Common use of Instructional and Office Hours Clause in Contracts

Instructional and Office Hours. The College shall establish a course schedule that meets the needs of students. Xxxx/Directors will work with Faculty members to fill scheduling requirements and establish individual schedules that meet the needs of the students. It is the responsibility of the College to assign Faculty members to teach courses in their respective academic disciplines at times and locations and/or in instructional formats that meet the needs of students. Faculty must provide for a total time of at least twenty-five (25) hours in an instructional capacity, being available to and working with students in the classroom, directing lab activities, and through office hours. These hours must be scheduled at times reasonably convenient for students and clearly designated as hours during which Faculty members shall be available for student appointments. Faculty members are to be available to students during classroom contact and on-campus office hours. i. Office hours denote regularly scheduled time periods during which Faculty shall be available for one-on-one consultations with students outside of a classroom setting, to provide instructional program related or similar academic assistance to students as needed. a. Office hours shall be scheduled on campus in the Faculty member’s office, a classroom, the academic support center, the library, or other appropriate campus locations and assigned sites. The availability and location of office hours must be mutually agreed upon, approved by the Xxxx/Director, provided in writing to the Faculty member’s students and Xxxx/Director, and posted in the College’s Learning Management System by the first day of the semester. b. Each Faculty member shall publish and maintain a total of ten (10) office hours per week during each semester of the academic year. 1) All ten (10) of these office hours shall be scheduled in minimum increments of thirty (30) consecutive minutes over a period of not less than five (5) days during Fall and Spring terms, four (4) days during Summer term. Due to varying instructional times, office hours for clock-hour Faculty members may vary from this requirement and must be approved by the xxxx/director. 2) Office hours should begin no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and end no later than 10:00 p.m. Faculty shall have some regularly scheduled office hour availability during normal College business hours and be available by appointment. 3) Faculty teaching all or portions of their base load online are to make efforts to meet students outside of the Monday-Friday 8am-5pm timeframe, virtually or otherwise, for office hours. Faculty are to meet with students virtually, by phone, or on campus, dependent upon individual student needs and preference. To facilitate this, two (2) of the ten (10) office hours may be scheduled off campus virtually, if outside of the Monday-Friday 8am-5pm timeframe. 4) Faculty whose instructional assignment is to monitor student teacher interns in their baccalaureate teaching field experiences shall, with their Xxxx’x permission, be permitted to schedule a percentage of their required office hours at the field site(s) during the period of the students’ fieldwork. 5) If Faculty members cannot meet their established office hours, they must post notice to students within the College’s Learning Management System and at their office location. In addition, a copy is to be sent to the Xxxx/Director and his/her staff confirming office hours have been cancelled during the week. Any cancellations of office hours require the Faculty member either to (a) take an equivalent amount of leave; or (b) with approval from the Xxxx/Director, within the next five (5) working days, to reschedule the office hours outside of the work hours documented on the Faculty load sheet. 6) In emergencies or other unusual circumstances, the Vice President for Academic Affairs or the Vice President for Workforce Development/CTE may approve exceptions to the published schedules for individual Faculty members. c. Faculty whose instructional assignments include Health Sciences for which clinical or field experiences are required of participating students may count clinical or field experiences toward their instructional teaching load.

