Employee Handbook

Employee Handbook 26 August 2023 Section II Faculty CHAPTER I ~ FACULTY PROCEDURES – PERSONNEL INFORMATION 1. Basic Obligations Faculty appointments carry those responsibilities and privileges traditionally identified with academic positions. While a minimum of specific restrictions is imposed on the activities of faculty members, employees are under obligation to render to DCB the most effective service of which they are capable. Moreover, they are expected to increase their depth and range of competency with increased length of service. All members of the faculty have a continuous responsibility to develop their professional proficiency. The essence of faculty obligations is captured in the institution’s core values. Following, and in the section that follows, are examples of how these values are placed into practice: a. Sharing student progress evaluations with students in a timely manner. b. Continuously updating course content. c. Maintaining updated course syllabi and using them at the beginning of each semester to inform students of course expectations. Each faculty is responsible for submitting to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs office an updated course syllabi each semester the course is taught. d. Assess student learning. e. Conducting classes and exams as scheduled, or making the necessary arrangements when exceptions are required. Final exams are to be administered in accordance with the published final exam schedule. f. Submitting midterm and final grade reports by the published deadline. g. Carrying a fair share of the workload required to successfully serve the DCB community. h. Contributing to making the NDUS a vital link to a brighter future. 2. Responsibilities and Workload Guidelines An underlying purpose for a standard workload guideline is to provide a framework or guideline within which equity in load can be measured. However, it is understood that no guidelines can cover every possible variation in the work faculty perform daily. Therefore, guidelines must be flexible so DCB may provide the best learning environment possible. This document does not attempt to delineate every aspect of faculty workload, but rather provides a depiction of responsibilities within broad parameters.