In the process of inquiry, I discovered several things that Dr. X done.

We, as faculty members, are required to put on the course syllabus the way we compute grades.  In looking at this course syllabus, there was a narrative and a chart on this subject.  They did not agree.  On top of that, Dr. X had sent all of his students information on how he computed their grades.  The method he used did not agree with either the narrative or the chart on the syllabus. 

But, the astonishing thing was that he had decided that this course, which was a 4 credit hour course, needed to meet only 3 days a week.  The Thursday classes were cancelled.  He told the students that the room he was assigned for Thursdays (the class met in a computer lab the other 3 days) did not have a computer, so that was the problem.  But, the room he was assigned for Thursday DOES have a computer.  Perhaps he was just mistaken?  No.  He never asked either me or the department secretary to find a different room.  This is not a fellow who is shy about asking for what he wants or needs. 

I supported the students' request for a grade adjustment, and sent all the material to the dean.  Now, I am wondering what else about Dr. X will come to light. 

2 comments:

  1. Wow. Not meeting class as required? You're well rid of him.

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  2. Who said the life of a professor is dull!

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