If you are sick, stay home. If you feel you might be sick, stay home. No matter what you think you may be sick with (cold, flu, food poisoning, COVID, anything), just stay home. Do not come to class if you have COVID symptoms, have recently tested positive for COVID, or are required to quarantine. Stay home.
Seriously. STAY HOME. You won't miss anything.
Previous lecture recordings will be posted to the Canvas page.
All of your assignments can be completed remotely.
Your instructor will drop your lowest worksheet and tutorial grade at the end of the semester.
Your instructor and/or the course coordinator will make alternate arrangements for those who are ill right before/during quizzes (either reweight grades, offer an alternate quiz time, etc.). Please fill out an academic concession form (may be found on the Canvas page) and email it to me in advance of the quiz. Per UBC policy, students who miss the final quiz must apply for deferred standing.
You are required to perform a daily self-health assessment before attending campus. Every day, before coming to class, complete the self-assessment for Covid symptoms using this tool.
You can check this website to find out if you should self-isolate or self-monitor.
Your precautions will help reduce risk and keep everyone safer.
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, please sit in the same seat/area in the classroom each day. This will minimize your contacts.
Eating is not permitted in class. Please avoid drinking. If you drink something in class, you must lift your mask only between sips (see below).
Masks no longer required in UBC public indoor spaces after June 30 Please see the UBC policy for latest updates.
"We appreciate some members of our community may wish to continue wearing masks, and we ask all our students, faculty and staff to be respectful of these decisions. Individuals may also want to use their discretion regarding mask wearing when gathering in small spaces. As we have seen during the last two years, it is important to show empathy for one another, understanding that everyone has different circumstances as we move through the pandemic."
COVID-19 vaccines are available to you, free, and on campus. See the Vancouver Coastal Health page. The higher the rate of vaccination in our community overall, the lower the chance of spreading the virus. Please arrange to get vaccinated if you have not already done so.
If I (the instructor) become ill: I will not attend the in-person class. If I am well enough to continue teaching, I will run the class remotely on Zoom. If I am not well enough to teach, I will find a substitute instructor who will run the class either in-person or online. You will be notified in advance as early as possible what the plan is.
If a TA becomes ill: they will not attend class. If they are able to continue their duties remotely, they will do so. If they are not, either another TA will fill in for them, or their work will be postponed until they are well.