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ARTICLE 9: WORKLOAD

9.1

9.2

1. The teaching workload assignment of members shall be recommended by the Department and approved by the Dean/Director who is responsible for ensuring the teaching assignments are fair and equitable. Factors to be taken into account when assigning a member's workload shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
• the number of new courses
• the number of new preparations
• class size
• marker/demonstrator assistance
• nature of the discipline
• pedagogy
• class scheduling
• program needs
• the teaching load of the member in previous years
• the type of appointment held by the member and other duties of the member outlined in Article 8.

2. The Department, in a properly constituted departmental meeting, shall consider and recommend the teaching workload assignments of Department members. The Department shall forward its recommendation to the Dean/Director for approval. In the exceptional event that the Dean/Director disapproves the recommendation of the Department, he/she shall, in writing, give reasons, based upon Article 9.3(a), for disapproving the workload and ask the Department to reconsider its recommendations. Should the Department and the Dean/Director reach an impasse, the Dean/Director shall assign teaching workload. It is the Dean's/Director's responsibility to ensure that workload is assigned in a fair and equitable manner as outlined in Article 9.3(a). In the School of Music, in properly constituted departmental meetings, the undergraduate departments shall each consider and recommend conductors for the large ensembles and forward recommendations to the Dean/Director. The Dean/Director shall review the recommendations and inform the undergraduate departments of his/her determination by July 01. Upon the request of an affected Department not chosen by the Dean/Director, the Dean/Director shall supply written reasons for the decision based on the criteria outlined in Article 9.3(a). The assignment of all other teaching workload in the School of Music shall proceed as outlined in Article 9.
3. Teaching Workloads of non-sessional members shall be assigned and communicated by the Dean/Director to members, in writing, no later than August 1. Specific courses must be assigned at least four (4) weeks prior to the start of the term in which they are to be offered except by mutual agreement of the member and the Dean/Director. Once assigned, no alterations may be made to workloads or assigned courses of a member except by mutual agreement of the Dean/Director and the member, and upon the recommendation of the department to the Dean/Director, which shall be provided within two (2) working days of the request in accordance with Article 9.3 (b). No member, who is assigned teaching workload in both the Fall and Winter terms, may be compelled to teach more than three (3) credit hours in Spring/Summer/Intersession.
4. Teaching workloads for new appointments shall be assigned and communicated to the member as far in advance of the commencement of instruction as possible, normally four (4) weeks in advance. Once assigned, no alterations may be made to workloads or assigned courses of a member except by the mutual agreement of the Dean/Director and the member, and upon the recommendation of the department to the Dean/Director, which shall be provided within two (2) working days of the request, in accordance with Article 9.3 (b).

1. The standard teaching load for academic members on a full-time regular appointment shall be eighteen (18) credit hours in one (1) academic year. Variations from eighteen (18) credit hours are possible provided that teaching workload is assigned as outlined in Article 9.3 and does not violate Clause 9.4.1 (f).
2. The teaching workload of academic members on amended appointments shall be consistent with the terms outlined in Article 7.15.
3. Professional Associates may teach a maximum of twelve (12) credit hours in one (1) academic year as part of their assigned workload. They may also accept sessional appointments of up to twelve (12) credit hours in one (1) academic year.
4. Instructional Associates may teach a maximum of six (6) credit hours in one (1) academic year as part of their assigned workload. They may also accept sessional appointments of up to twelve (12) credit hours in one (1) academic year.
5. Administrative Associates may not teach as part of their regular workload. They may, however, accept sessional appointments of up to twelve (12) credit hours in one (1) academic year.
6. No member may be compelled to teach more than the standard load [e.g., eighteen (18) credit hours in one (1) academic year for members on a full-time regular appointment].
7. Members may elect, but shall not be required, to accept workloads beyond the 18-hour norm. With the exception of workload that qualifies under Article 9.6(a), overload (calculated at sessional rates) shall apply. Workload in excess of that assigned by the Dean/Director for the academic year shall be paid at sessional rates.

