4. Online courses are subject to the same academic discipline standards and management as any course in a traditional classroom setting. 8.3 Full Time Faculty Contractual Load(based on Contact Hours) 1. B-Contract Faculty B-Contract faculty are faculty who are capable of, and committed to, being involved in a multitude of related activities which include teaching, student interaction and institutional service. B-Contract faculty are teaching and counseling faculty. BContract faculty work a ten (10)-month year and do not earn annual leave. a. Teaching Workload. B-Contract faculty teach thirty (30) contact hours per year, split as evenly as possible between each semester (Fall and Spring). b. Student Support Times (AKA Office Hours): B-Contract faculty maintain five (5) hours per week outside of scheduled instruction to provide personalized assistance to meet student needs in a variety of ways. i. There are two different types of student support time: 1. Scheduled office hours consistent with the mode of instruction (e.g., In Person, Online, etc.), and 2. Other Support Time activities such as: Providing One-on-One Support for students who need extra help, Review Sessions, Study Sessions, Advising, Student Conferences, Student Requested Appointments, Meetings with Students in alternate modalities if requested. ii.. Faculty will deliver and be accountable for: 1. At least three (3) hours of regularly scheduled student support times consistent with the mode(s) of instruction and 2. No more than two (2) hours of Other Support Time. iii. Faculty will detail their approach to Student Support Time in the syllabus 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 8 Page 28
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