Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-20 - Faculty In General › Section 3358:17-20-03.1 - Course assignments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Course selection and assignments.
Full-time faculty course selections and
				assignments will be based first on qualifications (years teaching the course
				and terminal degree) and then seniority at the college. Qualified adjunct
				faculty will be allowed to select from the remaining unfilled courses based
				first on qualifications and second on seniority at the college. Part-time
				faculty may not teach more than twelve load units in any single term without
				the approval of the vice president of academic affairs. Deans may request
				full-time faculty to teach any course that is not covered provided every effort
				has been made to staff the course. All course assignments shall be subject to
				the appropriate academic dean's approval.
(B)
								Professional
			 growth.
Professional development activities may
				include formal education, certificates, and training programs, researching and
				writing materials for publication, as well as attending professional meetings
				or conferences essential to remaining current in one's field. Faculty members
				are expected to stay current in their subject fields and other areas which
				contribute to their effectiveness on the job. The college supports professional
				conferences, fee waivers, tuition reimbursement, and faculty involvement in
				providing leadership to their professional organizations. Professional
				development activities are recognized through the annual evaluation of faculty
				performance and through the process for advancement in faculty
				rank.
(C)
								Final exams.
Faculty will meet at least once with
				each class they teach during final exams week for the purpose of administering
				or collecting final exams, collecting or returning final projects and/or
				papers, grading class presentations, and or/conducting review sessions. Faculty
				will maintain their five regularly scheduled office hours during finals week
				unless otherwise approved by the respective academic dean. "By appointment"
				office hours during finals week may be completed off campus to facilitate
				grading of final assignments if no student appointments have been
				scheduled
(D)
								Academic year for full-time faculty.
The academic year for a full-time
				faculty member on a nine-month contract shall begin five business days prior to
				the start of fall term and shall end no later than five business days following
				spring term, including teaching days, professional development days and
				attendance at pinning ceremonies or graduation. The nine-month contract shall
				not exceed one hundred seventy five contract days. With the approval of the
				appropriate academic dean, a faculty member may flexibly schedule up to three
				of the required professional development days during non-contract time to
				benefit the college and its students. For example, flexibly scheduled
				professional development days may be worked during the summer or winter breaks
				for the purposes of student advising or student recruitment.
(E)
								
			 Resolving policy disputes.
In the event of a policy dispute
				arising from the faculty workload policy, a committee shall be formed by the
				president to resolve the dispute. The committee shall consist of one dean, one
				department chair and one fulltime faculty member (appointed by faculty senate)
				from a division other than that of the grievant. The committee will review the
				matter and will make recommendations for resolving the dispute within ten days
				of the charge to the president whose decision in the matter is
				final.
(F)
								Policy review.
The academic deans will meet regularly
				to review implementation of this policy and work towards equitable
				interpretation for all faculty members. The faculty load policy will be
				reviewed by the academic deans, one department chair, and one faculty member
				(appointed by faculty senate) from each division annually.
(G)
								Glossary of terms related to faculty workload:
(1)
									Recruiting.
Any college sanctioned event or activity where faculty act
				as a representative of the college and such activities or event are not
				reimbursed outside of the regular contract.
(2)
									Teaching load
			 units.
One teaching load unit is equal to one contact hour of fifty
				minutes.
(3)
									Work week consists of;
(a)
										Fourteen to
			 sixteen teaching load units where one teaching load unit equals one fifty
			 minute class hour;
(b)
										At least ten additional on-campus/office hours per week
			 where at most five may be scheduled by appointment (some of these office hours
			 may be fulfilled by other required duties.);
(c)
										An additional
			 fourteen to sixteen hours per week in class preparation, class maintenance, and
			 assessment of student academic achievement;
(d)
										In total, faculty
			 is committed to a forty hour work week.
(4)
									Teaching load
			 reduction.
Office hours or on-campus time spent on special projects or
				administrative duties in lieu of teaching contact hours where each one hour
				reduction in teaching contact hour generally results in two on campus/office
				hours of faculty administrative or special task work.
(5)
									Program
			 director.
A faculty member responsible for the specific requirements of an
				academic program including faculty evaluation and (generally) program
				accreditation and/or certification.
(6)
									Program
			 coordinator.
A faculty member who facilitates and expedites the
				assessment and curricular needs in specific program
				areas.
(7)
									Department chair.
A faculty member who dedicates fifty per cent of
				his/her workload to department administrative duties and fifty per cent to
				teaching duties.