1. The non-teaching workload of Professional Associates, Instructional Associates and Administrative Associates shall be consistent with the duties and responsibilities described in the job descriptions listed in Appendices B, C & D.
2. The teaching workload, if any, of Professional Associates or Instructional Associates shall be assigned as per 9.3 (a), (b), and (c).
3. If a Professional Associate or Instructional Associate teaches as part of their normal workload there shall be a commensurate reduction in their other duties. The Department (or unit as the case may be), shall meet and formulate a recommendation on the level of reduction in other duties and recommend this level of reduction to the Dean/Director.
4. When release time is granted to a member who holds the rank of Professional Associate, Instructional Associate or Administrative Associate, the level of reduction in the member's workload shall be negotiated by the member and the Department to which the member belongs, subject to the approval of the Dean/Director.
5. In the exceptional event that the Dean/Director disapproves the recommended level of reduction referred to in Clauses (c) and/or (d) of this Article, the Dean/Director shall give reasons and ask the Department to reconsider its recommendations. Should the Department and the Dean/Director reach an impasse, the Dean/Director shall determine the commensurate level of reduction. It is the Dean's/Director's responsibility to ensure that the level of reduction is fair and equitable.

1. The teaching workload allocated to teaching a course, including those offered by distance delivery, normally is equivalent to its student credit hour weighting. The following exceptions are noted:
   1. Team-taught courses in which all teachers attend all, or virtually all, the classes and are jointly responsible for the administration of the entire course, shall be weighed 4/3 in calculating teaching load. For example, each of two (2) members team teaching a three (3) credit hour course will be granted two (2) credit hours on workload.
   2. Shared courses in which teachers are responsible for portions of the course shall be pro-rated among the participants according to their respective contributions. For example, each of two (2) members equally sharing a three (3) credit hour course will be given one and one-half (1.5) credit hours.
   3. Credit hour rating for courses with special delivery- there is a requirement that in the conventional delivery of a Brandon University course there will be a minimum of thirty-six (36) lecture contact hours for each three (3) credit hour course. It is recognized that courses will sometimes require delivery modes other than the conventional where the number of contact hours greatly exceeds the minimum requirement of thirty-six (36) contact hours for each three (3) credit hour course. This will be the case in the Special Projects in particular. The following formula will apply for calculation of instructor workload: For a three (3) credit hour course, in the event that the lecture contact hours lie between the minimum requirement and forty-nine (49) contact hours, then the instructor credit hour rating will be the regular course credit rating. For every additional fifteen (15) lecture contact hours, the instructor credit hour rating will be increased by one (1) credit hour.

      Course Rating	Lecture Contact Hours	Instructor Credit Hours
      3 credit hrs	36 to 49	3
      	50 to 64	4
      	65 to 79	5
      	80 to 94	6
      	95 to 109	7
      6 credit hrs	72 to 98	6
      	99 to 128	8
      	129 to 158	10
      	159 to 188	12

      In Education and Music, the supervision of the field experience of one (1) student for one (1) week equals 0.04 of one (1) credit hour if the supervision is assigned by the Office of Field Experience or BUNTEP to which the member is responsible. There is no additional workload credit for the supervision of field experience which is associated with a methods course for which the member is responsible.

   4. Undergraduate topics courses are defined in the calendar with the course number X39, X49, X98, X99. Tutorial courses are any other non-regular courses in which there are fewer than three (3) students enrolled. Teaching load credit for undergraduate topics and tutorial courses will be one-third (1/3) the student credit hour rating.
   5. Graduate Topics and Tutorial Courses are weighted as follows:
   • one (1) student: workload (and minimum weekly instructor contact) at one-half (1/2) the course credit hour rating.
   • two (2) students: workload (and minimum weekly instructor contact) at two-thirds (2/3) the course credit hour rating.
   • three (3) students: workload (and minimum weekly instructor contact) at full course credit hour rating.

