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Teaching Tips (including Best Practices)

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An explanation as to what the percentage grades translate into in terms of letter grades can be found at http://students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,42,96,0.
There has been a departmental policy that if a student fails a course because of a failed final exam, failed project, or other component of the course that must be passed in order to pass the course, the student's mark is the minimum of the computed mark for the term and a mark of 45. This is the usual policy, but mention it in the course outline (and in class near the end of the term), to avoid any misunderstanding.
Ph.D. students must have an average of 80% and at least 72% in each course for the course to count for their comprehensive course requirements (see http://www/grads/affairs/Handbook.pdf). Ph.D. students need 68% in every course to be making satisfactory progress. M.Sc. students need 60%.

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If you want to give a student an extension at the end of the term, then when submitting marks to the FSC, you should enter a "T" for Thesis in Progress, or you can just leave it blank. If you enter "T", then you would need to submit a Change of Grade form when the student completes the course requirement. Some instructors prefer leaving the grade blank to avoid the paperwork. There is no published deadline for filling it out, and other students should be able to see their grades as long as you "submit" (but not "save") the grades.

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For grad courses: If you want to give a student an extension at the end of the term, then when submitting marks to the FSC, you should enter a "T" for Thesis in Progress, or you can just leave it blank. If you enter "T", then you would need to submit a Change of Grade form when the student completes the course requirement. Some instructors prefer leaving the grade blank to avoid the paperwork. There is no published deadline for filling it out, and other students should be able to see their grades as long as you "submit" (but not "save") the grades.

You should be very careful in computing and submitting marks, because a change of grade involves a number of signatures, including that of the head of the department, and someone from the Dean's office. The procedure is as follows:
If you require to change a student's mark after you have submitted your grades, there is now an option on the Faculty Service Centre (FSC) to print out the form with the student and course information already on it. All you will have to do is fill in the new grade, the reasons for the change and of course obtain the signatures.