Full-Time Instructional Academic Employees. A full-time instructional academic employee is a full-time academic employee whose primary professional responsibilities involve performing an instructional assignment. This assignment includes all of those activities that are necessary to complete this process. Activities which are an integral part of the instructional academic employee's work load include the following: advising and counseling of students; committee work; preparation of teaching/learning activities; reading and grading of papers and tests; minor curriculum revision and course development; keeping abreast of literature within the area of competence; attendance at department, division and general faculty meetings (department meetings generally limited to ten (10) hours, except that if extenuating circumstances exist, an additional five (5) hours per quarter may be utilized); participating in program review and accreditation; participating in institutional effectiveness, instructional assessment and College accreditation activities; and helping students with class-related questions and other instructional- related activities. Tenured academic employees also serve as mentors for probationary academic employees, provide leadership in College strategic planning and curriculum development, serve on tenure committees, and may serve as Chair. Academic employees are also encouraged to participate in College recognized and related collaborative community activities and initiatives which provide public relations benefits for the College. All full-time instructional academic employees shall have a schedule that includes a minimum of 25 of the 35-hour workweek at their designated work site or sites. The appropriate management supervisor can agree to and document alternative worksites. Full-time instructional academic employees shall be available to confer with students in their office or at a designated work site for a minimum of five (5) hours per week. These office hours should be at the designated worksite or online in proportion to any online classes in the teaching assignment for the quarter. This schedule will be made readily available to students. The appropriate management supervisor can agree to and document alternative worksites. Corrections academic employees do not have office hours.
Full-Time Instructional Academic Employees. Annually contracted academic employees shall put in a professional work weekto satisfy their obligations to students, peers, the organizational unit, and the College. The actual hours per day shall be determined by teaching schedules, office hours, individual student contacts (other than in class), and other professional responsibilities as assigned bythe College President or his/her designee.
1. Full-time instructional academic employees shall be requiredtomeet the followingworkloadstandards:
