Frequently Asked Questions

 

1. I can log in to my 赫利俄斯 account, but I don’t see any action buttons. 发生了什么 on?

Faculty can access their accounts at any time to view transactions and a projected 支付金额. Action buttons appear only in April, when faculty are asked to make 他们的选择.

2. I think I’ve found an error in my account. 我该怎么办??

联系 the 赫利俄斯 administrator at helios@brainsquad.net. The 赫利俄斯 admin will work with the 注册商’s Office to validate enrollments and adjust your account.

3. Are credit-bearing internships included in 赫利俄斯?

No. Internships are compensated separately at $400 per enrollment above an annual 一共两个.

4. What are the restrictions on course releases?

Faculty may receive no more than one course release through 赫利俄斯 every three years (or two releases per sabbatical cycle).  

5. What are the restrictions on stipends?

Once the threshold of 60 credits is reached, instructors must either request a stipend or a course release. The 赫利俄斯 admin will contact any instructor who fails to request compensation after 60 credits to discuss next steps.

6. May I request a stipend for some percentage of my 赫利俄斯 credit, leaving the remainder 为了雨天?

No, stipends are all-or-none. We do not have the capacity to run a full banking system.

7. I’m going on vacation in early June. May I request my stipend early or in pay period X? If not, would you tell me exactly when I’ll receive my stipend?

No. The timing of stipends depends on several factors—including the state of the operating budget—and cannot be modified for individual faculty. The precise date that stipends will be released will not be known until early May each year.

8. My course was canceled because of low enrollment, but I am offering it anyway as an independent study for the few students who need it. Does this type of independent study count towards 赫利俄斯?

是的.

Do I need to contact someone to make sure that it is counted?

No.

9. I live by the motto “trust but verify.”  How do I know that the 学院院长’s Office or the 赫利俄斯 administrator are not modifying my 赫利俄斯 account?

All additions and subtractions to individual accounts are automatically recorded without 异常. Administrators cannot adjust an account without that action being fully viewable by the instructor.
 
10. I’m concerned that 赫利俄斯 will encourage instructors to take on projects that are lacking in rigor. Who is monitoring independent studies, collaborative research 项目等.?

As has always been the case, students and instructors cannot engage in independent study without obtaining approval from the chair or program director. 这个人的 signature on the Independent Study Form indicates to the 注册商’s Office that the project meets expectations for rigor in the discipline and is creditworthy. 部门 or programs concerned about the quality of independent studies and other directed-study experiences can establish for themselves an explicit set of standards and/or a process 复习.