   6. In Music, assigned private instruction of one (1) student for one hour per week over the fall and winter terms equals one (1) credit hour of teaching workload.
   7. In Music, large ensemble conducting [> fifteen (15) members] over the fall and winter terms equals five (5) credit hours of teaching workload. Small ensemble and chamber music coaching/conducting will receive credit equivalent to one-half (1/2) the number of contact hours per week per term.
   8. Laboratory Instruction. Instructors who teach a course with a laboratory component shall receive credit for teaching the laboratory component of the course according to the following scale: (1) If the course instructor is solely responsible for organizing, instructing and assessing student performance, he/she will receive credit equivalent to one-half (1/2) the number of laboratory contact hours per week per term. (2) If the course instructor is responsible for the overall organization and day-to-day operation of the lab, the evaluation of student performance, and he/she spends a significant portion of each laboratory period instructing students but receives some assistance, for example, the help of a student demonstrator, he/she will receive credit equivalent to one-quarter (1/4) the number of laboratory contact hours per week per term. (3) If the course instructor is responsible for the overall organization of the lab, the evaluation of student progress and some aspects of lab instruction, but the day-to-day operation of the lab and the bulk of student instruction is handled by a professional lab assistant/instructor, the course instructor will receive credit equivalent to one-ninth (1/9) the number of laboratory contact hours per week per term. (4) If the lab is handled solely by the lab instructor, the course instructor will receive no credit. Assignment of credit hour allocation shall be the responsibility of the Dean/Director in consultation with the Department. For the purposes of this section, a lab must meet the following criteria: (a) be listed in the calendar, (b) be scheduled in the time-table, (c) run for a minimum of ten (10) weeks per term and (d) at least twenty percent (20%) of the student's final grade be based on work done in the lab.
   9. Senior Practica in Nursing shall be credited as 0.5 of one (1) credit hour per student in a four (4) student credit hour practicum course.
   10. In Master's programs, chairing a research project committee (e.g. 65:618, 07:600) shall carry a one-time credit of one (1) credit hour per student. Responsibility for supervision of a Master's thesis (e.g. 65:695,07:650) shall equal one (1) credit hour in the first year and one (1) credit hour in the year of thesis defense (or equivalent). Supervision of a graduate practicum in Education (07:651) shall equal 0.25 of one (1) credit hour.
   11. Courses with course numbers below 100 (the 090's) which normally involve instruction over two (2) terms and contact hours of seventy-two (72) hours or more, but which carry only three (3) credit hours of student credit shall carry six (6) credit hours of workload to reflect these facts.
   12. Studio art instruction, where the instructor is solely responsible for the studio component of the course, shall be deemed to be equivalent to one-half (1/2) the number of studio contact hours per week. Where the instructor receives some assistance, for example the help of a student studio assistant or other studio assistant, the instructor will receive credit equivalent to one-quarter (1/4) the number of studio contact hours per term. Where there is a lecture component of studio art courses the lecture component shall be calculated on a one-to-one basis (i.e. one lecture hour is equivalent to one contact hour). Instructors may, upon recommendation of the department and determination of the Dean/Director, combine studio and lecture components to produce three credit hour workload equivalents (e.g. six (6) studio hours; two (2) lecture hours and two (2) studio hours; one and one-half lecture hours (1.5) and three (3) studio hours).
   13. In Health Studies and the First Nations and Aboriginal Counselling (FNAC) program:
   14. In the Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing program and in the post-diploma programs (Bachelor of Science in Mental Health and Bachelor of Science in Nursing), supervision of students for Senior Practicum and for the third-year exit course (Preparation for Professional Practice) shall be credited as 0.5 credit hours of teaching workload per student.
   15. In the Bachelor of Nursing program, supervision of students for Nursing Practice VIII shall be credited as 0.5 credit hours of teaching workload per student.
   16. In the FNAC program supervision of students for Practicum shall be credited as 0.5 credit hours of teaching workload per student, excluding Practicum I, which is covered under the standard workload of the FNAC Instructional Associate as per the job description (see Appendix C.5).

2. Members performing the following duties shall receive a reduction in their teaching workload:
   1. Department Chairpersons - three (3) credit hours
   2. Head Coach of inter-university basketball or volleyball for one (1) Canadian Conference season - nine (9) credit hours
   3. Director of Athletics - nine (9) credit hours
   4. Campus Recreation Director - nine (9) credit hours
   5. Director of International Projects - six (6) credit hours
   6. Coordinator of the B.G.S. program - six (6) credit hours
   7. The Coordinator of Student Advisors in Education - three (3) credit hours
   8. The Director of Field Experience in Education - nine (9) credit hours
   9. The Chair of the Graduate Program in Education - six (6) credit hours
   10. The Chair of the Graduate Program in Music - three (3) credit hours
   11. The Director of BUHEP - six (6) credit hours
   12. Director of First Nations and Aboriginal Counselling (FNAC) - subject to negotiation, pending review of the program. Present incumbent excepted.

