Common use of Operational Procedures for Instructional Workload Clause in Contracts

Operational Procedures for Instructional Workload. 1. The following procedures apply to the development of all instructional workload assignments: a. Based upon teaching demands placed on the department or school by the curriculum, the department chairperson/school director, after consultation with the faculty, will identify the total instructional workload requirements to be met on a semester basis. b. The Department Chairperson or School Director, after consultation with the faculty, will specify the instructional workload resources available to the department/school on a semester basis (considering the total faculty workload of the department/school), which will be used to build the schedule of classes. c. Based upon the planned professional objectives and activities of the faculty member and the objectives of the department or school, the Department Chairperson/School Director and the faculty member will determine the faculty member's instructional workload. 2. Operational procedures for assigning individual instructional workloads are as follows: a. The department/school faculty and Chairperson/Director will collectively determine, with the approval of the Xxxx, the extent to which credit hour guidelines, contact hour guidelines, or some mixture of both will be applied to the course offerings of the department. b. Assignment of instructional workload responsibilities involving exclusively undergraduate courses or less than six (6) credit (or nine [9] contact) hours of graduate teaching (normally courses numbered 700 level courses are normally considered to be graduate courses except when undergraduate enrollment exceeds graduate enrollment – see XIX A.4.l above for exceptions) per academic year shall be as follows: (1) for those faculty teaching exclusively credit hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed twenty-four (24) credit hours per academic year; (2) for those faculty teaching exclusively contact hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed forty (40) contact hours per academic year; and (3) for those faculty teaching a mixture of credit and contact hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed thirty-six (36) converted hours14 per academic year. c. Assignments of instructional workload responsibilities involving at least six (6) credit hours (or nine (9) contact hours) of graduate 14 Converted hours equals contact hours taught plus 1.5 times the number of credit hours taught. For example, if a faculty member taught two three-credit hour courses and two five- contact hour courses, his/her converted hours would be nineteen ([1.5 (2x3) + (2x5)] = 19). teaching (normally numbered 700 level courses are normally considered to be graduate courses except when undergraduate enrollment exceeds graduate enrollment – see XIX A.4.l above for exceptions) during an academic year will result in a downward adjustment of the maximum instructional workload as follows: (1) for those faculty teaching exclusively credit hour graduate courses the instructional workload shall not exceed eighteen (18) hours per academic year; (2) for those faculty teaching exclusively contact hour graduate courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed thirty (30) contact hours per academic year; and (3) for those faculty teaching a mixture of credit and contact hour graduate courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed twenty-eight (28) converted hours per academic year. d. Ordinarily, no more than six (6) course preparations per academic year will be required of any faculty member; under extenuating circumstances and with the agreement of the faculty member up to eight (8) preparations will be permitted e. Summer instructional workload will normally not exceed six (6) credit hours with a minimum of two (2) courses for a full load; the instructional workload equivalents of summer workshops, seminars, and short courses will be determined by the department chairperson/school director after consultation with the department/school faculty. f. The assignment of thesis, research problems, and scholarly project oversight, as well as supervising cooperative work experiences, internships, and practica will be determined by the department chairperson/school director after consultation with the department or school faculty. g. It is recognized that exceptions can and do exist to previously noted workload considerations, notably for Library Services faculty and faculty supervising the professional semester in the College of Education. These exceptions are noted below: (1) Faculty engaged in the supervision of a professional semester will not have instructional workload assignments made on the basis of credit or contact hours; rather, instructional workload for these faculty will be determined by consideration of the number of students to be supervised, the schools in which the students are placed, and the faculty resources available to do the supervision. Normally, the instructional workload will not exceed an average of twenty-five (25) student teachers per semester for those faculty supervising as their full instructional load. For those supervising student teachers and teaching courses during the same semester, the general guideline of supervising eight student teachers is the equivalent of a three-credit hour graduate course. In the event that fewer students are to be supervised, additional instructional responsibilities will be assigned after consultation with the faculty member. (2) Pittsburg State University Library Services faculty have components of public and/or technical service duties, which require a full-time commitment to our library patrons. Faculty Librarians are expected to participate in librarianship, research, and service commitments to their discipline, the university, and the community at large. Variations in duty hours, or exceptional workload commitments, will be mutually agreed upon by the faculty member and the Xxxx of Library Services as appropriate with individual faculty members' position descriptions and annual goals.

