CU/VŠM Policies of Interest to Faculty

The CU/VŠM policies which most concern faculty members are summarized and posted below.

School Sponsorship of Conference Attendance
"Conference attendance and related research activities are of prime importance to Vysoká škola manažmentu. Thus VŠM is dedicated to fostering these sorts of activities among our faculty members." The policy explains what you should do if you are interested in getting support for participating in a conference.

Use of Phones in Class
"The use of mobile phones in the classroom is very disruptive to the learning process. It is also disrespectful to your instructor and fellow students. For these reasons, we have developed a no-phones policy for the classroom." The policy explains how phone issues should be dealt with in the classroom.

Class Cancellation
"We are obligated to provide the contact hours our students have paid for and expect: 50 academic hours in the IEP, Bc., BSBA, and Mgr. programs, and 30 in the MBA program." The policy explains what to do if you need to cancel a class and how to make it up.

Early Finals
"We are required to have a certain number of classroom contact hours for each Mgr., BSBA, Bc., and IEP course. It is not uncommon for students, particularly during the spring term, to request to take their exams earlier than week 10. Not only does this prevent students from receiving the required number of course hours, but it also places a great inconvenience on instructors who must prepare multiple versions of exams for early test-takers. Therefore, final exams cannot be taken before Monday of week 10."

Closure Week
"An unofficial Closure Week has been established, which will be the 10^th week of each quarter. Thus, the last week of classes will be reserved for administration of final exams; a reading and preparation period for students; review sessions, as required; make-up classes."

Supplementary Course Materials and Copyright Laws
"City University of Seattle and Vysoká škola manažmentu encourage faculty members to make use of additional instructional materials to keep their courses current and relevant....However, we must also adhere to the copyright laws of both the United States and Slovakia, and both the university and the instructor are liable for any infringement of copyright laws." The policy explains guidelines for adhering to copyright laws when preparing supplementary course materials for your students.

CU/VŠM Dress Code
"We are a school by and for professionals. All employees represent not only themselves but the university through their work attire. Employees should wear business clothing to work, such as slacks, shirts and ties (optional) for men, and dresses, skirts, slacks and suits for women." The policy also defines inappropriate dress.

Religion and CU/VŠM
"City University of Seattle feels it is important that employees be able to exercise their personal religious beliefs. However, it is also important that religious activities be conducted outside regular working hours and off-site from the campuses of Trenčín and Bratislava." The policy provides several guidelines about this issue.

Non-Fraternization
"All employees (staff and faculty) must refrain from fraternizing with students, male or female. No action or communication may ensue between employees and students that in any way manifests (or suggests to manifest) favoritism and/or preferential treatment."

Last updated September 22, 2009