Common use of Assignment of Teaching Faculty Workload Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Teaching Faculty Workload. (a) The duty year for Teaching Faculty shall consist of the following: (i) one hundred and ninety (190) days duty time; (ii) twenty (20) days approved professional development time; (iii) forty (40) consecutive days annual vacation. (b) Department heads are responsible to the deans for managing department resources, including scheduling course offerings to be responsive to student needs. Subject to approval by the xxxx, the instructional load of faculty will be assigned by the department head in consultation with the department, which will normally include a duly constituted department meeting. Processes used must ensure equity, transparency and fairness in the allocation of workload. Factors to be taken into account shall include but are not limited to the following: (i) The number of different course preparations (ii) The number of new courses (iii) The number of new preparations (iv) Class sizes and anticipated enrolments (v) Pedagogy (vi) The number and types of assignments to be marked (vii) The qualifications and expertise of the faculty member in specific areas (viii) The number of Masters or Honours theses supervised (ix) Program needs (x) Extraordinary service work for the Department or the University (xi) Re-assignment of workload granted for research or scholarly activity (c) To support their scholarly activity, within any two year period, Type B teaching faculty may apply to have up to the equivalent of 25% of their annual workload (2 courses) reassigned to scholarship directly related to the faculty member's area of expertise, scholarship being broadly defined. These requests for reassigned work or equivalent funding will take the form of “research options” or “scholarly activity options.” Such reassignment of workload shall be made by recommendation of the Department to the Xxxx, and with the approval of the Xxxx, and further adjudication by the appropriate committee on scholarship, which shall post in advance the general criteria for granting such options. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). (d) Upon the recommendation of the departments, and with the approval of the appropriate Xxxx, instructors preparing and teaching courses new to the UFV curriculum or supervising graduating projects in degree-completion programs will have up to one course reassigned to these tasks. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). (e) Teaching Faculty will be expected to work regular schedules, with no less than two (2) consecutive days off per week, to meet the needs of the Employer in general and, specifically, of the department or work group to which the faculty employee is assigned. In special circumstances exceptions to the following guidelines may be made by the Employer after consultation with the employee affected and other employees in the area. (f) A teaching faculty employee shall not normally be required to have more than seven (7) class contact hours in any one (1) instructional day, and the length of the instructional day shall not normally exceed twelve (12) hours. The faculty employee shall not normally be expected to teach both an evening section and any block which begins less than twelve (12) hours after the evening section ends on the following day. (g) The work week shall not normally include more than thirty-five (35) hours of assigned duty time during which an employee is required by the Employer to be at a specific location. (h) Faculty non-instructional duties are to be approved by the appropriate administrator in consultation with the Department Head in accordance with duties described in 18.1 (Teaching Faculty Duties). (i) An annual professional plan shall be developed by each faculty member in consultation with his or her Department Head, and approved by the appropriate Xxxx or appropriate excluded administrator, regarding duty time as described in 18.3(a)(ii) above. This plan will take into consideration the needs of the faculty member as much as possible, but also respond to the needs of the department, UFV and the students. (j) Course assignments will reflect the educational requirements and expertise within the program area or department. As far as is possible, all teaching faculty shall be assigned to teach the full range of UFV offerings within their assigned instructional areas. No faculty in the departments which offer third and fourth-year courses will be exempt from teaching courses at the first and second year levels. In cases where Type B faculty have not qualified by teaching a specialized available course previously, they may request that a standing SAC review their qualifications to teach that course. In cases where qualified faculty members are in conflict over assignment of a course, seniority shall be the initial determining factor, followed, in successive offerings of that course, by rotation among qualified faculty. (k) Regardless of seniority, faculty are responsible for sharing the department’s teaching duties on various campuses, and across all time blocks. Departments should make every effort to ensure that times and locations of the department’s course load are rotated among Type B faculty in an equitable manner. (l) Probationary faculty should have workload assignments that permit an emphasis on those activities most important for success in the probationary process – minimally, with reduced emphasis on service responsibilities. (m) Faculty who disagree with their workload assignments for the following year may discuss their concerns with the Xxxx of Faculty (or designate). In the event that the matter has been discussed with the Xxxx of Faculty and a satisfactory resolution has not been found, faculty may appeal the matter in writing to the Vice-President, Academic, who will make a determination.

