Almost every academic course you take will require the use of some sort of computer technology. The computer will also become a larger part of your life here as you use it to type your papers, compile and analyze course data for class assignments, schedule activities, send email, attend Zoom meetings, check websites, and use the Internet as an essential means of communication for both work and play.
The college maintains computing facilities and tools to ensure all students have access to the necessary computing power. Other public labs are located both in the College of Engineering and across campus such as Mann Library. In addition to these public computer facilities, many College of Engineering departments provide additional computing resources to help you to complete assignments for upper-level courses.
The choice of an operating system should primarily be determined by your personal preference; for most majors, it is not critical as common software packages are generally available on all platforms. For some majors, advanced software may be limited to a subset of platforms, but you may not know your major right now.
Many students buy their computers online or at a well-known dealer near their home. They also offer academic pricing for many popular software packages! While laptops and desktops have advantages and disadvantages, most students find that a high-end laptop or tablet is more effective given their portability and the computational power available today.
Laptops and tablets can be used in class to take notes, or to work with your classmates on campus. In the case of remote studies, tablets can be particularly useful for sharing your work with team members or with instructional staff. Students do need to keep an eye on their computers to minimize the risk of theft. Also remember that laptops may feel heavier day-to-day in your backpack than they do for the few minutes at the store.
For laptops, a docking station and a full-sized keyboard, mouse and monitor for use in the dorm is beneficial. Tablets are also becoming very popular on campus. Many students use tablets for taking notes in classes, checking email, reading text books, surfing the Internet, and general communication; they are also particularly useful for remote office hours and team projects. However, in most cases, a tablet will not replace all of the needed computer functions.
Although tablet technology is changing quickly, and some of the new tablets are becoming as powerful as a laptop, software compatibility and ease of use must be carefully evaluated. A popular option today are the laptops that convert easily to a tablet format when needed e. Microsoft Surface. Desktops generally have higher performance than comparably priced laptops and appropriate for demanding computing tasks. For work outside your dorm, files can be saved to the cloud Google Drive or transferred on a USB key or portable drive.
Recognize Possible Security Problems. Here are a few Keeping Your Devices Safe Never leave anything unattended in a public area, in a shared living space, or visible for potential intruders. Use physical locking devices or take them with Update Software. Faculty may not independently decide to move their class online.
While full-time remote teaching is not an allowable substitute for in-person instruction, the university does encourage faculty to incorporate limited and specific aspects or components of virtual instruction that they found particularly successful during COVID. Masking for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals provides further protection. Combining these measures, transmission from one masked vaccinated person to another on campus is reduced by Finally, while the risk of infection is low, if a vaccinated individual is infected they are much less likely to have severe symptoms compared to an unvaccinated person who is infected.
The entire class will not be notified of positive student cases, only those students considered close contacts. Although it is highly unlikely that a faculty member would be identified as a close contact in the classroom context, should interviews of positive students reveal that an instructor was indeed a close contact, that instructor will be notified and advised to seek a supplemental test.
More generally, the process for responding to positive cases will be different this year compared to last year because the vast majority of instructors and students are vaccinated.
Fully vaccinated individuals do not need to quarantine after contact with someone who tests positive unless they have symptoms.
We have embedded these precautions into our spring semester plan. We will be surveillance testing all unvaccinated students twice a week. Remember, nearly all instructors and students are already fully vaccinated. The CDC also recommends that fully vaccinated individuals wear a mask indoors for 14 days following exposure or until their test result is negative. Our universal indoor masking policy incorporates this precaution, again not just for close contacts but all individuals. As we did last year, we will continue daily and extensive monitoring of positive cases to understand how they are related i.
Cornell cares deeply about our faculty and staff, who have demonstrated tremendous resiliency throughout the COVID pandemic.
We remain steadfastly committed to offering a wide range of individualized accommodations as we resume in-person operations. These accommodations include a medical leave. The university has a long history of working closely and compassionately with faculty and staff seeking workplace accommodations for disability, personal, and family reasons. As has been repeatedly demonstrated over the course of the pandemic, the university has taken a rigorously scientific, carefully tailored and highly responsive approach to the pandemic, aimed at pursuing its academic mission while placing the highest priority on campus and community health and safety.
To date, there have been no documented cases of in-classroom transmission over the course of the pandemic. Some students may need extra help this year to adjust to studying at Cornell. As an instructor, there are several steps you can take to support them, including forming connections , identifying gaps and normalizing getting help, and checking in early and assessing student knowledge often.
For an individual teaching consultation, The Center for Teaching Innovation offers convenient online drop-in sessions to answer your questions. Students have been informed that semester-long remote access will not be available, but they might, nevertheless, ask individual instructors for the ability to participate in their classes remotely.
One-off decisions made by faculty to allow semester-long remote access are problematic for a number of reasons and are highly discouraged. Students requesting remote access due to a disability should be directed to register with Student Disability Services to develop an accommodation plan. Yes, all in-person classes are expected be held in that modality, even when guest lecturers participate remotely. It is up to the discretion of the course instructor s. Ideally, faculty would offer the opportunity for students to meet with them in person and remotely in order to provide the greatest flexibility in accessing office hours.
Yes, tents are located on our various academic quads for faculty to reserve space for holding class 8 a. Please contact your college registrar for assistance in reserving space under a tent. All we ask is that students remain masked.
Clip on microphones will be assigned to classrooms, rather than to individual faculty. We ask that faculty disinfect the microphone before and after use utilizing the disinfectant wipes provided in the classroom.
We know much more about COVID now, and that the primary mode by which people become infected is through exposure to respiratory droplets carrying the virus. Rooms can be filled to capacity but, whenever possible, designate enough space to allow for physical distancing that could be used by unvaccinated individuals, or by vaccinated individuals who may not feel comfortable sitting near others.
All individuals, regardless of vaccination status, must wear masks when indoors. Cornell-sponsored events, student activities and other gatherings may be limited or canceled. All individuals, regardless of vaccination status, must wear masks when attending events regardless of location indoors or outdoors.
Cornell-sponsored events, student activities and other gatherings may be further limited or moved fully online. Travel for Cornell-related business or research is allowed; prior authorization for international travel is required.
Faculty, staff and students should exercise caution when traveling; international travel for unvaccinated individuals is discouraged. Supplemental testing for unvaccinated individuals is strongly encouraged upon return from travel. Supplemental testing is also available for vaccinated individuals. Travel for Cornell-related business or research is allowed.
Travelers are required to register Cornell-related travel and approval is necessary for student travel to high-risk destinations. Travel for Cornell-related business, study or research is permitted; international travel is subject to the international pandemic travel policy. Those returning from travel personal or business-related are required to obtain a supplemental test before accessing campus buildings or facilities, or re-starting surveillance testing.
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