Common use of Combined Classes Clause in Contracts

Combined Classes. This is an assignment to teach two (2) or more courses of different content at the same time. Courses that have different designators or different course numbers or different course titles are courses with different content. Cross listed courses are not considered to be courses with different content. Courses delivered onsite at a college may not be combined with courses that are delivered online or through another system of distance learning. When combined class assignments are in distance learning, including online courses, the assignment may be made only if agreed to by the instructor. For courses delivered onsite, management may make such an assignment after consideration of the following conditions: A. There must be a demonstrable business reason to do so, and B. The combination must not cause a significant loss of course content or student ability to meet course objectives and outcomes, and C. The maximum class size shall not exceed the highest maximum of any of the classes that are combined. When such an assignment is made, the number of workload credits assigned to the instructor who teaches two (2) combined courses shall be the number of credits of the course with the greatest credits plus one (1) credit. The workload credits for combined classes of three (3) or more courses shall be mutually agreed upon by the administration and the faculty member. These workload credits may be equal to or greater than those which result from the formula above, but may not be fewer, except as specified below. With mutual agreement between a faculty member and the administration, a small enrollment/combined class waiver may be granted. This waiver will result in compensation that is determined in a manner different than the compensation calculation of this Contract. Credit calculations for small class/combined class waivers shall not be less than one-third (1/3) of the credit calculations of this subdivision. Copies of such agreements will be provided to the State MSCF in a timely manner. The State MSCF may terminate such agreements after written notification to the system office and the college president. Such terminations are to be effective at the end of the academic year.

Combined Classes. This is an assignment to teach two (2) or more courses of different content at the same time. Courses that have different designators or different course numbers or different course titles are courses with different content. Cross listed courses are not considered to be courses with different content. Courses delivered onsite at a college may not be combined with courses that are delivered online or through another system of distance learning. When combined class assignments are in distance learning, including online courses, the assignment may be made only if agreed to by the instructor. For courses delivered onsite, management may make such an assignment after consideration of the following conditions: A. There must be a demonstrable business reason to do so, and B. The combination must not cause a significant loss of course content or student ability to meet course objectives and outcomes, and C. The maximum class size shall not exceed the highest maximum of any of the classes that are combined. When such an The credit-value of a combined-class assignment is made, the number consisting of workload credits assigned to the instructor who teaches two (2) combined courses shall be calculated according to the following formula: The credit-value of the instructor’s assignment shall be the number of student credits of the course with the greatest credits student credits, plus one (1) credit. The workload credits credit-value for combined classes of three (3) or more courses shall be mutually agreed upon by the administration and the faculty member. These workload credits The credit-value may be equal to or greater than those that which would result from the formula above, but may not be fewerless, except as specified below. With mutual agreement between a faculty member and the administration, a small enrollment/combined class waiver may be granted. This waiver will result in compensation that is determined in a manner different than the compensation calculation of this Contract. Credit Credit-value calculations for small class/combined class waivers shall not be less than one-one- third (1/3) of the credit credit-value calculations of this subdivision. Copies of such agreements will be provided to the State MSCF in a timely manner. The State MSCF may terminate such agreements after written notification to the system office and the college president. Such terminations are to be effective at the end of the academic year. For all of the configurations of combined classes described in this subdivision, once the credit- value of the assignment has been determined, for workload purposes the assignment shall also be given a contact-hour value. The contact hour value shall be determined according to the applicable combined class formula listed in Appendix G, “Schedule of Assignments.”