Instructional and Office Hours. The College shall establish a course schedule that which meets the needs of students. Xxxx/Directors Deans, Program Chairs and/or Program Lead Faculty will work with Faculty members to fill scheduling requirements and establish individual schedules that which meet the needs of the students. It is the responsibility of the College to assign Faculty members to teach courses in their respective academic disciplines at times and locations and/or in instructional formats that which meet the needs of students. Faculty must provide for a total time of at least twenty-five (25) hours in an instructional capacity, being available to and working with students in the classroom, directing lab activities, activities and through office hours. These hours must be scheduled at times reasonably convenient for students and clearly designated as hours during which Faculty members shall be available for student appointments. Faculty members are to be available to students during classroom contact and on-on- campus office hours. i. . Office hours may be adjusted for assignments during non- traditional academic terms (i.e., less than sixteen (16) weeks), online/hybrid and clinical courses to meet student needs. Any adjustments must be pre-approved by the Faculty member’s Xxxx. Office hours denote regularly scheduled time periods during which Faculty shall be available for one-on-one consultations with students outside of a classroom setting, to provide instructional program related or similar academic assistance to students as needed. a. i. Office hours shall be scheduled on campus in the Faculty member’s office, . Faculty members may use a classroom, the academic support center, the library, classroom or other appropriate campus locations and assigned sites(e.g., clinical settings). The availability and location of office hours must be mutually agreed upon, upon and approved by the Xxxx/Director, and provided in writing to the Faculty member’s students and Xxxx/Director, Xxxx and posted in the College’s Learning Management System by the first day end of the semesterfirst week of class. b. ii. Each Faculty member shall publish and maintain a total of ten (10) office hours per week during each semester of the academic year. 1(a) All ten At least five (105) of these office hours shall be scheduled in minimum increments of thirty (30) consecutive minutes over a period of not less than five (5) days during Fall and Spring terms, four (4) days during Summer termdays. Due to varying instructional times, office hours for clock-hour Faculty members may vary from this requirement and must Classrooms shall not be approved by the xxxx/director. 2) Office hours should begin no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and end no later than 10:00 p.m. Faculty shall have some regularly scheduled office hour availability during normal College business hours and be available by appointment. 3) Faculty teaching all or portions of their base load online are to make efforts to meet students outside of the Monday-Friday 8am-5pm timeframe, virtually or otherwise, primary location for office hours. Classrooms may only be used for this purpose if the Faculty are member is assigned to meet with students virtuallythat classroom immediately before and after the office hours, by phone, or on campus, dependent upon individual student needs and preference. To facilitate this, two only if the classroom is not needed for class scheduling. (2b) of the ten Faculty teaching online may schedule one (101) office hours may be scheduled off campus virtuallyhour online for each class taught online. In the event the Faculty member’s entire program and/or load is comprised of online courses, if outside of the Monday-Friday 8am-5pm timeframe. 4) Faculty whose instructional assignment is to monitor student teacher interns in their baccalaureate teaching field experiences shall, with their Xxxx’x permission, member shall be permitted to schedule a percentage maximum of fifty percent (50%) of office hours online. (c) Faculty whose instructional assignments include Health Sciences for which clinical or field experiences are required of participating students shall be permitted to schedule a maximum of fifty percent (50%) or five (5) of their required office hours at the clinical or field site(s) during the period of the students’ fieldworksite, in addition to their required clinical instruction hours. 5(d) Faculty shall be available to students during normal College business hours and by appointment. (e) If Faculty members cannot meet their established office hours, they must post notice to students within the College’s Learning Management System and at their office location. In addition, a copy is to be sent to the Xxxx/Director and his/her staff Xxxx confirming office hours have been cancelled during the week. Any cancellations of office hours require make-up hours for the student time missed, or the Faculty member either to (a) must take an equivalent amount of personal leave; or . (bf) with approval from the Xxxx/DirectorDue to contact hour variation among disciplines, within the next some Faculty members may be required to teach beyond fifteen (15) contact hours to meet their teaching load. In such cases, Faculty members whose normal teaching load exceeds fifteen (15) contact hours, but who teach less than five (5) working days, classes shall utilize up to reschedule the five (5) office hours outside of the work hours documented on the Faculty load sheetto compensate for each hour taught over fifteen (15). 6(g) In emergencies or other unusual circumstances, the Vice President for of Academic Affairs Affairs/Xxxxxxx or the Vice President for Workforce Developmenthis/CTE her designee may approve exceptions to the published schedules for individual Faculty members. c. Faculty whose instructional assignments include Health Sciences for which clinical or field experiences are required of participating students may count clinical or field experiences toward their instructional teaching load.

