Common use of TEACHING AND RELATED DUTIES Clause in Contracts

TEACHING AND RELATED DUTIES. 8.3.5.1. All Teaching Faculty members shall: (a) within the workload limitations of Section 8.3.1. of this Article, perform such other duties as the president may assign, provided that such duties shall be consistent with the mission of the college; (b) serve on college and division/department committees, if chosen; (c) attend and participate in commencement ceremonies, unless excused by the President, wearing academic garb when required; (d) attend and participate in college convocations, conferences, and meetings, and divisional/departmental meetings during the work year; (e) prepare and teach college-approved courses in accordance with approved course descriptions and class schedules, including developing syllabi and reading lists and keeping each course taught complete and up to date; (f) respond to and work with multiple constituencies, including students, peers (faculty and staff), and external agencies (business, community, educational, etc.); (g) possess strong information literacy skills, including the ability to word process and to use spreadsheets, presentation ware, e-mail, CD-ROM, compressed video, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other distance communication modalities; demonstrate the ability to evaluate, synthesize, and make decisions from data. (see side letter Re: Computer Literacy) (h) perform divisional or departmental responsibilities in the selection of texts and related teaching resources; (i) maintain a minimum of three (3) regularly scheduled office hours per week, scheduled in time blocks of no less than one-half hour periods, or an equivalent assignment designated by the employer, for the purpose of student-faculty contact as it relates to classroom instruction; (j) engage in academic and career-oriented advising of students; (k) maintain contact with one’s academic discipline(s) or areas of assigned responsibility, the development of knowledge in one’s field of specialization, and the teaching/learning process; in connection with career-oriented programs, this also involves working with program advisory committees; (l) maintain accurate student records; (m) distribute to students during the first week of classes, subject to subsequent modification, with copies to the supervising xxxx, a course outline or overview, information as to course objectives, topics and assigned time-frames, reading and attendance requirements, and an indication of evaluative and grading mechanisms to be utilized; (n) attend system-wide convocations, conferences and meetings during the work year; (o) prepare routine reports such as veterans’ attendance records or academic deficiency reports; (p) during the second week of classes, submit to the supervising xxxx a schedule confirming the number, hours and location of each assigned course together with the location and time of office hours and other regularly scheduled professional responsibilities.

TEACHING AND RELATED DUTIES. 8.3.5.1. All Teaching Faculty members shall: (a) within the workload limitations of Section 8.3.1. of this Article, perform such other duties as the president may assign, provided that such duties shall be consistent with the mission of the college; (b) serve on college and division/department committees, if chosen; (c) attend and participate in commencement ceremonies, unless excused by the President, wearing academic garb when required; (d) attend and participate in college convocations, conferences, and meetings, and divisional/departmental meetings during the work year; (e) prepare and teach college-approved courses in accordance with approved course descriptions and class schedules, including developing syllabi and reading lists and keeping each course taught complete and up to date; (f) respond to and work with multiple constituencies, including students, peers (faculty and staff), and external agencies (business, community, educational, etc.); (g) possess strong information literacy skills, including the ability to word process and to use spreadsheets, presentation warexxxx, e-mail, CD-ROM, compressed video, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other distance communication modalities; demonstrate the ability to evaluate, synthesize, and make decisions from data. (see side letter Re: Computer Literacy) (h) perform divisional or departmental responsibilities in the selection of texts and related teaching resources; (i) maintain a minimum of three (3) regularly scheduled office hours per week, scheduled in time blocks of no less than one-half hour periods, or an equivalent assignment designated by the employer, for the purpose of student-faculty contact as it relates to classroom instruction; (j) engage in academic and career-oriented advising of students; (k) maintain contact with one’s academic discipline(s) or areas of assigned responsibility, the development of knowledge in one’s field of specialization, and the teaching/learning process; in connection with career-oriented programs, this also involves working with program advisory committees; (l) maintain accurate student records; (m) distribute to students during the first week of classes, subject to subsequent modification, with copies to the supervising xxxx, a course outline or overview, information as to course objectives, topics and assigned time-frames, reading and attendance requirements, and an indication of evaluative and grading mechanisms to be utilized; (n) attend system-wide convocations, conferences and meetings during the work year; (o) prepare routine reports such as veterans’ attendance records or academic deficiency reports; (p) during the second week of classes, submit to the supervising xxxx a schedule confirming the number, hours and location of each assigned course together with the location and time of office hours and other regularly scheduled professional responsibilities.