Assignment of Teaching Faculty Workload. (a) The duty year for Teaching Faculty shall consist of the following: (i) one hundred and ninety (190) days duty time; (ii) twenty (20) days approved professional development time; (iii) forty (40) consecutive days annual vacation. (b) Department heads Heads/Directors are responsible to the deans for managing department resources, including scheduling course offerings to be responsive to student needsneeds and support department/area program and enrolment goals. Subject to approval by Department/area members’ proposed annual workloads, including proposals for exceptions (article 18.13), will be finalized for the xxxxupcoming academic year through a fair, consultative and transparent process, which normally includes a duly constituted department or area meeting. In assigning instructional load, the instructional load of faculty will be assigned by the department head Head/Director, in consultation with the department, which will normally include a duly constituted department meeting. Processes used must consider the proposed scholarly and service commitments of faculty members, and the need to ensure equity, transparency and fairness equity in the allocation of workloadworkloads. Factors to be taken into account shall include but are not limited to the following: (i) The number of different course preparations (ii) The number of new courses (iii) The number of new preparations (iv) Class sizes and anticipated enrolments (v) Pedagogy (vi) The number and types of assignments to be marked (vii) The qualifications and expertise of the faculty member in specific areas (viii) The number of Masters or Honours theses supervised (ix) Program needs (x) Extraordinary service work for the Department or the University (xi) Re-assignment of workload granted for research or scholarly activity (xii) The number of directed or independent studies courses (c) Upon completion of the workload assignment process, the Department Head/Director will submit the year’s department workload assignments to the Xxxx for approval. (d) The University of the Fraser Valley has a commitment to establishing a fund to support scholarly activity, accessible to all faculty, as outlined in Article 24.2 (Professional Development Funds). To support their scholarly activity, within any two year period, Type B teaching faculty may apply to have up to the equivalent of 25% of their annual workload (2 courses) reassigned to scholarship directly related to the faculty member's area of expertise, scholarship being broadly defined. These requests for reassigned work or equivalent funding will take the form of “research options” or “scholarly activity options.” Such reassignment of workload shall be made by recommendation of the Department to the Xxxx, and with the approval of the Xxxx, and further adjudication by the appropriate committee on scholarship, which shall post in advance the general criteria for granting such options. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). Scholarship undertaken as a result of the reassignment of workload shall be subject to evaluation as part of the faculty member’s regular workload. (de) Upon the recommendation of the departments, and with the approval of the appropriate Xxxx, instructors faculty preparing and teaching courses new to the UFV curriculum or supervising graduating projects in degree-completion programs will have up to one course reassigned to these tasks. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). (ef) Teaching Faculty will be expected to work regular schedules, with no less than two (2) consecutive days off per week, to meet the needs of the Employer in general and, specifically, of the department or work group to which the faculty employee is assigned. In special circumstances exceptions to the following guidelines may be made by the Employer after consultation with the employee affected and other employees in the area. (fg) A teaching faculty employee shall not normally be required to have more than seven (7) class contact hours in any one (1) instructional day, and the length of the instructional day shall not normally exceed twelve (12) hours. The faculty employee shall not normally be expected to teach both an evening section and any block which begins less than twelve (12) hours after the evening section ends on the following day. (gh) The work week shall not normally include more than thirty-five (35) hours of assigned duty time during which an employee is required by the Employer to be at a specific location. (hi) Faculty non-instructional duties are to be approved by the appropriate administrator in consultation with the Department Head in accordance with duties described in 18.1 18.2 (Teaching Faculty Duties). (ij) An annual professional plan shall be developed by each faculty member in consultation with his or her their Department Head, and approved by the appropriate Xxxx or appropriate excluded administrator, regarding duty time as described in 18.3(a)(ii) above. This plan will take into consideration the needs of the faculty member as much as possible, but also respond to the needs of the department, UFV and the students. (jk) Course assignments will reflect the educational requirements and expertise within the program area or department. As far as is possible, all teaching