Teaching and Advising Criteria. The paramount responsibility of each faculty member is teaching and advising students. All faculty members are expected to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and advising. Classroom teaching is central to faculty performance evaluations. Activities that fall under the category of teaching include academic advising; regular course instruction; development of new courses or curricula; independent study courses; independent research; office hours; and supervision of graduate assistants; teaching assistants; student interns; and student teachers. Also included are activities to help the faculty member remain current in the fields in which he or she teaches. Certain disciplines have unique teaching activities such as laboratories, individual lessons or studios, and practica. Teaching is evaluated by students and faculty. Documentation may include student course evaluations; peer, Chair, and Xxxx classroom teaching observations; and descriptions of courses taught and developed by the faculty member. Faculty members have an obligation to advise students in their classes about class work and to serve as academic advisors to students majoring, or minoring, in the faculty member's discipline. Faculty members also have an obligation to monitor their advisees' academic progress. It should be recognized that some disciplines/departments/schools assign specific faculty members the responsibility for the majority of academic advising. However, all faculty members have an obligation to advise students in their classes about class work and related activities.
Teaching and Advising Criteria. The paramount responsibility of each faculty member is teaching and advising students. All faculty members are expected to demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and advising. Classroom teaching is central to faculty performance evaluations. Activities that fall under the category of teaching include academic advising, regular course instruction, development of new courses or curricula, independent study courses, independent research, office hours, and supervision of graduate assistants, teaching assistants, student interns and student teachers. Also included are activities to help the faculty remain current in the fields in which he or she teaches courses. Certain disciplines have unique teaching activities such as laboratories, individual lessons or studios, and practica.
