In addition, the FLPTC (Faculty Load, Promotion, and Tenure) document (2003 and revised 2015) provides specific indicators relating to faculty responsibilities for teaching, assessment, student advisement, and student advocacy. This document can be found as Policy #5050 in the Board Policy Manual available on the HCC website at https://www.hagerstowncc.edu/docs/presidents-office/board-trustees-policy-manual. Teaching 1. Each academic year a full-time faculty member is responsible for teaching a full load within the college’s defined range and parameters; 2. Individual faculty members must adhere to academic standards that are collectively set by the faculty at the college, department, and discipline levels. The teaching quality must be high and effectively measured; and 3. Enthusiastic teaching and a passion for student learning is expected. Student Outcomes Assessment 1. Faculty teaching and student learning must be measured or assessed, which aids in educational direction, insight, and accountability; 2. Faculty must assess learning outcomes at the course, program, and institutional levels; and 3. Results from learning outcomes assessment should be used to improve teaching and learning at all levels of academic instruction at the College. Student Advisement and Retention 1. All faculty are expected to advise students on courses and curriculum and document this work in the College’s online advising tracking system, ConexEd; 2. Students should be advised during faculty office hours and other times mutually determined; and 3. Faculty should participate in the recruitment and retention of the students in programs. Student Services should support this work with data, information, and resources such as career exploration. Student Advocacy 1. All faculty should be student and learning centered. Student success reflects faculty accomplishment and teaching competence; and 2. Being totally committed to student learning and success requires faculty to be student advocates. Curriculum Development 1. Curriculum development is a duty and responsibility of all instructional faculty; 2. Faculty members must maintain their teaching content and materials and continue to be current and up-to-date or contemporary in their field; 3. Current issues, transfer content, and technological enhancement must be interwoven within college courses, degree programs, and certificates; and 4. Continuous curriculum revisions, enhancements, and deletions are necessary functions of all teaching faculty.
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