faculty shall be assigned to teach the full range of UFV offerings within their assigned instructional areas. No faculty in the departments which offer third and fourth-year courses will be exempt from teaching courses at the first and second year levels. In cases where Type B faculty have not qualified by teaching a specialized available course previously, they may request that a standing SAC review their qualifications to teach that course. In cases where qualified faculty members are in conflict over assignment of a course, seniority shall be the initial determining factor, followed, in successive offerings of that course, by rotation among qualified faculty. (kl) Regardless of seniority, faculty are responsible for sharing the department’s teaching duties on various campuses, and across all time blocks. Departments should make every effort to ensure that times and locations of the department’s course load are rotated among Type B faculty Teaching Faculty in an equitable manner. (lm) Probationary faculty should have workload assignments that permit an emphasis on those activities most important for success in the probationary process – minimally, with reduced emphasis on service responsibilities. (mn) Faculty who disagree with their workload assignments for the following year may discuss their concerns with the Xxxx of Faculty (or designate). In the event that the matter has been discussed with the Xxxx of Faculty and a satisfactory resolution has not been found, faculty may appeal the matter in writing to the Vice-President, Academic, who will make a determination.

Assignment of Teaching Faculty Workload. (a) The duty year for Teaching Faculty shall consist of the following: (i) one hundred and ninety (190) days duty time; (ii) twenty (20) days approved professional development time; (iii) forty (40) consecutive days annual vacation. (b) Department heads are responsible to the deans for managing department resources, including scheduling course offerings to be responsive to student needs. Subject to approval by the xxxx, the instructional load of faculty will be assigned by the department head in consultation with the department, which will normally include a duly constituted department meeting. Processes used must ensure equity, transparency and fairness in the allocation of workload. Factors to be taken into account shall include but are not limited to the following: (i) The number of different course preparations (ii) The number of new courses (iii) The number of new preparations (iv) Class sizes and anticipated enrolments (v) Pedagogy (vi) The number and types of assignments to be marked (vii) The qualifications and expertise of the faculty member in specific areas (viii) The number of Masters or Honours theses supervised (ix) Program needs (x) Extraordinary service work for the Department or the University (xi) Re-assignment of workload granted for research or scholarly activity (c) To support their scholarly activity, within any two year period, Type B teaching faculty may apply to have up to the equivalent of 25% of their annual workload (2 courses) reassigned to scholarship directly related to the faculty member's area of expertise, scholarship being broadly defined. These requests for reassigned work or equivalent funding will take the form of “research options” or “scholarly activity options.” Such reassignment of workload shall be made by recommendation of the Department to the Xxxx, and with the approval of the Xxxx, and further adjudication by the appropriate committee on scholarship, which shall post in advance the general criteria for granting such options. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). (d) Upon the recommendation of the departments, and with the approval of the appropriate Xxxx, instructors preparing and teaching courses new to the UFV curriculum or supervising graduating projects in degree-completion programs will have up to one course reassigned to these tasks. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). (e) Teaching Faculty will be expected to work regular schedules, with no less than two (2) consecutive days off per week, to meet the needs of the Employer in general and, specifically, of the department or work group to which the faculty employee is assigned. In special circumstances exceptions to the following guidelines may be made by the Employer after consultation with the employee affected and other employees in the area. (f) A teaching faculty employee shall not normally be required to have more than seven (7) class contact hours in any one (1) instructional day, and the length of the instructional day shall not normally exceed twelve (12) hours. The faculty employee shall not normally be expected to teach both an evening section and any block which begins less than twelve (12) hours after the evening section ends on the following day. (g) The work week shall not normally include more than thirty-five (35) hours of assigned duty time during which an employee is required by the Employer to be at a specific location. (h) Faculty non-instructional duties are to be approved by the appropriate administrator in consultation with the Department Head in accordance with duties described in 18.1 (Teaching Faculty Duties). (i) An annual professional plan shall be developed by each faculty member