Assignment of Duties. The composition of professional duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs. 1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester. 2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee. 3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity. 4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these. 5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes. 6. NTT faculty members are expected to be available to meet with students beyond classroom (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-time, on campus NTT faculty members shall be consistent with the general requirements for office hours set by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching less than full-time will be prorated to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contracted, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours of a full-time NTT faculty member. 7. NTT faculty members are encouraged to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their duties as determined by the Department Chair. 8. In the event a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty, he or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays prior to the absence. In the event of an emergency, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation will be grounds for dismissal. 9. Ordinarily, the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; however, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest of the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarship, the Chair and the NTT faculty member shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the assigned work. 10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than full-time at ISU in the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hired, provided the part-time NTT faculty member has indicated their interest to the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedure. 11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied. 12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified. 13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member. 14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Assignment of Duties. The composition of professional duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester.
2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee.
3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes.
6. NTT faculty 12.1 All academic staff members are expected to undertake activities appropriate to the responsibilities of their rank or position as outlined in the Procedures Pertaining to Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Academic Staff approved by General Faculties Council and the terms of their appointment. Any specific duties required of an academic staff member shall be assigned in accordance with this Article 12.
12.2 Duties shall be assigned by the Department or Unit Head following consultation in good faith, with the academic staff member, subject to the approval of the Xxxx or administrative equivalent.
12.3 The assignment of duties to academic staff members shall take into consideration all relevant factors, including the equitable distribution of the overall workload of the Department or Unit and the full range of institutional responsibilities and workload of the academic staff members, as well as their individual preferences.
12.4 While the duties of academic staff members will necessarily vary, such duties shall be assigned in a reasonable and non-arbitrary manner.
12.5 Each Department or Unit Head shall make available to meet with students beyond classroom the members of the Department or Unit information on the process and factors taken into consideration in respect of the assignment of duties.
12.6 In order to promote scholarship and effective teaching within the University, the duties of an academic staff member may be adjusted by the Head (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-timeXxxx, on campus NTT faculty members shall in the case of non- departmentalized faculties), in consultation with, or at the request of, the academic staff member.
12.7 Events and circumstances may arise from time to time that would best be consistent with the general requirements for office hours set handled by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching assignment of additional duties to regular academic staff.
12.7.1 Where a staff member agrees to the assignment of additional duties and there is a corresponding reduction of the staff member's regular assigned duties in a previous or subsequent period and no extra remuneration, it is agreed that the matter can be addressed under the provision of this Article.
12.7.2 Overload duties shall not be assigned unless voluntarily agreed to by the staff member.
12.7.3 Overload duties shall not be assigned to any academic staff member holding a less than full-time will be prorated appointment. When additional duties are assigned to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contractedContinuing, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours of Limited Term or Contingent Term appointees holding less than a full-time NTT faculty appointment, the terms of the appointment shall be amended to reflect the proportion of such additional duties.
12.7.4 The assignment of overload duties requires the written approval in advance by the Xxxx or administrative equivalent.
12.7.5 A staff member assigned overload duties shall receive extra remuneration in accordance with Schedule "A".
12.7.6 Nothing in this section is intended to diminish in any way or impinge on the authority and role of the Department or Unit Head or the Xxxx with respect to the assignment of duties in accordance with this Article of the Collective Agreement.
12.8 Teaching duties in the Spring or Summer Session may be assigned as part of regular assigned duties for academic staff in the Instructor ranks, but not for academic staff in the Professor ranks, unless voluntarily agreed to by the staff member.
7. NTT faculty members are encouraged 12.9 A staff member who teaches in Spring and Summer Sessions in addition to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their regular assigned duties as determined by the Department Chairshall receive extra compensation for such teaching in accordance with Schedule “A”.
8. In the event a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty12.10 All Continuing, he or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays prior to the absence. In the event of an emergencyContingent Term, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation will be grounds for dismissal.
