Workload Points and Class Size. A. The parties mutually acknowledge that educational outcomes and the quality and effectiveness of instruction shall be important considerations when the combined number of students enrolled in any one distance learning course section is set. The number of students assigned to any one distance learning course section shall be determined by the immediate supervisor in consultation with the faculty member responsible for that section and should normally be consistent with the work requirements set for the regular course sections in that discipline. However, because certain methodologies of distance learning may require different work by faculty than normally required in traditional classroom setting, class size must be set on a section-by- section basis by the immediate supervisor in consultation with the faculty member. The agreed upon class size will not be exceeded by greater than 10% without permission of the faculty member. With permission of the faculty member, the class size may be increased and the faculty member will be paid for those enrollments above the agreed upon class size at the Directed Independent Study rate specified in Article 15.02D, or if student demand exceeds the course maximum and if sufficient demand exists, a new section may be opened.
