Weekly Contact Hours Sample Clauses

Weekly Contact Hours. (a) The number of contact hours per week for an Employee carrying a full instructional load shall vary between sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24). It shall be based on the following guidelines prorated for each situation. Normal maximum contact hours: (i) Lecture (substantial preparation or marking generally large group) 16 hrs/wk (ii) Laboratory 24 hrs/wk (iii) Tutorial or seminar 24 hrs/wk (20 or fewer students engaged in individualized or small group study) (iv) Shop, clinical or classroom 24 hrs/wk Weekly contact hours may vary to a maximum of thirty (30) hours in any one (1) week, and these guidelines may refer to annual averages in instructional assignments. In departments in which a lower number of weekly contact hours has been established, either through past practice or through modifications resulting from the workload assessments carried out as part of the 1989-1991 workload review, the lower number shall be considered the maximum. The percentage workload of part-time Faculty Members shall be calculated by using their weekly contact hours as the numerator and the established weekly contact hours in effect for full-time faculty in their department as the denominator. For faculty in departments with thirty five (35) hour weekly work assignments the denominator shall be thirty-five (35) and the numerator shall be the Faculty Member’s number of assigned weekly hours. (b) Non-Teaching Duty Days A teaching Employee will be expected to be on campus and engaged in College work, including department meetings, on week days other than ‘paid holidays’ and their annual vacation, unless the Employee has obtained specific approval to be off campus for professional development under Clause 10 or to perform clearly specified college work.