Common use of Observation Clause in Contracts

Observation. The observation of the part-time faculty will in most cases be done by a full-time faculty member in the same department or a related department, who will have received training and instruction from Human Resources, similar to the training requirement for participants on hiring committees. The observation will be done using the appropriate form (e.g. for in-person instruction, for online instruction, for counseling, for library faculty, etc.) and the form will be shared in advance with the part-time faculty member, typically when arrangements are made to schedule the observation and answer any questions the part-time faculty member may have prior to the observation. See the observation forms in Appendix O. For consistency, attempts should be made to use the form as written, but the person observing may include additional relevant information, as appropriate to the discipline. The observation will be conducted at some point between the dates corresponding to 50% and 67% of the term. This range of dates will be calculated by the Office of Academic Affairs and shared with the deans. After the observation form is completed, the observer will review it with the part-time faculty member, discussing key points and answering questions. Depending on schedules, this may not be able to occur in person, but it is expected to be a synchronous exchange whether in person or not. This is especially important for part-time faculty in their first three years, to xxxxxx professional growth and connections.

Observation. The observation of the part-time faculty will in most cases be done by a full-time faculty member in the same department or a related department, who will have received training and instruction from Human Resources, similar to the training requirement for participants on hiring committees. The observation will be done using the appropriate form (e.g. for in-person instruction, for online instruction, for counseling, for library faculty, etc.) and the form will be shared in advance with the part-time faculty member, typically when arrangements are made to schedule the observation and answer any questions the part-time faculty member may have prior to the observation. See the observation forms in Appendix O. APPENDIX M. For consistency, attempts should be made to use the form as written, but the person observing may include additional relevant information, as appropriate to the discipline. The observation will be conducted at some point between the dates corresponding to 50% and 67% of the term. This range of dates will be calculated by the Office of Academic Affairs and shared with the deans. After the observation form is completed, the observer will review it with the part-time faculty member, discussing key points and answering questions. Depending on schedules, this may not be able to occur in person, but it is expected to be a synchronous exchange whether in person or not. This is especially important for part-time faculty in their first three years, to xxxxxx professional growth and connections.