9. Ordinarilyand Limited Term academic staff (teaching and research) and (administrative and professional), the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; however, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest of the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarship, the Chair and the NTT faculty member shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the assigned work.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than whether full-time at ISU in or part-time, are required to perform their duties on a 12-month basis, inclusive of the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hiredvacation period. However, provided if the terms of the appointment specify a shorter period of continuing part-time NTT faculty employment, the vacation period shall be prorated and included within the period of employment.
12.11 An academic staff member shall not be required to teach:
(a) non-credit courses; or
(b) credit courses which require the presence of the academic staff member at locations outside the City of Calgary unless the staff member's terms of appointment provide for such assignments. When such duties are assumed on a voluntary basis, the academic staff member will normally be paid extra compensation unless the staff member has indicated their interest agreed to perform the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedureduties without extra compensation.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Assignment of Duties.
A. The composition elementary committee shall be composed of professional the principal one “special" teacher, and one teacher from each grade level. The middle school and the high school committees shall be composed of the principal and three classroom teachers and one "special" teacher from that site. The teachers at each site shall select their representatives. No teacher will serve more than two consecutive years.
B. The committee shall determine duty assignments for all teachers at that site and shall establish rules for student behavior during that duty. These rules shall be posted for students to read. Duties which shall be included in the duty schedule shall be: bus duty, playground duty, lunchroom duty, bulletin board duty, restroom duty, hall duty, and parking lot duty.
C. If a teacher believes that an inequity in duty assignments exists, the teacher may contact any member of the committee to request the committee to change the duty assignments if it determines that an inequitable situation does, in fact, exist.
D. Any other duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined deemed necessary by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments Administration shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needsassigned by the principal on a temporary basis until the committee can make a permanent assignment.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will E. The Administration shall be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 responsible for the fall semester and by December 1 for enforcement of the spring semesterduty schedule.
2. The duties A. Each teacher shall have a minimum of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee200 minutes each work week scheduled for conferences, instructional planning and preparation.
3. Individual employment contracts will B. To the extent practicable, such time provided for in Section A shall be issued at scheduled on the earliest feasible opportunitybasis of one class period per work day.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes.
6. NTT faculty members are expected to be available to meet with students beyond classroom (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-time, on campus NTT faculty members shall be consistent with the general requirements for office hours set by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching less than full-time will be prorated to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contracted, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours of a full-time NTT faculty member.
7. NTT faculty members are encouraged to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their duties as determined by the Department Chair.
8. In the event a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty, he or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays prior to the absence. C. In the event of an emergencya need to reduce the number of certified personnel because of a decreased student enrollment, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation revenue, consolidation of programs and/or positions, or a reduction in school hours, the provisions of this expectation will be grounds for dismissalarticle are non-applicable.
9. Ordinarily, D. Administrators shall have the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; however, nothing in this contract shall be construed right to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it require scheduled preparation time to be in the best interest of the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarship, the Chair and the NTT faculty member shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the assigned workset aside if special needs require.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than full-time at ISU in the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hired, provided the part-time NTT faculty member has indicated their interest to the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedure.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Negotiated Agreement
Assignment of Duties. The composition of professional duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester.
2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee.
3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes.
6. NTT faculty 12.1 All academic staff members are expected to be available undertake activities appropriate to meet with students beyond classroom (the responsibilities of their rank or assigned duty) responsibilitiesposition as outlined in the Procedures Pertaining to Appointment, Promotion, and Dismissal of Academic Staff approved by General Faculties Council and the terms of their appointment. Requirements for office hours for full-time, on campus NTT faculty members Any specific duties required of an academic staff member shall be consistent assigned in accordance with the general requirements for office hours set by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching less than full-time will be prorated to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contracted, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours of a full-time NTT faculty memberthis Article 12.
7. NTT faculty members are encouraged to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their duties as determined 12.2 Duties shall be assigned by the Department Chairor Unit Head following consultation in good faith, with the academic staff member, subject to the approval of the Xxxx or administrative equivalent.
