Common use of Professional Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

Professional Responsibilities. Faculty Members 11.01 A faculty member’s professional obligations and responsibilities to the University shall encompass: (a) teaching; (b) research, scholarly or creative activity; (c) service to the University. While the pattern of these duties may vary between streams and may vary from individual to individual, they constitute the faculty member’s princi- pal obligation during the employment year, and include, without being restricted to, responsibilities as follows: (a) A faculty member shall carry out their responsibility for teaching with all due attention to the establish- ment of fair and ethical dealings with students, taking care to make themselves accessible to students for academic consultation, to inform students adequately regarding course formats, assignments, and methods of evaluation, to maintain teaching schedules in all but exceptional circumstances, to inform students adequately of any necessary cancellation and resched- uling of instruction, and to adhere to the schedules for submission of grades and evaluations by their department and Faculty. (b) A faculty member shall be entitled to and expected to devote a reasonable proportion of their time to research, scholarly or creative work consistent with their stream. They shall endeavour to make the results of such work accessible to the scholarly and general public through publications, lectures, and other ap- propriate means. Faculty members shall, in published works, indicate any reliance on the work and assist- ance of academic colleagues and/or students. (c) Service to the University is performed by faculty members through participation in the decision-mak- ing councils of the University, and through sharing in the necessary administrative work of their depart- ments, Faculties, the University, or the Association. In performance of these collegial and administrative activities, faculty members shall objectively assess the performance of their colleagues, shall avoid discrimin- ation, shall not infringe their colleagues’ academic freedom, and shall observe appropriate principles of confidentiality. In performance of their professional responsibilities faculty members shall deal fairly and ethically with their colleagues, students, and other members of the University community. In the performance of their professional responsibilities, including any supervisory responsibilities, faculty members shall observe and comply with relevant provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Regulations thereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

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Professional Responsibilities. Faculty Members 11.01 A faculty member’s professional obligations and responsibilities to the University shall encompass: (a) teaching; (b) research, scholarly or creative activity; (c) service to the University. While the pattern of these duties may vary between streams and may vary from individual to individual, they constitute the faculty member’s princi- pal obligation during the employment year, and include, without being restricted to, responsibilities as follows: (a) A faculty member shall carry out their his/her responsibility for teaching with all due attention to the establish- ment of fair and ethical dealings with students, taking care to make themselves himself/herself accessible to students for academic consultation, to inform students adequately regarding course formats, assignments, and methods of evaluation, to maintain teaching schedules in all but exceptional circumstances, to inform students adequately of any necessary cancellation and resched- uling of instruction, and to adhere to the schedules for submission of grades and evaluations by their his/her department and Faculty. (b) A faculty member shall be entitled to and expected to devote a reasonable proportion of their his/her time to research, scholarly or creative work consistent with their his/her stream. They He/she shall endeavour to make the results of such work accessible to the scholarly and general public through publications, lectures, and other ap- propriate appropriate means. Faculty members shall, in published works, indicate any reliance on the work and assist- ance assistance of academic colleagues and/or students. (c) Service to the University is performed by faculty members through participation in the decision-mak- ing councils of the University, and through sharing in the necessary administrative work of their depart- ments, Faculties, the University, or the Association. In performance of these collegial and administrative activities, faculty members shall objectively assess the performance of their colleagues, shall avoid discrimin- ationdiscrimination, shall not infringe their colleagues’ academic freedom, and shall observe appropriate principles prin- ciples of confidentiality. In performance of their professional responsibilities faculty members shall deal fairly and ethically with their colleagues, students, and other members of the University community. In the performance of their professional responsibilities, including any supervisory responsibilities, faculty members shall observe and comply with relevant provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Regulations thereto.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Professional Responsibilities. Faculty Members 11.01 A faculty member’s professional obligations and responsibilities to the University shall encompass: (a) teaching; (b) research, scholarly or creative activity; (c) service to the University. While the pattern of these duties may vary between streams and may vary from individual to individual, they constitute the faculty member’s princi- pal principal obligation during the employment year, and include, without being restricted to, responsibilities as follows: (a) A faculty member shall carry out their his/her responsibility for teaching with all due attention to the establish- ment establishment of fair and ethical dealings with students, taking care to make themselves himself/herself accessible to students for academic consultation, to inform students adequately regarding course formats, assignments, and methods of evaluation, to maintain teaching schedules in all but exceptional circumstances, to inform students adequately of any necessary cancellation and resched- uling rescheduling of instruction, and to adhere to the schedules for submission of grades and evaluations by their his/her department and Faculty. (b) A faculty member shall be entitled to and expected to devote a reasonable proportion of their his/her time to research, scholarly or creative work consistent with their his/her stream. They He/she shall endeavour to make the results of such work accessible to the scholarly and general public through publications, lectures, and other ap- propriate appropriate means. Faculty members shall, in published works, indicate any reliance on the work and assist- ance assistance of academic colleagues and/or students. (c) Service to the University is performed by faculty members through participation in the decision-mak- ing making councils of the University, and through sharing in the necessary administrative work of their depart- mentsdepartments, Faculties, the University, or the Association. In performance of these collegial and administrative activities, faculty members shall objectively assess the performance of their colleagues, shall avoid discrimin- ationdiscrimination, shall not infringe their colleagues’ academic freedom, and shall observe appropriate principles of confidentiality. In performance of their professional responsibilities faculty members shall deal fairly and ethically with their colleagues, students, and other members of the University community. In the performance of their professional responsibilities, including any supervisory responsibilities, faculty members shall observe and comply with relevant provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Regulations thereto.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

