Faculty Workloads

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Sample Chart for Explanation

Faculty ActivityFactorCalculation Examples
New Course2 WU per qtr credit hrNSG 231: Nursing Process (3 QH X 2 = 6 WU)
New Lab Course2 WU per qtr credit hrNSG 232L: Laboratory, Basic Principles of Patient Centered Care (4 QH X 2 = 8 WU)
Previously Taught Course1.5 WU per qtr credit hrNSG 231: Nursing Process (3 QH X 2 = 6 WU)
Previously Taught Lab Course1.5 WU per qtr credit hrNSG 232L: Laboratory, Basic Principles of Patient Centered Care (4 QH X 1.5 = 6 WU)
Didactic Faculty who Provide Clinical InstructionActual contact hrs per qtr multiplied by
the number of clinical rotations divided by 11 wks		NSG 387P: Practicum, Nursing Care of the Pediatric Patient/Client
(90 CH X 2 Rotations/11 = 16 WU)
Simulated Clinical Experience (SCE)Workload Unit Calculation per student.
# of students x 0.25 x # of scenarios x 8 hrs per scenario divided by 10 wks		Faculty workload for planning and delivering SCE to students in lieu of clinical experience at a facility.
The student weight factor is 0.25. Each scenario approximates 8 clinical hours.
 NSG 312P contains a section of 4 students requiring 8 hours (1 scenario) of SCE.
4 (students)x 0.25 (wt. factor per student) x 1 scenario x 8 hrs (per scenario) divided by 10 wks
Simulation Coordinator as Primary Faculty for CourseActual contact hours per week multiplied by factor of 2Simulation Coordinator provides the primary instruction for BIOL 300 L.
This course contains a 1.0 quarter credit hour lab section which requires 20 contact hours
per section per quarter delivered over 10 instructional weeks.
Three sections of BIOL 300 L operated per week results in 6 hours of instruction time.
These 6 contact hours per week will be multiplied by a factor of 2 resulting in a WU calculation credit of 12.0 WU for BIOL 300 L.
Clinical Faculty (Hourly Employees)Actual contact hrs per wk to a maximum of 40 hrsClinical Faculty Member A provides clinical instruction for NSG 385P on Saturdays and Sundays at XYZ Medical Center and works 2 twelve hour shifts, s/he would also receive an additional 4 hours of preparation time for that instruction wk.
S/he would submit an hourly accounting of actual clinical instruction and preparation time per month.
Clinical Oversight Faculty6 contact hours per ANIP divided by 11NSG 232P: Practicum, Basic Principles of Patient Centered Care (6 CH X 1 ANIP/11 = 0.5 WU)
Practicum Oversight Faculty6 contact hrs per student divided by 11NSG 232P: Practicum, Basic Principles of Patient Centered Care (6 CH X 1 student/11= 0.5 WU)
Additional AssignmentsActual contact hrs per qtr divided by 11 wksChair, Nursing Faculty Organization (20 CH/11 wks = 1.8 WU)