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Workload Agreements

Workload Agreements. New Faculty Orientation Patricia Linton Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences. Overview. Process of proposing, approving, and updating workload agreement Importance of fulfilling workload agreement Service component. Annual Workload agreement

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Workload Agreements

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  1. Workload Agreements New Faculty Orientation Patricia Linton Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

  2. Overview • Process of proposing, approving, and updating workload agreement • Importance of fulfilling workload agreement • Service component

  3. Annual Workload agreement Annual Activity Report Review File

  4. Workload Agreement Proposal initiated byWorkload assigned by Faculty Dept Dean Chair

  5. Workload Proportions • Tripartite (Teaching + Research /Creative activity + Service) 3:1:1 2:2:1 • Bipartite (ex: Teaching + Service) 4:1 Workload type (tripartite or bipartite) approved by Dean & Provost prior to hire

  6. Specificity in Workload Proposal • Overall proportions (ex. 3:1:1 or 4:1) generally stable. Variations require approval by Dean/Provost. • Teaching: very specific • Research: less specific • Service: less specific

  7. Midyear Revision of Workload • Proposed changes in actual workload require revision of workload document and formal approval by the dean • Changes should be discussed with chair and dean before commitment

  8. Revision of Workload Agreement • Proposed change in proportions – very substantial issue. Requires specific approval of the Dean. • Change in specific courses – common, but workload agreement should be corrected

  9. Revision of Workload Agreement • Modification of research /creative activity – generally no workload revision. Activity Report will be more specific. • Change in Service – common Revision if anything substantial is deleted from the signed agreement. Activity Report will be more detailed.

  10. Fulfillment of Workload Agreement • Avoid Overloads, if possible • Make choices – if you propose an addition, consider subtracting or narrowing something else • Protect research time

  11. Time Demands • Teaching – relatively predictable, especially as a faculty member gains experience • Research /Creative activity – less predictable • Service – less predictable

  12. Service • Often minimal and vague in the first year of service • “To be determined”; “As requested” – only in first year • Proposal for service activity must be more specific in workloads proposed by faculty member

  13. Service • Departmental (not department meetings or general advising) • College/University • Professional • Public Service (non-remunerative, drawing on professional expertise; not general good citizenship)

  14. Service • Requests / invitations for service often come after submission of the original workload proposal. • Stay within the specified proportion of the workload • Make choices

  15. Summary - Avoiding Problems • Faculty performance is evaluated against the signed workload agreement • Not fulfilling part of the signed workload agreement can lead to problems in review • Faculty cannot self-assign revised workloads. Consult your chair and dean.

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