Common use of CONTINUING STUDIES Clause in Contracts

CONTINUING STUDIES. 24.1 The parties agree that a market-driven Continuing Studies program may have a valuable role to play in supporting and complementing the regular offerings of Langara College. Such an operation requires flexibility with respect to tuition fees; curriculum structure; methods, scheduling, cost and location of instruction; and other such matters. 24.2 The faculty of Langara College shall have a major role through their departments in determining educational standards and transferability for Continuing Studies offerings in the subject area(s) of the department. 24.3 This Collective Agreement does not apply to any employee engaged in Continuing Studies unless expressly stated in this article. 24.4 Where a course, or series of courses, offered by Continuing Studies has satisfied the following criteria: a) substantially similar content and similar degree of rigour in measuring student learning or b) transferability to past or present Langara College or BCCAT courses or programs, such course(s) shall be instructed by faculty members under the provision of this Collective Agreement. 24.5 The College agrees that the number of sections taught by faculty members in a subject area will not be reduced due to the offerings of Continuing Studies in that subject area. 24.6 Where Langara College identifies new Continuing Studies programs or courses to be developed for offering, faculty members will be notified of an opportunity to submit proposals two (2) weeks prior to the College seeking external proposals. 24.7 Langara Continuing Studies courses and sections not covered by Article 24.4 will be offered first to qualified faculty members except in the following cases: 24.7.1 Where a person or faculty member develops a course without compensation, Article 24.7 shall be waived in the event he/she also instructs the course. 24.7.2 A course identified in the 1995-96 VCC/Langara CE brochures which is offered before December 31, 1996 and which is transferred from VCC CE to Langara Continuing Studies, shall be exempted from the provision of 24.7 as long as the incumbent continues to instruct. 24.7.3 Effective January 1, 1997, Article 24.7 shall be waived as long as the incumbent continues to instruct. 24.8 Where faculty members instruct Continuing Studies courses other than those satisfying the criteria in 24.4, they shall do so at Continuing Studies rates of pay. 24.9 The parties agree to the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Continuing Studies (ACCS) in accordance with the following: a) the recommendations of the committee will be consistent with paragraphs 24.1 to 24.8 above;

CONTINUING STUDIES. 24.1 The parties agree that a market-driven Continuing Studies program may have a valuable role to play in supporting and complementing the regular offerings of Langara College. Such an operation requires flexibility with respect to tuition fees; curriculum structure; methods, scheduling, cost and location of instruction; and other such matters. 24.2 The faculty of Langara College shall have a major role through their departments in determining educational standards and transferability for Continuing Studies offerings in the subject area(s) of the department. 24.3 This Collective Agreement does not apply to any employee engaged in Continuing Studies unless expressly stated in this article. 24.4 Where a course, or series of courses, offered by Continuing Studies has satisfied the following criteria: a) substantially similar content and similar degree of rigour in measuring student learning or b) transferability to past or present Langara College or BCCAT courses or programs, such course(s) shall be instructed by faculty members under the provision of this Collective Agreement. 24.5 The College agrees that the number of sections taught by faculty members in a subject area will not be reduced due to the offerings of Continuing Studies in that subject area. 24.6 Where Langara College identifies new Continuing Studies programs or courses to be developed for offering, faculty members will be notified of an opportunity to submit proposals two (2) weeks prior to the College seeking external proposals. 24.7 Langara Continuing Studies courses and sections not covered by Article 24.4 will be offered first to qualified faculty members except in the following cases: 24.7.1 Where a person or faculty member develops a course without compensation, Article 24.7 shall be waived in the event he/she also instructs the course. 24.7.2 A course identified in the 1995-96 VCC/Langara CE brochures which is offered before December 31, 1996 and which is transferred from VCC CE to Langara Continuing Studies, shall be exempted from the provision of 24.7 as long as the incumbent continues to instruct. 24.7.3 Effective January 1, 1997, Article 24.7 shall be waived as long as the incumbent continues to instruct. 24.8 Where faculty members instruct Continuing Studies courses other than those satisfying the criteria in 24.4, they shall do so at Continuing Studies rates of pay. 24.9 The parties agree to the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Continuing Studies (ACCS) in accordance with the following: a) the recommendations of the committee will be consistent with paragraphs paragraphs 24.1 to 24.8 above;