in consultation with his or her Department Head, and approved by the appropriate Xxxx or appropriate excluded administrator, regarding duty time as described in 18.3(a)(ii) above). This plan will take into consideration the needs of the faculty member as much as possible, but also respond to the needs of the department, UFV and the students. (j) Course assignments will reflect the educational requirements and expertise within the program area or department. As far as is possible, all teaching faculty shall be assigned to teach the full range of UFV offerings within their assigned instructional areas. No faculty in the departments which offer third and fourth-year courses will be exempt from teaching courses at the first and second year levels. In cases where Type B faculty have not qualified by teaching a specialized available course previously, they may request that a standing SAC review their qualifications to teach that course. In cases where qualified faculty members are in conflict over assignment of a course, seniority shall be the initial determining factor, followed, in successive offerings of that course, by rotation among qualified faculty. (k) Regardless of seniority, faculty are responsible for sharing the department’s teaching duties on various campuses, and across all time blocks. Departments should make every effort to ensure that times and locations of the department’s course load are rotated among Type B faculty in an equitable manner. (l) Probationary faculty should have workload assignments that permit an emphasis on those activities most important for success in the probationary process – minimally, with reduced emphasis on service responsibilities. (m) Faculty who disagree with their workload assignments for the following year may discuss their concerns with the Xxxx of Faculty (or designate). In the event that the matter has been discussed with the Xxxx of Faculty and a satisfactory resolution has not been found, faculty may appeal the matter in writing to the Vice-President, Academic, who will make a determination.

Assignment of Teaching Faculty Workload. ‌ (a) The duty year for Teaching Faculty shall consist of the following: (i) one hundred and ninety (190) days duty time; (ii) twenty (20) days approved professional development time;time;‌ (iii) forty (40) consecutive days annual vacation. (b) Department heads Heads/Directors are responsible to the deans for managing department resources, including scheduling course offerings to be responsive to student needsneeds and support department/area program and enrolment goals. Subject to approval by Department/area members’ proposed annual workloads, including proposals for exceptions (article 18.13), will be finalized for the xxxxupcoming academic year through a fair, consultative and transparent process, which normally includes a duly constituted department or area meeting. In assigning instructional load, the instructional load of faculty will be assigned by the department head Head/Director, in consultation with the department, which will normally include a duly constituted department meeting. Processes used must consider the proposed scholarly and service commitments of faculty members, and the need to ensure equity, transparency and fairness equity in the allocation of workloadworkloads. Factors to be taken into account shall include but are not limited to the following:following:‌ (i) The number of different course preparations (ii) The number of new courses (iii) The number of new preparations (iv) Class sizes and anticipated enrolments (v) Pedagogy (vi) The number and types of assignments to be marked (vii) The qualifications and expertise of the faculty member in specific areas (viii) The number of Masters or Honours theses supervised (ix) Program needs (x) Extraordinary service work for the Department or the University (xi) Re-assignment of workload granted for research or scholarly activity (xii) The number of directed or independent studies courses (c) Upon completion of the workload assignment process, the Department Head/Director will submit the year’s department workload assignments to the Xxxx for approval. (d) The University of the Fraser Valley has a commitment to establishing a fund to support scholarly activity, accessible to all faculty, as outlined in Article 24.2 (Professional Development Funds). To support their scholarly activity, within any two year period, Type B teaching faculty may apply to have up to the equivalent of 25% of their annual workload (2 courses) reassigned to scholarship directly related to the faculty member's area of expertise, scholarship being broadly defined. These requests for reassigned work or equivalent funding will take the form of “research options” or “scholarly activity options.” Such reassignment of workload shall be made by recommendation of the Department to the Xxxx, and with the approval of the Xxxx, and further adjudication by the appropriate committee on scholarship, which shall post in advance the general criteria for granting such options. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). Scholarship undertaken as a result of the reassignment of workload shall be subject to evaluation as part of the faculty member’s regular workload. (de) Upon the recommendation of the departments, and with the approval of the appropriate Xxxx, instructors faculty preparing and teaching courses new to the UFV curriculum or supervising graduating projects in degree-completion programs will have up to one course reassigned to these tasks. