Normal Professional Workload. The professional workload shall consist of 30 credit hours or their equivalent per year in addition to miscellaneous assignments set forth below. The professional workload may be assigned for any combination of day or night, on or off campus. Should a Professional Employee fail to achieve the normal professional workload, the administration may reassign said Professional Employee not to exceed 30 credit hours, within the scope of the following categories:
Normal Professional Workload. The normal instructor workload for full-time Professional Employees shall consist of fifteen (15) credit hours or twenty (20) contact hours per week per semester, or thirty (30) credit hours or their equivalent per year. The normal instructor workload for regular part-time Professional Employees shall consist of at least nine- fourteen (9-14) credit hours per semester. Instructional credit hours for fall and spring semester of the academic year are the only basis for determining a regular part-time Professional Employee. Teaching with an alternative method of delivery will continue to be voluntary. Priority for hiring instructors for all on-line and alternative methods of course delivery will first be offered to qualified on-campus instructors before bringing in non- tenured instructors from off-campus.
Normal Professional Workload. The professional workl o a d shall consist of 30 credit hours of teaching (or the equivalent as determined by the Administration) per academic year. In order to make load, Professional Employees will be given the opportunity to teach classes prior to adjunct instructors (defined as a non-Professional Employee who is employed to teach using a supplemental contract). In addition, other assigned duties may include faculty workshops, in-service days, assistance with enrollment, student registration, student academic advisement, recruitment, committee assignments, outcomes assessment duties, and sponsoring activities related to the Professional Employee's teaching assignments. Committee assignments shall be limited to two standing committees per academic year and ad hoc committees as needed. Standing Committee assignments will be announced on or before the fall semester in-service meeting and are subject to change due to vacancies or reorganization. The standing committee chairs shall be announced during the spring semester prior to the effective date of assignment. As a Professional Employee, there are certain practices that are assumed to be part of the normal professional workload as part of the instruction of any course. These assumed practices would include, but are not limited to, items such as adequately preparing for class, meeting class regularly and on time, substantially utilizing the instructional class period, grading material in a timely fashion, generally keeping the online gradebook up to date on a weekly basis, giving a substantial final exam/assignment during finals week, timely completion of any required reports, such as certification rosters and final grades, and fostering an open exchange of ideas through creating an educational environment open to all. Many of these assumed practices are outlined in the mission and purpose statements for the College.
Normal Professional Workload. The normal professional workload shall consist of fifteen (15) credit hours or their equivalent per semester, or thirty (30) credit hours or their equivalent contract year. No reduction in base contract salaries will be made for Professional Employees who, because of administrative assignment or canceled classes, teach fewer than thirty (30) credit hours per year, exclusive of summer school. In order to offset deficits, Professional Employees will be assigned to teach eight week and/or interim courses or assigned other duties by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
