Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3342 - Kent State University › Chapter 3342-3 - Administrative Policies Regarding Academic Requirements › Section 3342-3-04 - University policy regarding textbook selection

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement.
			 In order to provide more affordable options for students, and pursuant to
			 section
			 3345.025
			 of the Revised Code, faculty shall consider best practices in affordability in
			 choosing course materials. These best practices include, but are not limited
			 to, standardizing materials over multiple sections of the same course, the use
			 of e-texts, the adoption of an inclusive access model, and the use of open
			 educational resources. Pursuant to Section 133 (20 U.S.C.
			 1015b) of the 2008 Higher Education
			 Opportunity Act faculty must, to the maximum extent practicable provide timely
			 adoption of course materials. Faculty have academic freedom to choose textbooks
			 and supplemental materials for their courses.
(B)
								Scope. This
			 policy applies to all faculty (i.e. part-time, non-tenure track, tenure-track,
			 etc.) and for all courses (i.e. non-credit, credit, etc.) offered by the
			 university. The term "textbooks" and "supplemental materials" shall include
			 paper, electronic, and other similar coursework materials, including those
			 published or distributed electronically through the learning management
			 system.
(C)
								Implementation.
(1)
									In accordance
			 with the Ohio governor's taskforce on affordability and efficiency, the provost
			 and vice president of student affairs (or designees) have been designated as
			 the only responsible parties for communicating to faculty the appropriate
			 textbook and course material adoption dates for each academic term, and
			 negotiating textbook and course material prices with the university-designated
			 textbook provider and/or publishers.
(2)
									Dissemination of
			 information about textbooks and supplemental materials. The provost and vice
			 president of student affairs shall provide for the timely, accurate, and
			 complete dissemination of information about required textbooks and supplemental
			 materials for courses so as to ensure that sufficient quantities of textbooks
			 and supplemental materials are available to meet the needs of students and to
			 assist students in being responsible consumers.
(a)
										Faculty shall
			 place orders for purchased textbooks and supplemental materials with the
			 university-designated textbook provider by dates determined and posted by the
			 university. In the alternative, faculty shall also communicate to the
			 university-designated textbook provider if no purchased textbooks or
			 supplemental materials are required for a course. The provost shall communicate
			 to the deans, department chairs, program directors, and regional campus
			 coordinators the date by which their textbook information is to be provided to
			 the textbook provider.
(b)
										Faculty shall provide the following information to the
			 designated-textbook provider:
(i)
											the international standard book number (ISBN) of
			 required and recommended textbooks and supplemental materials for each course;
			 and
(ii)
											the expected number of students enrolled in each
			 course, and the maximum student enrollment for the course.
(c)
										The
			 required textbooks, supplemental materials, and retail price information shall
			 be made accessible via the course registration system by the university, and
			 the university-designated textbook provider website, to all students by the
			 first day that they can register for courses.
(d)
										If the
			 university-designated textbook provider determines that the disclosure of the
			 information required by this policy is not practicable for a college textbook
			 or supplemental material, then a designation 'to be determined' in lieu of the
			 information required will be placed in the course registration system, and the
			 university-designated textbook provider website.
(e)If all orders
			 required under this section are not received by the published dates, then when
			 possible, such orders will roll over from the previous semester if the faculty
			 and course are the same.
(3)
									Desk copies.
			 Unless the academic department has made other arrangements, it is the
			 responsibility of each individual faculty to secure a desk copy of textbooks
			 and supplemental materials.