Student work, grades, attendance, and conferences are to be kept strictly confidential. Faculty may not disclose or discuss information about a student’s educational record or classroom performance to anyone, including parents, spouses or employers, without the written consent of the student, unless this information has been requested by HCC personnel performing an assigned college responsibility or activity. If the student is a minor, information may be released to a parent or guardian, but only if the student has completed an “Authorization to Release Information” form which can be obtained from the Records Office. Faculty should check with the Records Office to confirm that this has been completed before releasing any information. If there are any questions regarding this policy or specific incidents related to this policy, contact the Dean of Students. Course Syllabi and Course Guides Faculty must submit course guides to the Division Office Associate for each course taught. Course guides are due before the end of the first week of class. Each credit course has an official master course syllabus which is uploaded to the SLOA Cloud Site and available for viewing on the Master Syllabus website. All sections of a course must follow the official master syllabus. Faculty teaching a particular section of a course are also to develop course guides (see Appendix D) for students that detail how they will address the course, including their grading procedures. All course guides must include information regarding the definition of a credit hour. Please see the following sample chart and the language the College uses to define the credit hour. Clock Hours and Credits: To earn one academic credit at HCC, students should complete a minimum of 37.5 clock hours of coursework per semester. Those hours can be a combination of direct faculty instruction and student work, and the proportion will vary depending on the course delivery method. The chart below is an example for a 3-credit class with 112.5 clock hours (37.5 direct instruction and 75 hours student work). This chart must be completed for each delivery method: online, hybrid, and in-person. Activities will vary on a course-by-course basis.
DIRECT Faculty Instruction 37.5 hours required
Student Work 75 hours required
Activity
In-class “lecture” Reading chapters Research project 4 lecture exams
37.5 hours
15 hours
Quiz/activity for each chapter Included in lecture time
10 hours prep
10 hours
30 hours exam prep 10 hours exam prep
Cumulative final exam (Academic Testing Center)
Included in lecture time
Total Hours
37.5 hours
75 hours
49
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