Common use of Course Assignments Clause in Contracts

Course Assignments. Appointments may include a varying number of Courses based on the Tier of the Bargaining Unit Faculty and the criteria set forth in this Article. Courses assigned outside the schedule above shall be offered to the Bargaining Unit Faculty on the qualified list for that course in accordance with this Section. A Bargaining Unit Faculty member who receives a course assignment shall notify the College of acceptance or rejection within two (2) weeks of the date sent. Courses will be offered to Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members in the following order: 1. Seniority of those who have taught the course previously up to their average. 2. Seniority of those who have not taught the course up to their average. 3. Seniority rotation above their average up to seven (7) course values. 4. New hires. For purposes of this section, seniority is defined by the number of times the Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty member has taught the course. In the event of a tie, seniority will be determined by total courses taught at the College. If no qualified Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members who have submitted their names in accordance with this Article are available, then the College may post the position and hire the most qualified applicant as determined by the Department Chair and ▇▇▇▇. New courses will be offered to the Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty member with appropriate credentials and qualifications, including sub-specialties and areas of particular expertise. Where such factors are deemed relatively equal, new courses are offered first to the most senior Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members, where seniority is determined by the number of courses previously taught at the College. If no qualified Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members who have submitted their names in accordance with this Article are available, then the College may post the position and hire the most qualified applicant as determined by the Department Chair and ▇▇▇▇.

Course Assignments. Appointments may include a varying number of Courses based on the Tier of the Bargaining Unit Faculty and the criteria set forth in this Article. Courses assigned as a result of the March 15 – April 1 bidding process and courses assigned outside the schedule above that process shall be offered to the Bargaining Unit Faculty on the qualified list for that course in accordance with this Section. A Bargaining Unit Faculty member who receives a course assignment shall notify the College of acceptance or rejection within two (2) weeks of the date sent. Except for courses in Jan Term, Courses will be offered to Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members in the following order: 1. Seniority of those who have taught the course previously up to their average. 2. Seniority of those who have not taught the course up to their average. 3. Seniority rotation above their average up to seven (7) course values. 4. New hires. As an exception to the above, Collegiate Seminar course section assignments shall be limited to two (2) sections per term and three (3) total sections per academic year for all Bargaining Unit Faculty Members. Bargaining Unit Faculty members who taught four or more sections of Collegiate Seminar in the preceding three years will be able to teach a maximum of five total sections of Collegiate Seminar per academic year and three per term. For purposes of this section, seniority is defined by the number of times the Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty member has taught the course; except that in Collegiate Seminar, seniority shall be defined as the number of times the Bargaining Unit Faculty Member has taught in Collegiate Seminar. Courses taught at the College as a Visiting Professor shall not be counted for the purposes of seniority. In the event of a tie, seniority will be determined by total courses taught at the College. If no qualified Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members who have submitted their names in accordance with this Article are available, then the College may post the position and hire the most qualified applicant as determined by the Department Chair and ▇▇▇▇. New courses will be offered to the Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty member with appropriate credentials and qualifications, including sub-specialties and areas of particular expertise. Where such factors are deemed relatively equal, new courses are offered first to the most senior Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members, where seniority is determined by the number of courses previously taught at the College. If no qualified Adjunct Assistant & Adjunct Associate Faculty members who have submitted their names teach a course in accordance with this Article are available, then the College may post the position and hire the most qualified applicant as determined by the Department Chair and ▇▇▇▇.