Faculty Handbook 2020-2021

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2020-21

Appendix E: Guidelines for Calculation of Faculty Effort The following are guidelines for the calculation of effort for various faculty assignments.

Teaching: 1 hour lecture per week (w/ 3 hrs prep) = 0.1 (10% effort) per semester Instructor of Record effort is calculated for the full course contact time (e.g. A 32 hour course that meets 2 hrs/wk for 16 week semester = 0.2 FTE)

3 hrs of lab or seminar per week = 0.1 per semester

lab organization/prep = 0.1 per semester

Administrative Assignments: Admin "session" units = 0.1 Academic Admin includes: Department Chairs Admissions Special assignments

Clinical Admin includes: Service Chiefs

Residency Supervisors QA & I Compliance Special assignments

Other: Clinic (1 session) = 0.1 per semester or quarter Admissions = 0.1 Research/Scholarship/Special Project "session" unit = 0.1 Faculty Development "session" unit = 0.1 FTE Annualization: For 12 month contracts Multiply semester assignments by 0.375 (based on a 9 month academic year calendar) Multiply quarterly and summer assignments by 0.25 (based on 3 month quarters)

For 10 month contracts Multiply semester assignments by 0.45 (based on a 9 month academic calendar)

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