Professional Responsibilities. Faculty Members 11.01 A faculty member12.01 An employee’s professional obligations and responsibilities responsibil- ities to the University shall encompass: (a) teaching; (b) research, scholarly or creative activity; (c) service to the University. While the pattern of these duties may vary between streams and may vary from individual to individual, they constitute the faculty memberemployee’s princi- pal obligation principal obliga- tion during the employment year, and include, without being restricted to, responsibilities as follows: (a) A faculty member An employee shall carry out their his/her responsibility for teaching with all due attention to the establish- ment establishment of fair and ethical dealings with students, taking care to make themselves himself/herself accessible to students for academic consultation, to inform students adequately regarding course formats, assignments, and methods of evaluation, to maintain teaching schedules in all but exceptional circumstances, to inform students adequately of any necessary cancellation and resched- uling of instruction, and to adhere to the schedules for submission of grades and evaluations set by their department his/ her Faculty. In addition to formal classroom com- mitments, employees are expected to accept such informal teaching tasks as supervision of graduate students and Facultysupervision of directed research projects by JD students. Employees are expected to prepare and revise teaching materials carefully, prepare for each class or seminar session, and pay proper attention to administering examinations and other systems of evaluation. (b) A faculty member An employee shall be entitled to and expected to devote a reasonable proportion of their his/her time to research, scholarly or creative work consistent with their streamwork. They He/she shall endeavour to make the results of such work accessible access- ible to the scholarly and general public through publications, lectures, and other ap- propriate appropriate means. Faculty members Employees shall, in published works, indicate any reliance on the work and assist- ance assistance of academic colleagues col- leagues and/or students. (c) Service to the University is performed by faculty members employees through participation in the decision-mak- ing councils making coun- cils of the UniversityUniversity and Osgoode Hall Law School, and through sharing in the necessary administrative work of their depart- ments, Facultiesthe Faculty, the University, or the Association. In performance of these collegial and administrative administra- tive activities, faculty members employees shall objectively assess the performance of their colleagues, shall avoid discrimin- ation, shall not infringe their colleagues’ academic freedom, and shall observe appropriate principles of confidentiality. In performance of their professional responsibilities faculty members responsibil- ities employees shall deal fairly and ethically with their colleagues, students, and other members of the University community. In the performance of their professional responsibilitiesrespon- sibilities, including any supervisory responsibilities, faculty members employees shall observe and comply with relevant provisions provi- sions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Regulations thereto. 12.02 Misconduct in academic research is defined as: (a) any conscious act of fabrication or plagiarism associ- ated with the proposing, conducting, reporting or publication of research, but does not include differ- ences in opinion, honest error or honest differences in interpretation or assessment of data or research results; (b) material failure to comply with federal or provincial regulations for the protection of researchers, human subjects or the public, or for the welfare of labora- tory animals, or material failure to meet other federal or provincial requirements as agreed to between the parties to this collective agreement that relate to the conduct of research; (c) failure to reveal to the sponsors any material conflict of interest which might be expected, on reasonable grounds, to be unknown to the sponsors and which might influence the sponsor’s decisions on whether the employee should be asked to undertake reviews of research grant applications or to test products for sale or distribution to the public; (d) failure to reveal to the University any material financial interest in a company that contracts with the University to undertake research, particularly research involving the company’s products, or to provide research related materials or services. Material financial interest means ownership, substantial stock holding, a directorship, significant honoraria or con- sulting fees but does not include minor stock holding in publicly traded corporations; (e) any breach of the Tri-Agency Policies with respect to research integrity, Agency applications, management of Agency award funds or “the conduct of certain types of research activities” set out in the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research not covered in 12.02(a-d) above. 12.03 In the case of any allegation of misconduct in academic research against or by an employee, the Employer, any employees who are involved in the complaint and the Association shall take all reasonable steps to keep the matter confidential, subject to applicable laws and Univer- sity and Tri-Agency policies. (a) An allegation of misconduct in academic research shall be in writing, and directed to the President. The President may refer the allegations to a designate. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of the allegation(s), the President or designate shall notify, in writing and with a copy of the allegation, the individual(s) named in the allegation. The President or designate shall make reason- able and confidential enquiries to determine whether the allegation(s) have sufficient substance to warrant investigation. The enquiries shall be completed within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the allegation(s). The parties to this collective agreement recognize that although time is of the essence, there may be excep- tional circumstances whereby the enquiries cannot be completed within the thirty (30) days. Therefore, the parties to this collective agreement agree that in excep- tional circumstances the thirty (30) day limit may be extended for one further period not to exceed fifteen

