Common use of Introduction and Evaluation of Self-Instructional or Pre-packaged Courses Clause in Contracts

Introduction and Evaluation of Self-Instructional or Pre-packaged Courses. 9.2.1 The provisions outlined in this section (9.2.1 to 9.2.6) supersede the requirements outlined in 9.1.1 to 9.1.9 inclusive insofar as the introduction and evaluation of self-instructional or pre-packaged courses are concerned. 9.2.2 Based on its commitment to educational excellence, the College shall provide face-to-face instruction mode over alternate forms of delivery. However, it may be that in the course of making educational opportunities accessible to all of the people in the College region, that alternate or mixed modes of delivery are necessary. 9.2.3 It is agreed that where the College wishes to develop or introduce self-instructional courses (correspondence) or introduce pre-packaged courses, the professional standard of such courses is of utmost concern to all involved. These courses must meet professional standards or they shall not be offered through the College. If such courses are being developed or introduced, recognizing that it is not possible to delineate a method which would be universally appropriate for the evaluation of all of the diverse curriculum available and for the many situations within which it will be developed and utilized, the College and the Faculty Association will strike a Committee to devise a process for evaluating these courses at the initiation of the project. 9.2.4 The Committee members shall consist of the course writer(s) when the course is being developed by the College or a person with appropriate expertise when the course is pre-packaged, the administrator responsible for the program area or his/her designate, a person with curriculum development expertise, and one or more faculty with content or related content expertise. Committee members other than the course writer(s) and the administrator shall be by mutual agreement of the Faculty Association and the College. Representatives of relevant professional bodies may be invited to serve as deemed appropriate by the Committee. 9.2.5 The Committee shall develop a comprehensive evaluation plan to ensure that the courses meet professional standards. Where the courses are developed by the College, this plan will include a formative evaluation during the development of the course as well as a summative evaluation after the course has been piloted. Students cannot be enrolled in pilot offerings of self-instructional courses or pre-packaged courses prior to the determination that the courses are of a professional standard through the evaluation process as specified by the Committee. Any deficiencies identified by a summative evaluation process after piloting the course must be corrected before the course may be offered again. 9.2.6 The work of the Committee will be deemed to be complete when a process for evaluation has been established. The process that the Committee establishes shall include (but not be limited to): a. a means for determining whether or not the course meets professional standards; b. a procedure for assessing and, where appropriate, pilot testing the course; c. timelines for completing the evaluation process; d. a means for appraising whether or not the evaluation process has been adhered to; e. a means to ensure that the input of all affected parties will be considered within the evaluation process. If the Committee is unable to establish a process for evaluation, the issue shall be referred to a three person external committee. One member of the committee shall be chosen by the College, one member shall be chosen by the Faculty Association, and the third member chosen by the first two members. The external committee's recommendations for the establishment of an evaluation process are binding on both the Board and the Faculty Association.

Introduction and Evaluation of Self-Instructional or Pre-packaged Courses. 9.2.1 The provisions outlined in this section (9.2.1 to 9.2.6) supersede the requirements outlined in 9.1.1 to 9.1.9 inclusive insofar as the introduction and evaluation of self-instructional or pre-packaged courses are concerned. 9.2.2 Based on its commitment to educational excellence, the College shall provide face-to-face instruction mode over alternate forms of delivery. However, it may be that in the course of making educational opportunities accessible to all of the people in the College region, that alternate or mixed modes of delivery are necessary. 9.2.3 It is agreed that where the College wishes to develop or introduce self-instructional courses (correspondence) or introduce pre-packaged courses, the professional standard of such courses is of utmost concern to all involved. These courses must meet professional standards or they shall not be offered through the College. If such courses are being developed or introduced, recognizing that it is not possible to delineate a method which would be universally appropriate for the evaluation of all of the diverse curriculum available and for the many situations within which it will be developed and utilized, the College and the Faculty Association will strike a Committee to devise a process for evaluating these courses at the initiation of the project. 9.2.4 The Committee members shall consist of the course writer(s) when the course is being developed by the College or a person with appropriate expertise when the course is pre-packaged, the administrator responsible for the program programme area or his/her designate, a person with curriculum development expertise, and one or more faculty with content or related content expertise. Committee members other than the course writer(s) and the administrator shall be by mutual agreement of the Faculty Association and the College. Representatives of relevant professional bodies may be invited to serve as deemed appropriate by the Committee. 9.2.5 The Committee shall develop a comprehensive evaluation plan to ensure that the courses meet professional standards. Where the courses are developed by the College, this plan will include a formative evaluation during the development of the course as well as a summative evaluation after the course has been piloted. Students cannot be enrolled in pilot offerings of self-instructional courses or pre-packaged courses prior to the determination that the courses are of a professional standard through the evaluation process as specified by the Committee. Any deficiencies identified by a summative evaluation process after piloting the course must be corrected before the course may be offered again. 9.2.6 The work of the Committee will be deemed to be complete when a process for evaluation has been established. The process that the Committee establishes shall include (but not be limited to): a. a means for determining whether or not the course meets professional standards; b. a procedure for assessing and, where appropriate, pilot testing the course; c. timelines for completing the evaluation process; d. a means for appraising whether or not the evaluation process has been adhered to; e. a means to ensure that the input of all affected parties will be considered within the evaluation process. If the Committee is unable to establish a process for evaluation, the issue shall be referred to a three person external committee. One member of the committee shall be chosen by the College, one member shall be chosen by the Faculty Association, and the third member chosen by the first two members. The external committee's recommendations for the establishment of an evaluation process are binding on both the Board and the Faculty Association.

