Teaching load
- The teaching load for a full-time instructor is an average of 18 semester hours over the academic year.
- This applies regardless of the delivery system (e.g. face-to-face intensives, online, etc.)
- It includes all Included duties listed below.
- It applies pro rata for:
- part-time faculty
- for faculty members holding Excluded duties. (See below.)
- It may be varied based on Factors for variations. (See below.)
- When two or more instructors team-teach, the teaching load is divided proportionately between them.
- The terms of appointment for faculty shall define the pro rata proportion for those who have excluded duties.
Included duties
The instructor’s teaching load normally includes the following related duties:
- Do their own preparation, including updating their teaching and assessment materials
- Assessing (e.g. papers)
- Give routine extra support for their own students
- Complete administrative requirements for the units they teach
- Participate in student community life
- Attend a regular faculty meeting
- Minor administrative roles (e.g. committee member)
- Contribute to WU’s public relations according to gifting, and
- Participate in professional development, such as writing journal articles and attending conferences in their field of expertise.
Excluded duties
- Role as other senior administrator
- Assigned textbook writing or editing
- Supervising research students
- Supervising practicum students
- Further studies with WU’s approval (e.g. PhD)
Factors for variations
- Abnormal amount of time required in travelling
- Proportion of delivery carried by MOOC
- Extended responsibilities in providing student support
- Teaching all familiar units (requiring minimal preparation)
- New to teaching
- Teaching a unit for the first time (requiring increased preparation)
- Number of research students
- Number of practicum students
- Number of graduate teaching assistants
- The curriculum is already completely developed
- Number of students in an online course.