performance of at least the specific duties enumerated below (the duties are not prioritized). 1. Academic Programs a. The Department Chair along with the department teaching faculty reviews and evaluates courses taught in the area, overseeing curriculum to ensure it is current with pedagogical and scholarly advances in the discipline. b. The Department Chair initiates, plans, oversees implementation of, and reviews the preparation and offering of the academic program/curriculum, the evaluation of transfer credit, the review of course substitutions, and the use of resources in the department, with appropriate involvement of members of the department and approval of the Dean. c. The Department Chair, in conjunction with appropriate teaching faculty, works to ensure courses are taught in keeping with the official catalog descriptions, in a professional manner, and at an appropriate level of rigor to ensure academic quality. d. The Department Chair develops and validates departmental publications including the class schedule, course catalog, program information pamphlets; and coordinates the updating of departmental web pages. e. The Department Chair with faculty, divisional staff and the bookstore, establishes and maintains a default book order list on a semester basis. f. The Department Chair meets with the Dean regularly and as needed to exchange pertinent information, plan, and address concerns related to the department. g. The Department Chair meets with other Department Chairs regularly and as 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 10 Page 40
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