8. In 12.3 The assignment of duties to academic staff members shall take into consideration all relevant factors, including the event equitable distribution of the overall workload of the Department or Unit and the full range of institutional responsibilities and workload of the academic staff members, as well as their individual preferences.
12.4 While the duties of academic staff members will necessarily vary, such duties shall be assigned in a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty, he reasonable and non-arbitrary manner.
12.5 Each Department or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays prior Unit Head shall make available to the absence. In members of the event Department or Unit information on the process and factors taken into consideration in respect of an emergency, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification the assignment of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation will be grounds for dismissalduties.
9. Ordinarily12.6 In order to promote scholarship and effective teaching within the University, the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service an academic staff member may be adjusted by the Head (or scholarship requirement; howeverXxxx, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest case of non- departmentalized faculties), in consultation with, or at the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarshiprequest of, the Chair academic staff member.
12.7 Teaching duties in the Spring or Summer Session may be assigned as part of regular assigned duties for academic staff in the Instructor ranks, but not for academic staff in the Professor ranks, unless voluntarily agreed to by the staff member.
12.8 A staff member who teaches in Spring and the NTT faculty member Summer Sessions in addition to regular assigned duties shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate receive extra compensation for the assigned worksuch teaching in accordance with Schedule “A”.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions12.9 All Continuing, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than Contingent Term, and Limited Term academic staff (teaching and research) and (administrative and professional), whether full-time at ISU in or part-time, are required to perform their duties on a 12-month basis, inclusive of the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hiredvacation period. However, provided if the terms of the appointment specify a shorter period of continuing part-time NTT faculty employment, the vacation period shall be prorated and included within the period of employment.
12.10 An academic staff member shall not be required to teach:
(a) non-credit courses, or
(b) credit courses which require the presence of the academic staff member at locations outside the City of Calgary unless the staff member's terms of appointment provide for such assignments. When such duties are assumed on a voluntary basis, the academic staff member will normally be paid extra compensation unless the staff member has indicated their interest agreed to perform the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedureduties without extra compensation.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Assignment of Duties. a. The composition workload obligations of professional duties and responsibilities a bargaining unit member may consist of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester.
2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee.
3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other related duties, or some combination of these. The obligations of a particular bargaining unit member will be specified in her/his letter of employment or job description.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisorb. A full-time workload shall consist of twelve credit hours, or designee CUES per semester, plus or minus one. The expectation is that the vast majority of bargaining unit members will typically have full-time workloads of twelve credit hours per semester. Twelve credit hours will also be the standard for determining percent time appointments below eleven credit hours, as well as for determining overloads above thirteen hours.
c. After January 1 and prior to April 15 of each academic year, either party to this Agreement may recommend specific changes to the NTT faculty member Credit Unit Equivalency document (Appendix A). Both parties agree to discuss these recommendations with appropriate representatives from the relevant academic departments. Joint approval by both the Union and University shall be required before any change to this Credit Unit Equivalency document is authorized and implemented.
d. The University and Union shall work together to develop guidelines for Credit Unit Equivalencies (CUE). These guidelines are used to equate the work involved in non- instructional duties with that involved in classroom teaching (see current CUE Guidelines in Appendix A).
e. Bargaining unit members shall maintain a schedule of at least one office hour each week per every 3 CUEs of instruction. Office hours shall be scheduled to allow reasonable access for students and shall be posted. For in-person courses, with adequate, prior posting and prior notification to the implementation Department office, one office hour per week may be scheduled on-line in lieu of such changestraditional office time. For exclusively on-line courses, bargaining unit members shall maintain a schedule of at least one on-line office hour per week for every 3 CUES of on-line instruction.
6. NTT faculty members are expected to be available to meet with students beyond classroom (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-time, on campus NTT faculty members shall be f. As part of their normal workload and consistent with the general requirements for office hours set by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty CUE document, bargaining unit members teaching less than full-time will be prorated to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contracted, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be are required to have half the office hours of a full-time NTT faculty member.
