Generally, Associates teach no more than eighteen students per term. The Registrar's Office frequently does not distribute initial class rolls until late afternoon on the first day of classes. Associates without initial class rolls can circulate a sign-up sheet of some kind at the first class session and reconcile the sheet to the roll once the latter is available. Instructors often wish to supplement a standard textbook with those of their own choosing, which must also must appear on the textbook order. Before reproducing materials, Kinko's will contact publishers to obtain permission, thus saving one the possible embarrassment of breaking U.S. copyright law.
Publishers sometimes impose a royalty charge, which is added to the price of the packet.
Associates simply refer students to Kinko's to obtain and pay for their packets. Associates scheduled to teach English 181 in the fall should consult the Administrative Assistant or the DUGS in April about a course description and book order. Those scheduled for spring should do the same in November. There is no standard text for this course. The DUGS will need a reasonably detailed course description for each section of English 181 to supplement the generic description that will already have been inserted into the undergraduate Course Atlas.