Common use of Course Development Work Assignments Clause in Contracts

Course Development Work Assignments. ‌ 1) Posting for Development Work a) New Course Development or Major Revision i) The University will list new course development and major revision opportunities on the TRU website as well as applicable TRU staff e-bulletin board resources. ii) This posting will include: Brief description of the work including the timelines Qualifications Required of the Applicant Deadlines for Applications iii) All Employees will be provided with instruction as to how to register for the automated TRU Career Opportunity Notification System which includes postings for course development work. 2) Process for Assignment of Course Development Work a) New Course Development or Major Revision i) Criteria for the Assignment of Major Revision or New Course Development Work. When the University makes a selection for Course Development work, the following criteria will be used in each instance: • Qualifications including educational and /or professional system requirements (e.g., holds relevant credentials) • Knowledge and /or content expertise • Relevant skills and abilities (e.g., development and delivery of distance education courses, writing, instructional, adult education, technology) ii) For major revisions an OLFM who has delivered the course will be consulted by the Course Planning Team for advice on potential revisions. iii) A Selection Advisory Committee comprised of three (3) voting members will be established to recommend to the Director Curriculum Development or designate, on the assignment of course development work. The three (3) voting members of the committee are as follows: • an OLFM who is a subject matter expert or is in a cognate department within the same Division, Faculty or School, • a Campus Faculty Member who is a subject matter expert or is in a cognate department within the same Division, Faculty or School, and • an Instructional Designer assigned by the Director Curriculum Development or designate. In addition there will be two non-voting members as follows: • an OLFM appointed by the Union President, and • the Director of Curriculum Development (or designate) who may attend as an observer. iv) Existing OLFMs who apply for course development work will be included in the short-list for the work if: • they have not received a negative Evaluation for Course Development work or a negative Performance Review for Delivery Work within the previous twenty-four (24) months, and • they currently hold TAP in the course, or have done development work for the course, or if they have delivered or done development work for a course in the same or cognate discipline at the equivalent or higher level. v) When an existing OLFM who applies for course development work is short-listed under iv) above and is not awarded the course development work, they will be offered the reviewer course development work. If two or more OLFMs meet the criteria in this section, the Selection Advisory Committee will make a recommendation to the Director Curriculum Development or designate for which OLFM should be assigned the work. vi) Those employees who are in the pool of candidates and who are not selected will be notified that a selection has been made. The Union will be notified of the successful candidate(s).

Course Development Work Assignments. ‌ 1) Posting for Development Work a) New Course Development or Major Revision i) The University will list new course development and major revision opportunities on the TRU website as well as applicable TRU staff e-bulletin board resources. ii) This posting will include: Brief description of the work including the timelines Qualifications Required of the Applicant Deadlines for Applications iii) All Employees will be provided with instruction as to how to register for the automated TRU Career Opportunity Notification System which includes postings for course development work. 2) Process for Assignment of Course Development Work a) New Course Development or Major Revision i) The Agency will publish a website linked with the OLA intranet that will outline new course development and major revision priorities and status reports. Employees may, at any time, submit an up-to-date Expression of Interest and/or resume. ii) Criteria for the Assignment of Major Revision or New Course Development Work. Work When the University Agency makes a selection for Course Development work, the following criteria will be used in each instance: • Qualifications including educational and /or and/or professional system requirements (e.g., eg. holds relevant credentials) • Knowledge and /or and/or content expertise • Relevant skills and abilities (e.g., eg. development and delivery of distance education courses, writing, instructional, adult education, technology) iii) The Employer’s designate will consult with a Course Planning team, which will include an employee tutoring in the subject area, to determine the human resource requirements to fulfill the needs of the Course Development plan based on the criteria in ii) For major revisions an OLFM who has delivered above. The Course Planning team will specify the criteria for a specific course will be consulted by development project in the Course Planning Team for advice on potential revisions. iii) A Selection Advisory Committee comprised of three (3) voting members will be established to recommend to the Director Curriculum Development or designate, on the assignment of course development work. The three (3) voting members of the committee are as follows: • an OLFM who is a subject matter expert or is in a cognate department within the same Division, Faculty or School, • a Campus Faculty Member who is a subject matter expert or is in a cognate department within the same Division, Faculty or School, and • an Instructional Designer assigned by the Director Curriculum Development or designate. In addition there will be two non-voting members as follows: • an OLFM appointed by the Union President, and • the Director of Curriculum Development (or designate) who may attend as an observerPlan. iv) Existing OLFMs who apply for course development work The Agency will be included in forward written notification of the short-list for the work if: • they have not received a negative Evaluation for Course Development work assignment details to those who have submitted an Expression of Interest in work related to the course under development or revision. This notification will include a negative Performance Review for Delivery Work within brief description of the previous twenty-four (24work including the timelines, the specific qualifications, knowledge, skills and abilities as identified in ii) months, above and • a date by which any amendments to their resume must be sent to the Agency. This notification shall also advise them that they currently hold TAP are in the course, or have done development work for pool of candidates being considered and shall be copied to the course, or if they have delivered or done development work for a course in the same or cognate discipline at the equivalent or higher levelUnion. The pool of candidates may include non-Agency people. v) When an existing OLFM who applies for The Employer’s designate will assign the course development work is short-listed under iv) above and is not awarded the course development work, they will be offered the reviewer course development work. If two or more OLFMs meet consistent with the criteria set out in this section, the Selection Advisory Committee will make a recommendation to the Director Curriculum Development or designate for which OLFM should be assigned the work. viii) above. Those employees who are in the pool of candidates and who are not selected will be notified that a selection has been made. The Union will notification shall be notified copied to the Union. b) Minor Course Revision or Maintenance Minor Course Revision and Maintenance, other than that done by other Agency staff during the course of their work, shall first be offered to FAOLA members through the successful candidate(s).following process: