This area of Mosaic allows course instructors to:

• View My Schedule
• View Weekly Teaching Schedule
• View Classlist & Email Students from Classlist
• Upload Grades directly from Avenue to Learn
• Upload Grades and Submit for Approval
• Perform Grade Changes
• Submit or Authorize Grades

Additional information:

• Log into Mosaic
• Creating a CSV File for Uploading Grades from a Spreadsheet
• Outstanding Grade Roster Lookup

• Exam Questionnaires will be distributed to instructors late August (Fall Term) and December (Winter term), and are to be completed and returned to biochemistryadvisor@mcmaster.ca by email or in-person to HSC 4H45.
• Exams timelines and due dates will be distributed from biochemistryadvisor@mcmaster.ca as they become available
• Registrar-supervised exams must be uploaded to MacDrive. Links, passwords, and upload instructions will be distributed as they become available.
• Final Exam Viewing Procedure

• Main Support Page
• General Avenue Help Wiki
• Ordering a Course Shell
• Activating a Course
• Brightspace (D2L), the official software of A2L

Room Bookings

• Used for booking extra space for office hours or tutorials
• Room Booking General Information
• Room Search (Requires connection through VPN if off-campus)
• Email room requests to biochemistryadvisor@mcmaster.ca

Testing Centres

• If your course takes place in a lecture hall, requesting a testing centre can allow students more individual space and helps prevent academic dishonesty.
• To request a testing centre, send an email to biochemistryadvisor@mcmaster.ca before the start of term, including: Date, time, and number of students in the class.

• Requests for printing of tests/midterms must be made 4 business days in advance to avoid delays.
• Materials are accepted only in a finalized PDF format.
• Please clearly indicate:
• Binding options (i.e. top left stapled)
• Total number of copies
• B&W or colour printing
• Double-sided or single sided.
• Submit orders to biochemistryadvisor@mcmaster.ca
• Requests for Scantrons must be submitted 4 business days in advance for the delivery to be received in time
• Please indicate number of Scantron sheets required
• Also available upon request:
• Paper writing booklets (no covers)
• White Index cards
• Blank CDs for Scantron Data

• Campus Classroom Technologies (CCT, formerly CAVs)
• Campus Classroom Technologies (CCT) – Info Sheet (2018-2019)
• Updated AV Codes will be sent to instructors late August or early September.

• Regrading Policy – Department of Biochemistry Only
• Regrading Request form

• Academic Administration
• New Faculty Guide to Teaching and Learning at McMaster
• Undergraduate Course Management Policies

• Office of Academic Integrity
• Academic Integrity Policy

• SAS Website
• Instructor Resources (SAS)
• The Yellow File (SAS)
• Religious, Indigenous, and Spiritual Observances (RISO)

• Student Wellness Centre
• Responding to Students in Distress or Difficulty
• Student Crisis Support

• Office of the Associate Dean of Science (Academic)
• MSAF Policy
• Remarking Policy
• The Petition for Special Consideration: Request for Deferred Examination (Form B)

TAs are hired by the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences according to the CUPE Unit 1 Union agreement.

TAs are selected sequentially from the following categories:

1. Biochemistry current PhD students
2. Biochemistry overtime PhD students
3. Medical Sciences current graduate students (TAs that have previously worked for the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences)

TAs are assigned based on the following sequence of prioritization:

1. TA buyouts by supervisor: Graduate students who have been bought out by their supervisor are removed from the list of individuals eligible to TA.
2. Specific TA requests by supervisor: If an agreement has been reached by both the potential TA and instructor for the TA to perform a specific assignment, this is assigned.
3. Specific course request by TA: An eligible TA is matched with a potential assignment based on their specified preferred courses.
4. If no match has been made at this point, the potential TAs background is examined for good matches.
5. Marking TA positions are assigned to all individuals still requiring assignment at this point in time.

• Creating a JHA summary for new employees
• JHA Portal