7. NTT faculty members are encouraged to attend all departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their duties as determined by the Department Chair. The Chair should give reasonable advanced notification of mandatory meetings. Bargaining Unit Members are required to meet administrative deadlines for submitting routine documents.
8. g. In the event that written curricular standards are established by a faculty Department (including courses that are part of a sequence and that include multiple sections), the written departmental curricular standards for each course that is assigned will be provided to the bargaining unit member cannot attend a scheduled duty, he or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays at least one week prior to the absence. In the event of an emergency, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation will be grounds for dismissal.
9. Ordinarily, the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; however, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest start of the departmentterm in which the bargaining unit member first teaches the course, or at the beginning of the academic term when such standards are changed. If release time is granted for either service the course requires specific methods of delivery, common course elements or scholarshiptopics, the Chair such as centrally developed exams or assigned test dates, specific topics and the NTT faculty member shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the assigned workmaterials, etc.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than full-time at ISU in the same or other departments these materials and this information will also be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hired, provided the part-time NTT faculty member has indicated their interest to the department Chair in a timely mannerbargaining unit member. The determination Department Chair shall have the ability to ensure that the curricular standards are met and any required specific methods of “qualified” in this article is delivery are used by the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedure.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty bargaining unit member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Assignment of Duties. The composition of professional duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester.
2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee.
3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes.
6. NTT faculty members are expected to be available to meet with students beyond classroom (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-time, on campus NTT faculty members shall be consistent with the general requirements for office hours set by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching less than full-time will be prorated to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contracted, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours of a full-full- time NTT faculty member.
7. NTT faculty members are encouraged to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their duties as determined by the Department Chair.
8. In the event a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty, he or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays prior to the absence. In the event of an emergency, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation will be grounds for dismissal.
9. Ordinarily, the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; however, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest of the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarship, the Chair and the NTT faculty member shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the assigned work.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than full-time at ISU in the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hired, provided the part-part- time NTT faculty member has indicated their interest to the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedure.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Assignment of Duties. The composition of professional duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester.
2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee.
3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes.
6. NTT faculty 12.1 All academic staff members are expected to undertake activities appropriate to the responsibilities of their rank or position as outlined in the Procedures Pertaining to Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Academic Staff approved by General Faculties Council and the terms of their appointment. Any specific duties required of an academic staff member shall be assigned in accordance with this Article 12.
12.2 Duties shall be assigned by the Department or Unit Head following consultation in good faith, with the academic staff member, subject to the approval of the Xxxx or administrative equivalent.
12.3 The assignment of duties to academic staff members shall take into consideration all relevant factors, including the equitable distribution of the overall workload of the Department or Unit and the full range of institutional responsibilities and workload of the academic staff members, as well as their individual preferences.
12.4 While the duties of academic staff members will necessarily vary, such duties shall be assigned in a reasonable and non-arbitrary manner.
12.5 Each Department or Unit Head shall make available to meet with students beyond classroom the members of the Department or Unit information on the process and factors taken into consideration in respect of the assignment of duties.
12.6 In order to promote scholarship and effective teaching within the University, the duties of an academic staff member may be adjusted by the Head (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-timeXxxx, on campus NTT faculty members shall in the case of non- departmentalized faculties), in consultation with, or at the request of, the academic staff member.
12.7 Events and circumstances may arise from time to time that would best be consistent with the general requirements for office hours set handled by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching assignment of additional duties to regular academic staff.
12.7.1 Where a staff member agrees to the assignment of additional duties and there is a corresponding reduction of the staff member's regular assigned duties in a previous or subsequent period and no extra remuneration, it is agreed that the matter can be addressed under the provision of this Article.