Introduction and Evaluation of Self-Instructional or Pre-packaged Courses. 9.2.1 The provisions outlined in this section (9.2.1 to 9.2.6) supersede the requirements outlined in in 9.1.1 to 9.1.9 inclusive insofar as the introduction and evaluation of self-instructional or pre-packaged courses are concerned. 9.2.2 Based on its commitment to educational excellence, the College shall provide face-to-face instruction mode over alternate forms of delivery. However, it may be that in the course of making educational opportunities accessible to all of the people in the College region, that alternate or mixed modes of delivery are necessary. 9.2.3 It is agreed that where the College wishes to develop or introduce self-instructional courses (correspondence) or introduce pre-packaged courses, the professional standard of such courses is of utmost concern to all involved. These courses must meet professional standards or they shall not be offered through the College. If such courses are being developed or introduced, recognizing that it is not possible to delineate a method which would be universally appropriate for the evaluation of all of the diverse curriculum available and for the many situations within which it will be developed and utilized, the College and the Faculty Association will strike a Committee to devise a process for evaluating these courses at the initiation of the project. 9.2.4 The Committee members shall consist of the course writer(s) when the course is being developed by the College or a person with appropriate expertise when the course is pre-packaged, the administrator responsible for the program programme area or his/her designate, a person with curriculum development expertise, and one or more faculty with content or related content expertise. Committee members other than the course writer(s) and the administrator shall be by mutual agreement of the Faculty Association and the College. Representatives of relevant professional bodies may be invited to serve as deemed appropriate by the Committee. 9.2.5 The Committee shall develop a comprehensive evaluation plan to ensure that the courses meet professional standards. Where the courses are developed by the College, this plan will include a formative evaluation during the development of the course as well as a summative evaluation after the course has been piloted. Students cannot be enrolled in pilot offerings of self-instructional courses or pre-packaged courses prior to the determination that the courses are of a professional standard through the evaluation process as specified by the Committee. Any deficiencies identified by a summative evaluation process after piloting the course must be corrected before the course may be offered again. 9.2.6 The work of the Committee will be deemed to be complete when a process for evaluation has been established. The process that the Committee establishes shall include (but not be limited to): a. a means for determining whether or not the course meets professional standards; b. a procedure for assessing and, where appropriate, pilot testing the course; c. timelines for completing the evaluation process; d. a means for appraising whether or not the evaluation process has been adhered to; e. a means to ensure that the input of all affected parties will be considered within the evaluation process. If the Committee is unable to establish a process for evaluation, the issue shall be referred to a three person external committee. One member of the committee shall be chosen by the College, one member shall be chosen by the Faculty Association, and the third member chosen by the first two members. The external committee's recommendations for the establishment of an evaluation process are binding on both the Board and the Faculty Association.

Introduction and Evaluation of Self-Instructional or Pre-packaged Courses. 9.2.1 The provisions outlined in this section (9.2.1 to 9.2.6) supersede the requirements outlined in 9.1.1 to 9.1.9 inclusive insofar as the introduction and evaluation of self-instructional or pre-packaged courses are concerned. 9.2.2 Based on its commitment to educational excellence, the College shall provide face-to-face instruction mode over alternate forms of delivery. However, it may be that in the course of making educational opportunities accessible to all of the people in the College region, that alternate or mixed modes of delivery are necessary. 9.2.3 It is agreed that where the College wishes to develop or introduce self-instructional courses (correspondence) or introduce pre-packaged courses, the professional standard of such courses is of utmost concern to all involved. These courses must meet professional standards or they shall not be offered through the College. If such courses are being developed or introduced, recognizing that it is not possible to delineate a method which would be universally appropriate for the evaluation of all of the diverse curriculum available and for the many situations within which it will be developed and utilized, the College and the Faculty Association will strike a Committee to devise a process for evaluating these courses at the initiation of the project. 9.2.4 The Committee members shall consist of the course writer(s) when the course is being developed by the College or a person with appropriate expertise when the course is pre-packaged, the administrator responsible for the program area or his/her their designate, a person with curriculum development expertise, and one or more faculty with content or related content expertise. Committee members other than the course writer(s) and the administrator shall be by mutual agreement of the Faculty Association and the College. Representatives of relevant professional bodies may be invited to serve as deemed appropriate by the Committee. 9.2.5 The Committee shall develop a comprehensive evaluation plan to ensure that the courses meet professional standards. Where the courses are developed by the College, this plan will include a formative evaluation during the development of the course as well as a summative evaluation after the course has been piloted. Students cannot be enrolled in pilot offerings of self-instructional courses or pre-packaged courses prior to the determination that the courses are of a professional standard through the evaluation process as specified by the Committee. Any deficiencies identified by a summative evaluation process after piloting the course must be corrected before the course may be offered again. 9.2.6 The work of the Committee will be deemed to be complete when a process for evaluation has been established. The process that the Committee establishes shall include (but not be limited to): a. a means for determining whether or not the course meets professional standards; b. a procedure for assessing and, where appropriate, pilot testing the course; c. timelines for completing the evaluation process; d. a means for appraising whether or not the evaluation process has been adhered to; e. a means to ensure that the input of all affected parties will be considered within the evaluation process. If the Committee is unable to establish a process for evaluation, the issue shall be referred to a three person external committee. One member of the committee shall be chosen by the College, one member shall be chosen by the Faculty Association, and the third member chosen by the first two members. The external committee's recommendations for the establishment of an evaluation process are binding on both the Board and the Faculty Association.