Resolution for Number of Courses Taught during the Academic Year

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Resolution for Number of Courses Taught during
the Academic Year

• Faculty Senate
• May 3, 2005

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Resolution

• Effective beginning Fall semester 2005, the
  requirement of
• at least 9 courses taught in a 10-month contract
• be changed to
• at least 8 courses taught in a 10-month contract
• (while still teaching at least 30 hours)

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AAUP Statement of Faculty Workload

• In effect since 1969, revised in 2000
• Recognizes that hours per week of formal class
  meetings is a measurement that leaves much to
  be desired
• Brings up 8 issues that should be considered in
  computing workload but does NOT mention number of
  courses
• Summary puts cap on hours per week and number of
  preps per year

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AAUP Statement of Faculty Workload

• The most frequent sources of difficulty in
  balancing workload are easily identified
• Number of preps
• Introducing a new course, revising an old one
• Extreme differences in scope and difficulty of
  course so pronounced that no faculty member
  concerned would deny the existence of the
  discrepancy
• Size of the classes

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• Is there something unique about the courses at
  GPC that makes the no. of courses taught more
  important than at the rest of the two-year
  colleges in America?
• Pick any source that has data about teaching load
  nationwide and you will find the same silence on
  this issue.
• That is because, it is not a valid measure of
  workload.
• It encourages things like teach 8 math courses
  and a 1-hr ATEC even though you have no
  interest in ATEC.

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As we all know, different departments have
entirely different workload issues. For normal
courses such as those offered in Reading, Math,
and English, the mix of 3-hr and 4-hr courses
offered can make a big difference.
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Teaching 9 courses and 30-32 hours is unfeasible
in Reading

• The 9 course policy is in conflict with the
  reality of their situation.
• The only way to meet student demand would be to
  work overtime. Thus the Reading Department has
  been granted an exemption to teach only 8.

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Teaching 9 courses and 30-32 hours is unfeasible
for MCSE

• The 9 course policy is in conflict with the
  reality of their situation even more extremely.
• The only way to meet student demand is to work
  overtime. Yet MCSE has not been granted an
  exemption. Why?

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Math Department Spring 2005
Note that all faculty must teach 32 hours to come
close to approximating the actual sections
offered. This is actually happening. The avg.
no. of hours is 32.3
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Math Department Spring 2005 Proposed Solution
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Conclusion

• Lets just make this simple and let all
  departments teach
• 8-9 courses AND 30-32 hours.