12.7.2 Overload duties shall not be assigned unless voluntarily agreed to by the staff member.
12.7.3 Overload duties shall not be assigned to any academic staff member holding a less than full-time will be prorated appointment. When additional duties are assigned to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contractedContinuing, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours of Limited Term or Contingent Term appointees holding less than a full-time NTT faculty memberappointment, the terms of the appointment shall be amended to reflect the proportion of such additional duties.
7. NTT faculty members are encouraged to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their 12.7.4 The assignment of overload duties as determined requires the written approval in advance by the Department ChairXxxx or administrative equivalent.
8. In 12.7.5 A staff member assigned overload duties shall receive extra remuneration in accordance with Schedule "A".
12.7.6 Nothing in this section is intended to diminish in any way or impinge on the event a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty, he authority and role of the Department or she must notify Unit Head or the department Chair seven workdays prior Xxxx with respect to the absence. In assignment of duties in accordance with this Article of the event Collective Agreement.
12.8 Teaching duties in the Spring or Summer Session may be assigned as part of an emergencyregular assigned duties for academic staff in the Instructor ranks, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure but not for academic staff in the Professor ranks, unless voluntarily agreed to provide proper notification of an absence may result by the staff member.
12.9 A staff member who teaches in loss of Spring and Summer Sessions in addition to regular assigned duties shall receive extra compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation will be grounds for dismissalsuch teaching in accordance with Schedule “A”.
9. Ordinarily12.10 All Continuing, the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; howeverContingent Term, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest of the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarshipLimited Term academic staff (teaching and research) and (administrative and professional), the Chair and the NTT faculty member shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the assigned work.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than whether full-time at ISU in or part-time, are required to perform their duties on a 12-month basis, inclusive of the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hiredvacation period. However, provided if the terms of the appointment specify a shorter period of continuing part-time NTT faculty employment, the vacation period shall be prorated and included within the period of employment.
12.11 An academic staff member shall not be required to teach:
(a) non-credit courses, or
(b) credit courses which require the presence of the academic staff member at locations outside the City of Calgary unless the staff member's terms of appointment provide for such assignments. When such duties are assumed on a voluntary basis, the academic staff member will normally be paid extra compensation unless the staff member has indicated their interest agreed to perform the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedureduties without extra compensation.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Assignment of Duties. The composition of professional duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formulaSection 1. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester.
2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee.
3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department ChairArticle 12 (Responsibilities of Members), supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes.
6. NTT faculty members are expected to be available to meet with students beyond classroom (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-time, on campus NTT faculty members shall be consistent available for assignment of professional duties for the entire period of their appointment. Professional duties are recognized to include teaching; scholarly or creative endeavor; service to the division, institution and the profession; and academic advising of students. The University recognizes that it shares with its faculty the responsibility for appropriate accounting of time and effort, as well as, for the development and improvement of faculty performance. Accordingly, the University and faculty agree that Sections 2 through 12 below describe aspects of a faculty member's professional responsibilities and performance in these areas shall be taken into account in all personnel actions, including the award of "merit".
Section 2. Professional duties shall be assigned by the Division Chair or appropriate administrative officers in accordance with the general requirements for office needs of the division and the strengths of the faculty member. The University will endeavor to ensure that assignments are made only after consultation with the faculty member.
Section 3. Because of the varied nature of the work and interests of the faculty members, no attempt is made to assign a number of working hours set by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching less than full-time will be prorated to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage duties of time contractedscholarly or creative endeavor and service.
Section 4. The University recognizes the importance of teaching and also scholarly and creative faculty activities to the success of the institution. Full teaching assignments shall normally include 12 course credit hours of scheduled teaching (or the equivalencies in effect since the 1982-83 academic year for coaching, e.g., laboratory or similar assignments) per academic quarter. The University also recognizes the need to support faculty research and scholarship activities and may substitute research or scholarship duties for a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours portion of a full-time NTT annual or full-time quarterly faculty member.
