What is Up With the Attendance Thing, UTC?

Answers to Commonly Asked Questions regarding the attendance thing:

 

1.       Are online or distance students required to track attendance?

We will track attendance for these students through their activity in Blackboard. No additional action is required by the student.

2.       How often should students submit an attendance record?

Students should text or use the Poll Everywhere website to catalog attendance only ONCE for each course during the week. We will NOT collect any attendance information after January 18^th for spring term.

3.       Does this federal mandate have any impact on the instructor’s classroom attendance policy?

No. All students have been notified that this procedure is required to track enrollment ONLY.

4.       What happens to students registered in non-traditional courses like internships, co-op, etc?

We will work individually with university departments to track enrollment for students who are participating in these special course categories.

5.       Why must all students participate?

Almost 75% of all UTC students receive some form of financial assistance. Since we will continue to award students as the semester progresses, it is prudent to collect this information about any and all potential awardees at one time.

6.       Are graduate students included in the attendance tracking requirement?

Yes, we are collecting attendance information for both levels, both for undergraduate and graduate students.

7.       Some students prematurely completed the tracking requirement last week. Should they track their attendance during the week of January 13-18?

Yes.  

8.       Does this attendance query affect the FAST program for freshman attendance?

No, these are separate programs; one identifies that students attend UTC while the other (FAST) tracks freshman attendance for retention purposes.