Ohio Semester Summit Faculty Workload Session

Presenters:Bill Rickert, Wright State UniversityMurray Brunton, Central Ohio Technical

CollegeJohn Bryan, University of CincinnatiRoberto Gutierrez, Rhodes State College

Key Elements of Faculty WorkloadTeachingService to the InstitutionExternal Service, OutreachProfessional DevelopmentOffice HoursResearch

University Teaching LoadsVaries by University, College, and

DepartmentMost are built on a 12 hour norm per term6 – 9 hours teaching plus scholarship and

service

Teaching Loads, Service and Research

Aligning Policy and PracticeFocus on Products Standard Workload includes—

Standard teaching load (6-9 hours a term)Defined Scholarship Expectations (threshold)Defined Service Expectations (range)

Variations on the StandardAccountability, Consistency, Fairness

Workload across Ohio’s Community Colleges

Total days faculty required to be on campus:Quarter – avg 172.4Semester – avg 177.4

Days faculty required to teach:Quarter – avg 165.5Semester – avg 158.9

Faculty workload (contact hours)Quarter – avg 45.2Semester – avg 29.6All semester data based upon 8 colleges (23

total)

Central Ohio Technical CollegeFaculty Workload Defined

CompensationPosition Description

Collective BargainingQuarter to Semester workload conversionQuestions and Issues

Small group Discussion1. How does your institution define faculty

load?

2. What are the determinants?

3. How will the quarter to semester conversion affect that definition?

4. Given the perspectives of administrators, faculty, and students: how are these stakeholders going to be affected by the faculty load determination.

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