7teaching assignment. NTT Such scholarship or research teaching assignment substitutions will be made by the University to individual faculty assignments for the purposes of strengthening selected academic programs or faculty development. This substitution shall be granted to individuals only. No departments shall be granted a department wide reduction in load. Division Chairs will assign appropriate teaching and research/scholarship/creative activity assignments when they submit the Schedule of Classes to the College Xxxx for approval. Each division will attempt to maintain a fair and equitable distribution of faculty workload. Tenure track faculty members are encouraged assigned to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their duties as determined by the Department Chair.
8. In the event a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty, he teach two or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays prior to the absence. In the event more courses totaling six credit hours or more of 500M courses (excluding graduate thesis credit) in an emergency, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation academic term (excluding summer) will be grounds assigned a maximum teaching load of 9 credit hours for dismissal.
9the terms(s) in which six or more credit hours of 500M courses are taught. Ordinarily, Recognizing the duties importance of NTT student advising and its place among the principal responsibilities of all faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; however, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest of the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarshipmembers, the Chair and the NTT faculty member of each Division shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the ensure that advisees are assigned work.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than full-time at ISU in the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hired, provided the part-time NTT faculty member has indicated their interest on an equitable basis to the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedure.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Fullfull-time, status NTT faculty regular members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualifiedDivision.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Assignment of Duties. The composition of professional duties and responsibilities of individual faculty cannot be established by a fixed amount of time or formula. As a result, relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities will be determined by the department Chair/Director or designee after consultation with others in the department and the individual NTT faculty member. Departmental (or other appropriate unit) assignments shall be consistent with department workload standards for faculty and with student needs.
1. Department Chairs, supervisors, or designees will provide letters stating tentative load assignments (including course assignments, if known) to NTT faculty members in writing as early as feasible. While not a requirement, the goal will be to notify NTT faculty members by May 15 for the fall semester and by December 1 for the spring semester.
2. The duties of an NTT faculty member will be communicated in writing by the department Chair or designee.
3. Individual employment contracts will be issued at the earliest feasible opportunity.
4. In the assignment of workload, consideration of duties for NTT faculty members will include classroom teaching, laboratory instruction/support, field supervision, other duties, or some combination of these.
5. Any change in assigned duties will be discussed with the NTT faculty member and provided in writing by the department Chair, supervisor, or designee to the NTT faculty member prior to the implementation of such changes.
6. NTT faculty 12.1 All academic staff members are expected to undertake activities appropriate to the responsibilities of their rank or position as outlined in the Procedures Pertaining to Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Academic Staff approved by General Faculties Council and the terms of their appointment. Any specific duties required of an academic staff member shall be assigned in accordance with this Article 12.
12.2 Duties shall be assigned by the Department or Unit Head following consultation in good faith, with the academic staff member, subject to the approval of the Xxxx or administrative equivalent.
12.3 The assignment of duties to academic staff members shall take into consideration all relevant factors, including the equitable distribution of the overall workload of the Department or Unit and the full range of institutional responsibilities and workload of the academic staff members, as well as their individual preferences.
12.4 While the duties of academic staff members will necessarily vary, such duties shall be assigned in a reasonable and non-arbitrary manner.
12.5 Each Department or Unit Head shall make available to meet with students beyond classroom the members of the Department or Unit information on the process and factors taken into consideration in respect of the assignment of duties.
12.6 In order to promote scholarship and effective teaching within the University, the duties of an academic staff member may be adjusted by the Head (or assigned duty) responsibilities. Requirements for office hours for full-timeXxxx, on campus NTT faculty members shall in the case of non- departmentalized faculties), in consultation with, or at the request of, the academic staff member.
12.7 Events and circumstances may arise from time to time that would best be consistent with the general requirements for office hours set handled by the department for faculty. Office hour requirements for NTT faculty members teaching assignment of additional duties to regular academic staff.
12.7.1 Where a staff member agrees to the assignment of additional duties and there is a corresponding reduction of the staff member's regular assigned duties in a previous or subsequent period and no extra remuneration, it is agreed that the matter can be addressed under the provision of this Article.
