Common use of Teaching and Advising Clause in Contracts

Teaching and Advising. Teaching and advising includes the responsibility of Faculty Members: a) to teach their scheduled courses in a manner which normally reflects the description in the University Calendar and the schedule shown in the approved timetable; b) to contribute to the creation, content, implementation, and delivery of academic courses and programs; c) to develop and maintain scholarly competence and effectiveness as teachers within their discipline; d) to inform their students at the beginning of each course about the methods of instruction and evaluation in their courses, and of any deviation from the existing calendar description; e) to accept a reasonable share of responsibility for academic advising and consulting duties, and to provide reasonable access to students outside of scheduled classroom hours; and f) to examine and otherwise evaluate student progress in courses and programs for which they are responsible.