Faculty Workload: accountability

1. Faculty Workload: accountability workload LSON 9-24-10

2. Mission and Vision Three dimensions of faculty activity to fulfill the mission: • Teaching • Research • Service workload

3. Traditional Workload Model workload 60% = workload of 3 regularly scheduled courses 20% of load is equivalent to one day per week

4. LSON Tenured/tenure Track Model workload Cited from T & P document

5. LSON: Clinical Faculty Model workload 80% = four regularly scheduled courses or up to 27-30 contact hrs 10% scholarship: currency with the literature as evidenced in up-to-date course syllabi, content, materials, practice 10% service = Some committee work

6. what has been our practice? • 15 credits per semester (TBR requirement) • 2+3 course load for tenured/tenure track faculty • 3 +3 course load for clinical faculty • Credits are given to those who serve as a chair of the standing committee • Credits are given to those who serve as a course coordinator • Credits are given to those who prepare a new course • Credits are given to those who serve on the University committee • Credits are given to tenure track faculty (3-9 credits per semester) for research workload

7. How have we supported research? • 55.5 credits are given for scholarship /research per semester (N=10) • 18.5 courses were covered (use 3 credits), a total of $64,750 taxpayer $ were spent in support of research/scholarly work per semester • What are outcomes so far? • Six (6) manuscripts were accepted for or published; • Fourteen (14) presentations were made • $789K HRSA grant (several years of work) (I FTE faculty) • $1.4 M DOD earmark (1 FTE faculty) workload

8. Workload: Philosophical Underpinning • Transparency • Equitable • Credible • Responsible • Accountable workload

9. guideline – teaching • Tenure track/tenured Model • 2 or 3 3-4 credit courses (didactic and/or clinical)/+ 6 office hrs + grading = 40-60% workload • Clinical faculty model • 3-3-3 (if 3 credit course) for total of 27 contact hrs per week; 3, 9 hr clinical days + 6 office hours and grading = 80-90% workload • 2-2-2-2 (if 2 credit course) for total of 24 contact hrs per week, 4, 6 hr clinical days; + 6 office hrs + grading = 80-90% workload workload

10. guideline – teaching • Didactic 1 credit = 1 contact hour • Clinical/Lab 1 credit = 3 contact hours • Preceptor 1 -2 credit(s) per course • BSN faculty: student 1:10 • MSN faculty: student 1:6 or 1:2 • Course coordinator 1 credit (didactic or clinical) • Division coordinator 1 credit workload

11. Examples: Outcome Measures • Course syllabi: Current, relevant, rigorous, and fair assessment & evaluation • Pedagogy: supports learner centered education • Course reports • Advising students • Student success rate • Student retention rate • Course evaluation • Scholarship in teaching/higher education workload

12. Guideline: Service • Activities relate to the University, LSON, and the community relevant to professional expertise in nursing • Serve on the LSON standing committees: • Tenure and Promotion Committee • Faculty Affairs Committee • Curriculum Committee (BSN or MSN) • Technology Committee • Student Affairs Committee • Access and Diversity Committee (Ad Hoc) • Serve on the University Committee • Serve on Boards of nursing organization(s) • Serve for a special project related the University or the LSON workload

13. Examples: measurable outcomes • Committee Reports • Committee Minutes • Committee Achieved Objectives • Records of Participation • Evidence of election or appointment • Evidence of community work relevant to nursing and health care workload

14. Guideline: Research and Scholarship workload

15. Guideline: research & scholarship Accountability • Tenure track or tenured faculty need to submit the research plan including the followings: • The nature of the research project (grant, manuscript, editorial, abstract, etc) • The timeline to complete the research project • Expected outcomes (e.g., published, presented, and/or funded) • Course load reduction may be given to clinical faculty who are at the following phase of his/her doctoral study • Qualifying Examination • Proposal Hearing • Dissertation Defense workload

16. Examples: outcomes measures • Published manuscripts in refereed journals • Proceedings of presentation (oral or poster) • Published editorial • Published book chapter or book • Reviewed manuscripts • Awarded grants (internal and/or external) • Conducted research project • Evidence of keynote speech/address • Submitted proposals • Passed qualifying exam, proposal hearing, and dissertation defense • Other if applicable workload

17. Success indicators : student retention and graduation • BSN graduation rate • 80% 2006 – 59% 2009 • MSN graduation rate • 90% 2008 - 65% 2009 • 18% withdrawal rate (GPA 3.28) • 39% withdrawal rate (minority) • 15% failure rate • 40% failure rate (minority) What is wrong with this picture?

18. Questions? • When and how do we know? • What have we done for what we knew? • Where did student ask for help? • To whom the student talk when needing help? • Why did these students withdraw? • What have we done to help a large number of minority students? • What strategies shall we use to improve student retention? workload

19. Hit and Miss? workload

20. Faculty advising Best practice of teaching and learning begins with effective faculty advising workload Research has provided evidence for early detection and tailored intervention to ensure student success via faculty advising

21. Tailored intervention workload Ongoing Communication Data tracking

22. workload Dialogue…