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). (ef) Teaching Faculty will be expected to work regular schedules, with no less than two (2) consecutive days off per week, to meet the needs of the Employer in general and, specifically, of the department or work group to which the faculty employee is assigned. In special circumstances exceptions to the following guidelines may be made by the Employer after consultation with the employee affected and other employees in the area. (fg) A teaching faculty employee shall not normally be required to have more than seven (7) class contact hours in any one (1) instructional day, and the length of the instructional day shall not normally exceed twelve (12) hours. The faculty employee shall not normally be expected to teach both an evening section and any block which begins less than twelve (12) hours after the evening section ends on the following day. (gh) The work week shall not normally include more than thirty-five (35) hours of assigned duty time during which an employee is required by the Employer to be at a specific location. (hi) Faculty non-instructional duties are to be approved by the appropriate administrator in consultation with the Department Head in accordance with duties described in 18.1 18.2 (Teaching Faculty Duties). (ij) An annual professional plan shall be developed by each faculty member in consultation with his or her Department Head, and approved by the appropriate Xxxx or appropriate excluded administrator, regarding duty time as described in 18.3(a)(ii) above. This plan will take into consideration the needs of the faculty member as much as possible, but also respond to the needs of the department, UFV and the students. (jk) Course assignments will reflect the educational requirements and expertise within the program area or department. As far as is possible, all teaching faculty shall be assigned to teach the full range of UFV offerings within their assigned instructional areas. No faculty in the departments which offer third and fourth-year courses will be exempt from teaching courses at the first and second year levels. In cases where Type B faculty have not qualified by teaching a specialized available course previously, they may request that a standing SAC review their qualifications to teach that course. In cases where qualified faculty members are in conflict over assignment of a course, seniority shall be the initial determining factor, followed, in successive offerings of that course, by rotation among qualified faculty. (kl) Regardless of seniority, faculty are responsible for sharing the department’s teaching duties on various campuses, and across all time blocks. Departments should make every effort to ensure that times and locations of the department’s course load are rotated among Type B faculty Teaching Faculty in an equitable manner. (lm) Probationary faculty should have workload assignments that permit an emphasis on those activities most important for success in the probationary process – minimally, with reduced emphasis on service responsibilities. (mn) Faculty who disagree with their workload assignments for the following year may discuss their concerns with the Xxxx of Faculty (or designate). In the event that the matter has been discussed with the Xxxx of Faculty and a satisfactory resolution has not been found, faculty may appeal the matter in writing to the Vice-President, Academic, who will make a determination.determination.‌

Assignment of Teaching Faculty Workload. (a) The duty year for Teaching Faculty shall consist of the following: (i) one hundred and ninety (190) days duty time; (ii) twenty (20) days approved professional development time; (iii) forty (40) consecutive days annual vacation. (b) Department heads Heads/Directors are responsible to the deans for managing department resources, including scheduling course offerings to be responsive to student needsneeds and support department/area program and enrolment goals. Subject to approval by Department/area members’ proposed annual workloads, including proposals for exceptions (article 18.13), will be finalized for the xxxxupcoming academic year through a fair, consultative and transparent process, which normally includes a duly constituted department or area meeting. In assigning instructional load, the instructional load of faculty will be assigned by the department head Head/Director, in consultation with the department, which will normally include a duly constituted department meeting. Processes used must consider the proposed scholarly and service commitments of faculty members, and the need to ensure equity, transparency and fairness equity in the allocation of workloadworkloads. Factors to be taken into account shall include but are not limited to the following: (i) The number of different course preparations (ii) The number of new courses (iii) The number of new preparations (iv) Class sizes and anticipated enrolments (v) Pedagogy (vi) The number and types of assignments to be marked (vii) The qualifications and expertise of the faculty member in specific areas (viii) The number