Operational Procedures for Instructional Workload. 1. The following procedures apply to the development of all instructional workload assignments: a. Based upon teaching demands placed on the department or school by the curriculum, the department chairperson/school director, after consultation with the faculty, will identify the total instructional workload requirements to be met on a semester basis. b. The Department Chairperson or School Director, after consultation with the faculty, will specify the instructional workload resources available to the department/school on a semester basis (considering the total faculty workload of the department/school), which will be used to build the schedule of classes. c. Based upon the planned professional objectives and activities of the faculty member and the objectives of the department or school, the Department Chairperson/School Director and the faculty member will determine the faculty member's instructional workload. 2. Operational procedures for assigning individual instructional workloads are as follows: a. The department/school faculty and Chairperson/Director will collectively determine, with the approval of the Xxxx, the extent to which credit hour guidelines, contact hour guidelines, or some mixture of both will be applied to the course offerings of the department. b. Assignment of instructional workload responsibilities involving exclusively undergraduate courses or less than six (6) credit (or nine [9] contact) hours of graduate teaching (normally courses numbered 700 level courses are normally considered to be graduate courses except when undergraduate enrollment exceeds graduate enrollment 800 or above – see XIX A.4.l above for exceptions) per academic year shall be as follows: (1) for those faculty teaching exclusively credit hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed twenty-four (24) credit hours per academic year; (2) for those faculty teaching exclusively contact hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed forty (40) contact hours per academic year; and (3) for those faculty teaching a mixture of credit and contact hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed thirty-six (36) converted hours14 hours13 per academic year. c. Assignments of instructional workload responsibilities involving at least six (6) credit hours (or nine (9) contact hours) of graduate 14 Converted hours equals contact hours taught plus 1.5 times the number of credit hours taught. For example, if a faculty member taught two three-credit hour courses and two five- contact hour courses, his/her converted hours would be nineteen ([1.5 (2x3) + (2x5)] = 19). teaching (normally numbered 700 level courses are normally considered to be graduate courses except when undergraduate enrollment exceeds graduate enrollment – see XIX A.4.l above for exceptions) during an academic year will result in a downward adjustment of the maximum instructional workload as follows: (1) for those faculty teaching exclusively credit hour graduate courses the instructional workload shall not exceed eighteen (18) hours per academic year; (2) for those faculty teaching exclusively contact hour graduate courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed thirty (30) contact hours per academic year; and (3) for those faculty teaching a mixture of credit and contact hour graduate courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed twenty-eight (28) converted hours per academic year. d. Ordinarily, no more than six (6) course preparations per academic year will be required of any faculty member; under extenuating circumstances and with the agreement of the faculty member up to eight (8) preparations will be permitted e. Summer instructional workload will normally not exceed six (6) credit hours with a minimum of two (2) courses for a full load; the instructional workload equivalents of summer workshops, seminars, and short courses will be determined by the department chairperson/school director after consultation with the department/school faculty. f. The assignment of thesis, research problems, and scholarly project oversight, as well as supervising cooperative work experiences, internships, and practica will be determined by the department chairperson/school director after consultation with the department or school faculty. g. It is recognized that exceptions can and do exist to previously noted workload considerations, notably for Library Services faculty and faculty supervising the professional semester in the College of Education. These exceptions are noted below: (1) Faculty engaged in the supervision of a professional semester will not have instructional workload assignments made on the basis of credit or contact hours; rather, instructional workload for these faculty will be determined by consideration of the number of students to be supervised, the schools in which the students are placed, and the faculty resources available to do the supervision. Normally, the instructional workload will not exceed an average of twenty-five (25) student teachers per semester for those faculty supervising as their full instructional load. For those supervising student teachers and teaching courses during the same semester, the general guideline of supervising eight student teachers is the equivalent of a three-credit hour graduate course. In the event that fewer students are to be supervised, additional instructional responsibilities will be assigned after consultation with the faculty member. (2) Pittsburg State University Library Services faculty have components of public and/or technical service duties, which require a full-time commitment to our library patrons. Faculty Librarians are expected to participate in librarianship, research, and service commitments to their discipline, the university, and the community at large. Variations in duty hours, or exceptional workload commitments, will be mutually agreed upon by the faculty member and the Xxxx of Library Services as appropriate with individual faculty members' position descriptions and annual goals.