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

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Professional Responsibilities. Faculty Members 11.01 A faculty member’s professional obligations and responsibilities to the University shall encompass: (a) teaching; (b) research, scholarly or creative activity; (c) service to the University. While the pattern of these duties may vary between streams and may vary from individual to individual, they constitute the faculty member’s princi- pal obligation during the employment year, and include, without being restricted to, responsibilities as follows: (a) A faculty member shall carry out their responsibility for teaching with all due attention to the establish- ment of fair and ethical dealings with students, taking care to make themselves accessible to students for academic consultation, to inform students adequately regarding course formats, assignments, and methods of evaluation, to maintain teaching schedules in all but exceptional circumstances, to inform students adequately of any necessary cancellation and resched- uling of instruction, and to adhere to the schedules for submission of grades and evaluations by their department and Faculty. (b) A faculty member shall be entitled to and expected to devote a reasonable proportion of their time to research, scholarly or creative work consistent with their stream. They shall endeavour to make the results of such work accessible to the scholarly and general public through publications, lectures, and other ap- propriate means. Faculty members shall, in published works, indicate any reliance on the work and assist- ance of academic colleagues and/or students. (c) Service to the University is performed by faculty members through participation in the decision-mak- ing councils of the University, and through sharing in the necessary administrative work of their depart- ments, Faculties, the University, or the Association. In performance of these collegial and administrative activities, faculty members shall objectively assess the performance of their colleagues, shall avoid discrimin- ation, shall not infringe their colleagues’ academic freedom, and shall observe appropriate principles of confidentiality. In performance of their professional responsibilities faculty members shall deal fairly and ethically with their colleagues, students, and other members of the University community. In the performance of their professional responsibilitiesresponsibil- ities, including any supervisory responsibilities, faculty members shall observe and comply with relevant provisions provi- sions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Regulations thereto.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

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