12.7.2 Overload duties shall not be assigned unless voluntarily agreed to by the staff member.
12.7.3 Overload duties shall not be assigned to any academic staff member holding a less than full-time will be prorated appointment. When additional duties are assigned to be a percentage of time equal to the percentage of time contractedContinuing, e.g., a half time NTT faculty member would be required to have half the office hours of Limited Term or Contingent Term appointees holding less than a full-time NTT faculty appointment, the terms of the appointment shall be amended to reflect the proportion of such additional duties.
12.7.4 The assignment of overload duties requires the written approval in advance by the Xxxx or administrative equivalent.
12.7.5 A staff member assigned overload duties shall receive extra remuneration in accordance with Schedule "A".
12.7.6 Nothing in this section is intended to diminish in any way or impinge on the authority and role of the Department or Unit Head or the Xxxx with respect to the assignment of duties in accordance with this Article of the Collective Agreement.
12.8 Teaching duties in the Spring or Summer Session may be assigned as part of regular assigned duties for academic staff in the Instructor ranks, but not for academic staff in the Professor ranks, unless voluntarily agreed to by the staff member.
7. NTT faculty members are encouraged 12.9 A staff member who teaches in Spring and Summer Sessions in addition to attend departmental and organizational meetings that are relevant to their regular assigned duties as determined by the Department Chairshall receive extra compensation for such teaching in accordance with Schedule “A”.
8. In the event a faculty member cannot attend a scheduled duty12.10 All Continuing, he or she must notify the department Chair seven workdays prior to the absence. In the event of an emergencyContingent Term, notification should be done as soon as possible. Failure to provide proper notification of an absence may result in loss of compensation for that assignment. Repeated violation of this expectation will be grounds for dismissal.
9. Ordinarilyand Limited Term academic staff (teaching and research) and (administrative and professional), the duties of NTT faculty members shall not include a service or scholarship requirement; however, nothing in this contract shall be construed to deny an NTT faculty member from accepting service or scholarship responsibilities if the NTT faculty member and Chair believe it to be in the best interest of the department. If release time is granted for either service or scholarship, the Chair and the NTT faculty member shall consult to determine the value of the University service to establish appropriate compensation for the assigned work.
10. In filling new or vacant NTT positions, qualified NTT faculty members already employed less than whether full-time at ISU in or part-time, are required to perform their duties on a 12-month basis, inclusive of the same or other departments will be given consideration before applicants not employed by ISU are hiredvacation period. However, provided if the terms of the appointment specify a shorter period of continuing part-time NTT faculty employment, the vacation period shall be prorated and included within the period of employment.
12.11 An academic staff member shall not be required to teach:
(a) non-credit courses, or
(b) credit courses which require the presence of the academic staff member at locations outside the City of Calgary unless the staff member's terms of appointment provide for such assignments. When such duties are assumed on a voluntary basis, the academic staff member will normally be paid extra compensation unless the staff member has indicated their interest agreed to perform the department Chair in a timely manner. The determination of “qualified” in this article is the responsibility of the department Chair or designee and is not subject to the grievance procedureduties without extra compensation.
11. NTT faculty members will be given full consideration for any tenure track position for which he/she is qualified and has applied.
12. Full-time, status NTT faculty members who are intending to retire and have submitted a letter of resignation shall be given weighted consideration for overloads and/or summer assignments ahead of other NTT faculty members, provided that they meet qualification and competency standards for the assignment and subject to applicable state laws. If additional summer assignments or overloads are still available after those NTT faculty members who meet the intent to retire conditions above, individuals with status will be given weighted consideration for those remaining positions for which they are qualified.
13. Seniority is not a determination of which specific courses or assignments are given to an NTT faculty member.
14. Contingent upon departmental needs, the Chair/Director shall give qualified and competent status NTT faculty members weighted consideration for:
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Samples: Collective Agreement
