FACULTY HANDBOOK 2008-09

Course Preparation

LIBRARY CARD

Your Bruin Card allows you access to all University libraries. See Bruin Card in Personnel & Benefits for further information.

ORDERING TEXTBOOKS

Music Department faculty see Alix Von Bosen, 2539 SMB, 825-1932. Ethnomusicology Department faculty see Donna Armstrong, 2539 SMB, 825-8381. You will be sent an email which states the deadline for ordering textbooks. Please place your order as far in advance of the first day of class as possible to avoid problems.

LIBRARY RESERVE

See Frank Garvey, Circulation and Reserves Assistant in the Music Library, 825-2317 to place books or listening copies on reserve. Please do this as far in advance as possible, as late orders may take much longer to fill.

PLACING LISTENING EXAMPLES ON THE MUSIC LIBRARY WEBSITE
(Music/Ethno)

Contact Frank Garvey, Circulation and Reserves Assistant, Music Library, 1102 SMB, 825-2317. Please adhere to the following:

• If the recording is owned by the Music Library or the Ethnomusicology Archive, you must provide a call number; you do not need to provide a physical copy of the recording, since they already have it.
  
• If the recording is not owned by the Music Library or the Ethnomusicology Archive, you must provide a physical copy of the item as well as discographical information (the title of the sound disc, the label under which it was released, and the label number).
  
• If you submit hand-made copies of commercial material, you must still submit discographical information since the Music Library must order commercial copies in order to place them online without violating copyright.
  
• If the material is your own field recording, it should be designated as such.
  
• Arrange to give physical copies of your materials to the library as far in advance as possible, as late orders may take much longer to fill.
  
• If the sound recording is not a commercial release, the Music Library will assume that you have permission from the person who did the original recording.

For more information you may contact Bridget Risemberg, Head of Circulation, Music Library.

COURSE WEBSITE ON THE ETHNOMUSICOLOGY DEPARTMENT SITE (Ethno)

The Ethnomusicology Department requires all courses, except private lessons, to have a course website. (Go to Courses and click "Course Websites" to see examples). The department is in the process of implementing the new UCLA course management system, "Moodle," to assist with the creation and management of our course websites. Here on the campus, Moodle is referred to as a CCLE, or Common Collaborative Learning Environment.

Ethnomusicology Department TAs are being trained to use Moodle to help faculty make use of the course website (e.g. upload course material). If you would like to learn to use Moodle yourself, the UCLA Office of Instructional Development has available a training workshop which would help you to get the most out of this very robust CMS. The workshops are free to UCLA faculty and staff, no registration is required. The workshops will be held on Thursdays at 2 PM and all workshops meet in Powell Room 186. For more information go to OID Moodle Training or contact Donna Armstrong, 2539 SMB, 825-8381.

CLASS RECORDING PROJECTS (Music)

Contact Umberto Belfiore, Technical Services Office, 1309 SMB, 825-7752, or Loren Nerell, Technical Services Office, 1309 SMB, 825-5260, to schedule in-class recordings. Due to daily and special event commitments, technicians may not always be available. Please contact a technician two weeks prior to the date of the request to allow for confirmation.

CLASS RECORDING PROJECTS (Ethnomusicology)

Contact David Martinelli, Electronics Technician, B544 SMB, 206-3943, to schedule in-class video or audio recordings. Due to daily and special event commitments, he may not always be available. Please contact him two weeks prior to the date of the request to allow for confirmation.

CLASS DVD AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS (Music/Ethno)

Most of the classrooms and lecture halls in the Schoenberg Music Building are equipped with full audio (capable of playing CDs, albums, and cassettes), as well as DVD and VHS. The lecture halls also have microphones. A few rooms have audio only. For more information contact Umberto Belfiore or Loren Nerell.

PHOTOCOPYING

The departmental copy machine in room 2539 is to be used only for administrative materials (including course syllabi and informational handouts) and research materials. Research materials will be charged to faculty research grants. THE COPIER MAY NOT BE USED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. These include articles, books, chapters, and music scores to be used by students.

If your students need instructional materials other than conventional textbooks, the Academic Publishing Service, 2414 Ackerman Union, 2nd Floor, 825-2831, will help you provide them with readers which they can purchase from the bookstores for a reasonable price. You may also use off-campus venues to provide similar services; names and telephone numbers are available in the main office.

The department will make ONE (1) copy of course reader materials, up to 200 pages. Projects requiring more than 200 copies must be sent to the campus copy center and require at least two days notice. Please be aware that no University policy will permit faculty and staff to overlook copyright laws, whether the materials are produced on the office copier or by a professional service. A copy of the UC Policy on the Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials for Teaching and Research is available for your perusal in the main office.

GUEST PERFORMERS /LECTURERS

The Mini-Grants Program, offered through the Office of Instructional Development (OID) will pay for honoraria to distinguished experts visiting undergraduate classes. Additional expenses, such as per diem, publicity, and travel costs are not included in this grant. $150.00 maximum per visiting speaker. All regular faculty are eligible to apply for mini-grants, as are teaching assistants with faculty approval. There is a $750.00 maximum per academic year.

Department of Ethnomusicology faculty please see Cheri Quinto, Accountanting Assistant, 206-9593. Department of Music faculty please see D.J. Sanchez, Accounting Assistant, 825-4766 for assistance.

Under federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States. All non-U.S. citizens must complete a “Statement of Citizenship” form and provide a copy of their passport, green card or other documents qualifying them to receive payment. YOU MUST CHECK ELIGIBILITY BEFORE CONTRACTING A GUEST ARTIST.

University policy stipulates that parking cannot be provided to anyone who is receiving remuneration of any kind.

Following are other appropriate uses of these funds, although faculty need not limit their requests to these uses:

Media – For renting or purchasing films, audiotapes, and videotape programs. All media requests must originate in the Instructional Media Library (see Other Instructional Support on page 18 of this booklet).

Field Trips – For defraying the cost of student transportation to field instruction sites within California.

A NOTE ABOUT WITHHOLDING TAX: Please be aware that federal law requires that taxes be withheld from all income payments. The amount varies by country of citizenship.