Operational Procedures for Instructional Workload. 1. The following procedures apply to the development of all instructional workload assignments: a. Based upon teaching demands placed on the department or school by the curriculum, the department chairperson/school director, after consultation with the faculty, will identify the total instructional workload requirements to be met on a semester basis. b. The Department Chairperson or School Director, after consultation with the faculty, will specify the instructional workload resources available to the department/school on a semester basis (considering the total faculty workload of the department/school), which will be used to build the schedule of classes. c. Based upon the planned professional objectives and activities of the faculty member and the objectives of the department or school, the Department Chairperson/School Director and the faculty member will determine the faculty member's instructional workload. 2. Operational procedures for assigning individual instructional workloads are as follows: a. The department/school faculty and Chairperson/Director will collectively determine, with the approval of the Xxxx, the extent to which credit hour guidelines, contact hour guidelines, or some mixture of both will be applied to the course offerings of the department. b. Assignment of instructional workload responsibilities involving exclusively undergraduate courses or less than six (6) credit (or nine [9] contact) hours of graduate teaching (normally courses numbered 700 level courses are normally considered to be graduate courses except when undergraduate enrollment exceeds graduate enrollment – see XIX A.4.l above for exceptions) per academic year shall be as follows: (1) for those faculty teaching exclusively credit hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed twenty-four (24) credit hours per academic year; (2) for those faculty teaching exclusively contact hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed forty (40) contact hours per academic year; and (3) for those faculty teaching a mixture of credit and contact hour courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed thirty-six (36) converted hours14 hours15 per academic year. c. Assignments of instructional workload responsibilities involving at least six (6) credit hours (or nine (9) contact hours) of graduate 14 Converted hours equals contact hours taught plus 1.5 times the number of credit hours taught. For example, if a faculty member taught two three-credit hour courses and two five- contact hour courses, his/her converted hours would be nineteen ([1.5 (2x3) + (2x5)] = 19). teaching (normally numbered 700 level courses are normally considered to be graduate courses except when undergraduate enrollment exceeds graduate enrollment – see XIX A.4.l above for exceptions) during an academic year will result in a downward adjustment of the maximum instructional workload as follows: (1) for those faculty teaching exclusively credit hour graduate courses the instructional workload shall not exceed eighteen (18) hours per academic year; (2) for those faculty teaching exclusively contact hour graduate courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed thirty (30) contact hours per academic year; and (3) for those faculty teaching a mixture of credit and contact hour graduate courses, the instructional workload shall not exceed twenty-twenty- eight (28) converted hours per academic year. d. Ordinarily, no more than six (6) course preparations per academic year will be required of any faculty member; under extenuating circumstances and with the agreement of the faculty member up to eight (8) preparations will be permitted e. Summer instructional workload will normally not exceed six (6) credit hours with a minimum of two (2) courses for a full load; the instructional workload equivalents of summer workshops, seminars, and short courses will be determined by the department chairperson/school director after consultation with the department/school faculty. f. The assignment of thesis, research problems, and scholarly project oversight, as well as supervising cooperative work experiences, internships, and practica will be determined by the department chairperson/school director after consultation with the department or school faculty. g. It is recognized that exceptions can and do exist to previously noted workload considerations, notably for Library Services faculty and faculty supervising the professional semester in the College of Education. These exceptions are noted below: (1) Faculty engaged in the supervision of a professional semester will not have instructional workload assignments made on the basis of credit or contact hours; rather, instructional workload for these faculty will be determined by consideration of the number of students to be supervised, the schools in which the students are placed, and the faculty resources available to do the supervision. Normally, the instructional workload will not exceed an average of twenty-five (25) student teachers per semester for those faculty supervising as their full instructional load. For those supervising student teachers and teaching courses during the same semester, the general guideline of supervising eight student teachers is the equivalent of a three-credit hour graduate course. In the event that fewer students are to be supervised, additional instructional responsibilities will be assigned after consultation with the faculty member. (2) Pittsburg State University Library Services faculty have components of public and/or technical service duties, which require a full-time commitment to our library patrons. Faculty Librarians are expected to participate in librarianship, research, and service commitments to their discipline, the university, and the community at large. Variations in duty hours, or exceptional workload commitments, will be mutually agreed upon by the faculty member and the Xxxx of Library Services as appropriate with individual faculty members' position descriptions and annual goals.