of Masters or Honours theses supervised (ix) Program needs (x) Extraordinary service work for the Department or the University (xi) Re-assignment of workload granted for research or scholarly activity (xii) The number of directed or independent studies courses (c) Upon completion of the workload assignment process, the Department Head/Director will submit the year’s department workload assignments to the Xxxx for approval. (d) The University of the Fraser Valley has a commitment to establishing a fund to support scholarly activity, accessible to all faculty, as outlined in Article 24.2 (Professional Development Funds). To support their scholarly activity, within any two year period, Type B teaching faculty may apply to have up to the equivalent of 25% of their annual workload (2 courses) reassigned to scholarship directly related to the faculty member's area of expertise, scholarship being broadly defined. These requests for reassigned work or equivalent funding will take the form of “research options” or “scholarly activity options.” Such reassignment of workload shall be made by recommendation of the Department to the Xxxx, and with the approval of the Xxxx, and further adjudication by the appropriate committee on scholarship, which shall post in advance the general criteria for granting such options. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). Scholarship undertaken as a result of the reassignment of workload shall be subject to evaluation as part of the faculty member’s regular workload. (de) Upon the recommendation of the departments, and with the approval of the appropriate Xxxx, instructors faculty preparing and teaching courses new to the UFV curriculum or supervising graduating projects in degree-completion programs will have up to one course reassigned to these tasks. This reassignment of workload would be factored into the assignment of teaching workloads as outlined in 18.3(b). (ef) Teaching Faculty will be expected to work regular schedules, with no less than two (2) consecutive days off per week, to meet the needs of the Employer in general and, specifically, of the department or work group to which the faculty employee is assigned. In special circumstances exceptions to the following guidelines may be made by the Employer after consultation with the employee affected and other employees in the area. (fg) A teaching faculty employee shall not normally be required to have more than seven (7) class contact hours in any one (1) instructional day, and the length of the instructional day shall not normally exceed twelve (12) hours. The faculty employee shall not normally be expected to teach both an evening section and any block which begins less than twelve (12) hours after the evening section ends on the following day. (gh) The work week shall not normally include more than thirty-five (35) hours of assigned duty time during which an employee is required by the Employer to be at a specific location. (hi) Faculty non-instructional duties are to be approved by the appropriate administrator in consultation with the Department Head in accordance with duties described in 18.1 18.2 (Teaching Faculty Duties). (ij) An annual professional plan shall be developed by each faculty member in consultation with his or her Department Head, and approved by the appropriate Xxxx or appropriate excluded administrator, regarding duty time as described in 18.3(a)(ii) above. This plan will take into consideration the needs of the faculty member as much as possible, but also respond to the needs of the department, UFV and the students. (jk) Course assignments will reflect the educational requirements and expertise within the program area or department. As far as is possible, all teaching faculty shall be assigned to teach the full range of UFV offerings within their assigned instructional areas. No faculty in the departments which offer third and fourth-year courses will be exempt from teaching courses at the first and second year levels. In cases where Type B faculty have not qualified by teaching a specialized available course previously, they may request that a standing SAC review their qualifications to teach that course. In cases where qualified faculty members are in conflict over assignment of a course, seniority shall be the initial determining factor, followed, in successive offerings of that course, by rotation among qualified faculty. (kl) Regardless of seniority, faculty are responsible for sharing the department’s teaching duties on various campuses, and across all time blocks. Departments should make every effort to ensure that times and locations of the department’s course load are rotated among Type B faculty Teaching Faculty in an equitable manner. (lm) Probationary faculty should have workload assignments that permit an emphasis on those activities most important for success in the probationary process – minimally, with reduced emphasis on service responsibilities. (mn) Faculty who disagree with their workload assignments for the following year may discuss their concerns with the Xxxx of Faculty (or designate). In the event that the matter has been discussed with the Xxxx of Faculty and a satisfactory resolution has not been found, faculty may appeal the matter in writing to the Vice-President, Academic, who will make a determination.