Common use of RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTIES Clause in Contracts

RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTIES. A. The Faculty of an academic unit, in accordance with the curricular provisions of the academic unit’s section of the Faculty Handbook, have the primary responsibility for selecting the content of courses. All courses are subject to curricular requirements and specifications established by the unit, as outlined in the academic unit’s section of the Faculty Handbook and the curricular regulations of the college, if applicable, and the University. These expectations pertain to courses taught through distance education modalities as well as those offered in the traditional classroom setting and modalities. An academic unit's curricular authority and oversight responsibility for its course offerings extends to the right to review individual course offerings being delivered for the first time in new or modified formats or time frames for conformity with the unit's established curricular expectations and purposes for the course. Likewise, review and approval of instructors afforded distance education instructional opportunities (development or teaching) will follow the unit’s established standards, expectations and review processes as stated in the unit’s section of the Faculty Handbook. B. The textbooks and learning materials for distance education courses shall be selected in the same manner as they are for traditional courses. Any additional requirements that expand upon the Basic Data Sheet and catalogue description that has been approved by the departmental Faculty shall be included in writing with the teaching assignment/workload statement that is provided in accordance with Article IX of this Agreement.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTIES. A. The Faculty of an academic unit, in accordance with the curricular provisions of the academic unit’s section of the Faculty Handbook, have the primary responsibility for selecting the content of courses. All courses are subject to curricular requirements and specifications established by the unit, as outlined in the academic unit’s section of the Faculty Handbook and the curricular regulations of the college, if applicable, and the University. These expectations pertain to courses taught through distance education modalities as well as those offered in the traditional classroom setting and modalities. An academic unit's curricular authority and oversight responsibility for its course offerings extends to the right to review individual course offerings being delivered for the first time in new or modified formats or time frames for conformity with the unit's established curricular expectations and purposes for the course. Likewise, review and approval of instructors afforded distance education instructional opportunities (development or teaching) will follow the unit’s established standards, expectations and review processes as stated in the unit’s section of the Faculty Handbook. B. The textbooks and learning materials for distance education courses shall be selected in the same manner as they are for traditional courses. Any additional requirements that expand upon the Basic Data Sheet and catalogue description that has been approved by the departmental Departmental Faculty shall be included in writing with the teaching assignment/workload statement that is provided in accordance with Article IX of this Agreement.