Instructional and Office Hours. The College shall establish a course schedule that which meets the needs of students. Xxxx/Directors Deans, Program Chairs and/or Program Lead Faculty will work with Faculty members to fill scheduling requirements and establish individual schedules that which meet the needs of the students. It is the responsibility of the College to assign Faculty members to teach courses in their respective academic disciplines at times and locations and/or in instructional formats that which meet the needs of students. Faculty must provide for a total time of at least twenty-five (25) hours in an instructional capacity, being available to and working with students in the classroom, directing lab activities, activities and through office hours. These hours must be scheduled at times reasonably convenient for students and clearly designated as hours during which Faculty members shall be available for student appointments. Faculty members are to be available to students during classroom contact and on-on- campus office hours. i. . Office hours may be adjusted for assignments during non- traditional academic terms (i.e., less than sixteen (16) weeks), online/hybrid and clinical courses to meet student needs. Any adjustments must be pre-approved by the Faculty member’s Xxxx. Office hours denote regularly scheduled time periods during which Faculty shall be available for one-on-one consultations with students outside of a classroom setting, to provide instructional program related or similar academic assistance to students as needed. a. i. Office hours shall be scheduled on campus in the Faculty member’s office, . Faculty members may use a classroom, the academic support center, the library, classroom or other appropriate campus locations and assigned sites(e.g., clinical settings). The availability and location of office hours must be mutually agreed upon, upon and approved by the Xxxx/Director, and provided in writing to the Faculty member’s students and Xxxx/Director, Xxxx and posted in the College’s Learning Management System by the first day end of the semesterfirst week of class. b. ii. Each Faculty member shall publish and maintain a total of ten (10) office hours per week during each semester of the academic year. 1(a) All ten At least five (105) of these office hours shall be scheduled in minimum increments of thirty (30) consecutive minutes over a period of not less than five (5) days during Fall and Spring terms, four (4) days during Summer termdays. Due to varying instructional times, office hours for clock-hour Faculty members may vary from this requirement and must Classrooms shall not be approved by the xxxx/director. 2) Office hours should begin no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and end no later than 10:00 p.m. Faculty shall have some regularly scheduled office hour availability during normal College business hours and be available by appointment. 3) Faculty teaching all or portions of their base load online are to make efforts to meet students outside of the Monday-Friday 8am-5pm timeframe, virtually or otherwise, primary location for office hours. Classrooms may only be used for this purpose if the Faculty are member is assigned to meet with students virtuallythat classroom immediately before and after the office hours, by phone, or on campus, dependent upon individual student needs and preference. To facilitate this, two only if the classroom is not needed for class scheduling. (2b) of the ten Faculty teaching online may schedule one (101) office hours may be scheduled off campus virtuallyhour online for each class taught online. In the event the Faculty member’s entire program and/or load is comprised of online courses, if outside of the Monday-Friday 8am-5pm timeframe. 4) Faculty whose instructional assignment is to monitor student teacher interns in their baccalaureate teaching field experiences shall, with their Xxxx’x permission, member shall be permitted to schedule a percentage maximum of fifty percent (50%) of office hours online. (c) Faculty whose instructional assignments include Health Sciences for which clinical or field experiences are required of participating students shall be permitted to schedule a maximum of fifty percent (50%) or five (5) of their required office hours at the clinical or field site(s) during the period of the students’ fieldworksite, in addition to their required clinical instruction hours. 5(d) Faculty shall be available to students during normal College business hours and by appointment. (e) If Faculty members cannot meet their established office hours, they must post notice to students within the College’s Learning Management System and at their office location. In addition, a copy is to be sent to the Xxxx/Director and his/her staff Xxxx confirming office hours have been cancelled during the week. Any cancellations of office hours require make-up hours for the student time missed, or the Faculty member either to (a) must take an equivalent amount of personal leave; or . (bf) with approval from the Xxxx/DirectorDue to contact hour variation among disciplines, within the next some Faculty members may be required to teach beyond fifteen (15) contact hours to meet their teaching load. In such cases, Faculty members whose normal teaching load exceeds fifteen (15) contact hours, but who teach less than five (5) working days, classes shall reduce up to reschedule the five (5) office hours outside of the work hours documented on the Faculty load sheetto compensate for each hour taught over fifteen (15). 6(g) In emergencies or other unusual circumstances, the Vice President for of Academic Affairs Affairs/Xxxxxxx or the Vice President for Workforce Developmenthis/CTE her designee may approve exceptions to the published schedules for individual Faculty members. c. Faculty whose instructional assignments include Health Sciences for which clinical or field experiences are required of participating students may count clinical or field experiences toward their instructional teaching load.