Common use of Teaching as a Part of Workload Clause in Contracts

Teaching as a Part of Workload. A. Shawnee State University is predominantly an undergraduate institution with some graduate level programs. The University recognizes that classroom hours are a significant component of faculty workload. Besides classroom hours, faculty workload also includes classroom/course site preparations, office hours, scholarship/research, service and/or commercialization. 1. The normal academic year classroom teaching load for tenured, continuing contract, and tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members teaching on the semester system is 24 contractual hours. During the academic year, no tenured, continuing contract or tenure- track Bargaining Unit Member shall be assigned a workload beyond fifteen (15) contractual hours in a particular semester without their permission. 2. As an undergraduate institution with limited graduate programs, the University's teaching load expected of the tenured, continuing contract and tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members should represent 70-80% of their total workload except for departments with master’s degree programs. 3. Faculty workload should also include scholarship, and/or service and/or commercialization as defined in Article 11. 4. The normal academic year classroom teaching load for non-tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members (full-time instructors – FTI) on the semester system is 30 contractual hours. During the academic year, no FTI faculty member shall be assigned a workload beyond eighteen (18) contractual hours in a particular semester without their permission. 5. Teaching load for FTIs shall represent up to 90% of their total workload. The remaining time shall be dedicated to service in the form of committee meetings, scheduled office hours, etc. B. Course Load Equivalencies 1. Contractual Hour: One contractual hour is earned for each 50-55 minutes of class time. For courses involving other than lecture hour, contractual hours shall be calculated as identified below. The number of students shall be calculated by the Registrar’s official enrollment on the first Friday of semester.

Teaching as a Part of Workload. A. Shawnee State University is predominantly an undergraduate institution with some graduate level programs. The University recognizes that classroom hours are a significant component of faculty workload. Besides classroom hours, faculty workload also includes classroom/course site preparations, office hours, scholarship/research, service and/or commercialization. 1. The normal academic year classroom teaching load for tenured, continuing contract, and tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members teaching on the semester system is 24 contractual hours. During the academic year, no tenured, continuing contract or tenure- tenure-track Bargaining Unit Member shall be assigned a workload beyond fifteen (15) contractual hours in a particular semester without their permission. 2. As an undergraduate institution with limited graduate programs, the University's teaching load expected of the tenured, continuing contract and tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members should represent 70-80% of their total workload except for departments with master’s degree programs. 3. Faculty workload should also include scholarship, and/or service and/or commercialization as defined in Article 11. 4. The normal academic year classroom teaching load for non-tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members (full-time instructors – FTI) on the semester system is 30 contractual hours. During the academic year, no FTI faculty member shall be assigned a workload beyond eighteen (18) contractual hours in a particular semester without their permission. 5. Teaching load for FTIs shall represent up to 90% of their total workload. The remaining time shall be dedicated to service in the form of committee meetings, scheduled office hours, etc. B. Course Load Equivalencies 1. Contractual Hour: One contractual hour is earned for each 50-55 minutes of class time. For courses involving other than lecture hour, contractual hours shall be calculated as identified below. The number of students shall be calculated by the Registrar’s official enrollment on the first Friday of semester.

Teaching as a Part of Workload. A. Shawnee State University is largely predominantly an undergraduate institution with some graduate level programs. The University recognizes that classroom hours are a significant component of faculty workload. Besides classroom hours, faculty workload also includes classroom/course site preparations, office hours, scholarship/research, service and/or commercialization. 1. The normal academic year classroom teaching load for tenured, continuing contract, and tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members bargaining unit members teaching on the semester system is 24 contractual hours. During the academic year, no tenured, continuing contract or tenure- track Bargaining Unit Member bargaining unit member shall be assigned a workload beyond fifteen (15) contractual hours in a particular semester without their his/her permission. 2. As an undergraduate institution with limited graduate programs, the University's teaching load expected of the tenured, continuing contract and tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members bargaining unit members should represent 70-80% of their total workload except for departments with master’s degree programs. 3. Faculty workload should also include scholarship, and/or service and/or commercialization as defined in Article 11. 4. The normal academic year classroom teaching load for non-tenure-track Bargaining Unit Members bargaining unit members (full-time instructors – FTIFTI/ NTT) on the semester system is 30 contractual hours. During the academic year, no FTI FTI/NTT faculty member shall be assigned a workload beyond eighteen (18) contractual hours in a particular semester without their his/her permission. 5. Teaching load for FTIs FTIs/NTTs shall represent up to 90% of their total workload. The remaining time shall be dedicated to service in the form of committee meetings, scheduled office hours, etc. B. Work Course Load Equivalencies 1. Contractual Hour: One contractual hour is earned for each 50-55 minutes of class time. For courses involving other than lecture hour, contractual hours shall be calculated as identified below. The number of students shall be calculated by the Registrar’s official enrollment on the first Friday of semester.