Common use of Considerations in Teaching Assignment Clause in Contracts

Considerations in Teaching Assignment. (a) The Trustees and the UFF recognize that while the Legislature has described the minimum full academic assignment for teaching faculty in terms of twelve (12) contact hours of instruction or equivalent research/scholarship and service, the professional obligation undertaken by a faculty member will ordinarily be broader than that minimum, and is not easily quantifiable. (b) In making assignments, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the University Administration has the right to determine the types of duties and responsibilities that comprise the professional obligation and to determine the mix or relative proportion of effort a faculty member may be required to expend on the various components of the obligation. Additionally, the parties recognize that if the University Administration exercises this right in a manner that has a direct and substantial impact upon terms and conditions of employment, the University Administration shall provide the UFF with the opportunity to engage in collective bargaining with regard to the impact of such changes before implementing them. (c) In making teaching assignments, the University Administration shall be primarily guided by the needs of the program or department/unit. The University Administration shall also be guided by the following considerations: (1) the faculty member’s qualifications, experience, professional growth and development, and preferences; (2) the character of the teaching assignment, including but not limited to a. the number of hours of instruction, b. the distribution of day, evening and weekend courses which is fair and reasonable under the circumstances,

Considerations in Teaching Assignment. (a) The Trustees and the UFF recognize that while the Legislature has described the minimum full academic assignment for teaching faculty in terms of twelve (12) contact hours of instruction or equivalent research/scholarship and service, the professional obligation undertaken by a faculty member will ordinarily be broader than that minimum, and is not easily quantifiable. (b) In making assignments, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the University Administration has the right to determine the types of duties and responsibilities that comprise the professional obligation and to determine the mix or relative proportion of effort a faculty member may be required to expend on the various components of the obligation. Additionally, the parties recognize that if the University Administration exercises this right in a manner that has a direct and substantial impact upon terms and conditions of employment, the University Administration shall provide the UFF with the opportunity to engage in collective bargaining with regard to the impact of such changes before implementing them. (c) In making teaching assignments, the University Administration shall be primarily guided by the following considerations: (1) the needs of the program or department/unit. The University Administration shall also be guided by the following considerations:; (12) the faculty member’s qualifications, experience, professional growth and development, and preferences; (23) the character of the teaching assignment, including but not limited to a. the number of hours of instruction, , b. the distribution of day, evening and weekend courses which is fair and reasonable under the circumstances, c. the number of hours between the beginning of the first assignment and the end of the last assignment in any one day (normally a maximum of 8 hours), d. the number of hours between the end of the last assignment and the beginning of the next assignment (normally at least 12 hours),

Considerations in Teaching Assignment. (a) The Trustees and the UFF recognize that while the Legislature has described the minimum full academic assignment for teaching faculty in terms of twelve (12) contact hours of instruction or equivalent research/scholarship and service, the professional obligation undertaken by a faculty member will ordinarily be broader than that minimum, and is not easily quantifiable. (b) In making assignments, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the University Administration has the right to determine the types of duties and responsibilities that comprise the professional obligation and to determine the mix or relative proportion of effort a faculty member may be required to expend on the various components of the obligation. Additionally, the parties recognize that if the University Administration exercises this right in a manner that has a direct and substantial impact upon terms and conditions of employment, the University Administration shall provide the UFF with the opportunity to engage in collective bargaining with regard to the impact of such changes before implementing them. (c) In making teaching assignments, the University Administration shall be primarily guided by the following considerations: (1) the needs of the program or department/unit. The University Administration shall also be guided by the following considerations:; (12) the faculty member’s qualifications, experience, professional growth and development, and preferences; (23) the character of the teaching assignment, including but not limited to a. the number of hours of instruction, b. the distribution of day, evening and weekend courses which is fair and reasonable under the circumstances,