Sakai @ UNC :: Policies

Sakai Course Site Creation

Instructors create their course sites in Sakai. To create your site opens in new window , your departmental course scheduler must list you in ConnectCarolina as one of the following:

Primary Instructor
Secondary Instructor
Proxy
Dean's Designate

NOTE: Teaching Assistants in ConnectCarolina cannot create course sites in Sakai.

University Registrar course rosters are typically available in Sakai according to the following schedule. Please note these are subject to change.

Term	Expected Time Frame
Fall	2nd week of May
Spring	2nd week of October
Summer	2nd week of March

If you need a Sakai site for a non-Registrar course or a different project opens in new window , please submit a help request .

Unpublishing Sakai Course Sites

University Registrar courses are unpublished after the term has ended to remove student access. Excluding Continuing Education courses, course sites will automatically be unpublished from the following schools:

College of Arts & Sciences
School of Education
School of Government
School of Information and Library Science
School of Media and Journalism
School of Nursing
School of Public Health

Course sites are typically unpublished according to the following schedule. Please note these are subject to change.

Term	Expected Time Frame
Fall	1st week of February
Spring	Last week of May
Summer	2nd week of September

Instructors can easily republish their sites opens in new window by clicking on the "Publish Now" button or through Site Info > Manage Access.

publish unpublished site now button

Sakai Course Site Retention Schedule

Information Technology Services (ITS) retains course site content published in Sakai for four (4) years after the end of the academic term it was published.

Privacy

HIPAA : Storage of Protected Health Information (PHI) in Sakai is not permitted.
FERPA : Sakai's Assignments, Drop Box, Gradebook, PostEm, and Tests & Quizzes tools are designed to share FERPA-protected information privately between instructors and individual students.

University Policies

Honor System

All students must refrain from lying, cheating, and stealing as well as from engaging in conduct that significantly impairs the welfare or educational opportunities of others in the university community. This includes refraining from all forms of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism. Your full participation and observance of the Honor Code downloads document is expected at all times.

Please consult the following if you have any questions about your responsibilities under the Honor Code:

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