3. The University shall permit BUFA to purchase up to a six (6) credit hour reduction in the workload of each of the BUFA President and BUFA Vice-President at sessional rates.
4. The Employer shall permit the Eckhardt-Gramatte Conservatory of Music to purchase a three (3) credit hour reduction in workload for each of up to three Music Faculty members [a maximum of nine (9) credit hours] at sessional rates, provided the member and the Dean/Director agree.
5. Members may apply, on an annual basis, through the Department to the Dean/Director for a reduction in teaching load to carry out scholarship/research projects. The decision of the Dean/Director shall be based on the academic requirements of the Department/Faculty/School and the merits of the application. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, but should the Dean/Director fail to approve such a request, the member and the Department shall be informed by the Dean/Director in writing of the substantive reasons for having done so. The decision of the Dean/Director may be appealed to the President.

   The employer may permit members to purchase a reduction in teaching workload, at sessional rates, if funded by a research grant obtained from any of the federal granting agencies.

   An application for a teaching workload reduction shall be submitted, through the Department, to the Dean/Director. The application shall be accompanied by a recommendation from the applicant's Department. The accompanying recommendation shall take into account academic and financial requirements of the Department/Faculty/School and the assessment of the overall needs of the University. The recommendation of the department shall include a review of the effect of the loss of credit hours of instruction to the Department and the Faculty/School and the specific measures required to address the loss of credit hours of instruction.

   After consulting with the faculty member, the Dean/Director shall forward the application, the Department's recommendation and his/her recommendation regarding the teaching workload reduction to the President. The Dean's/Director's recommendation shall include a review of the effect of the loss of credit hours of instruction to the Department and the Faculty/School and the specific measures required to address the effect of the loss of credit hours of instruction. The President shall make the decision on the application. The final decision regarding the granting of a teaching workload reduction will be made prior to the submission of the application to the granting agency. With the approval of a teaching workload reduction by the President and the approval of the granting agency, the University shall implement measures required to address the effect of the loss of credit hours of instruction as determined by the President.

6. Any assignment of credit hours to members for activities not specified in this Article shall be negotiated between the Member and the Dean/Director. The Union shall be notified, with a detailed description of any such assignment, within ten (10) days of the assignment being made. All such activities and credit hour values assigned under this clause shall form a part of this Collective Agreement if, after twenty-four (24) months, the Dean and the Member are still in agreement and the activity will continue after the initial twenty-four (24) months.

1. Persons on external sessional appointments [as per Article 7.16 (b) (i)] and members on internal sessional appointments shall be remunerated at sessional rates negotiated between the Parties. The remuneration shall be based on the credit hour rating assigned to the course or courses, or at the weighting outlined in this Collective Agreement, for which the sessional appointment is held. In Health Studies: 1. clinical supervision of one (1) clinical section (up to 9 students per clinical section) for courses with four (4) clinical hours per week, that are 12 - 13 weeks in duration, equals 2.4 credit hours, 2. clinical supervision of one (1) clinical section (up to 9 students per clinical section) for courses with eight (8) clinical hours per week, that are 12 - 13 weeks in duration, equals 4.8 credit hours, 3. clinical supervision of one (1) clinical section (up to 9 students per clinical section) for courses with twelve (12) clinical hours per week, that are 12 - 13 weeks in duration, equals 6.0 credit hours, and 4. clinical supervision of one (1) clinical section (up to 9 students per clinical section) for courses with sixteen (16) clinical hours per week, that are 12 - 13 weeks in duration, equals 7.2 credit hours.
2. Subject to the provisions of 9.4.1 (f), members who agree to provide one (1) workload hour beyond the standard load of eighteen (18) for the teaching of topics or tutorial courses, applied music instruction or the supervision of thesis/research projects shall do so without additional remuneration for this one (1) credit hour. (subject to arbitration per the Minutes of Settlement)
3. Those persons seconded from other organizations [as per Article 7.16 (b) (ii)] are not entitled to stipends but are governed during their teaching responsibilities for Brandon University by relevant articles of this Collective Agreement.
4. Sessional stipends paid to members whose assigned teaching workload is lower than seventeen (17) credit hours shall be calculated from a total teaching workload of eighteen (18) credit hours.
5. Members may elect to allocate their sessional stipends to a Faculty Fund. The operation and administration of the Faculty Fund shall be governed by guidelines developed by the Dean and approved by the Faculty. The Dean shall disperse funds in accordance with the guidelines, taking into account the recommendations of the Faculty Fund Committee.
6. No one shall be issued contracts for sessional appointments totaling more than twelve (12) credit hours of teaching credit in any one (1) academic year. Instructor contact hours shall be the indicator on which this clause is based.

9.7

The Employer recognizes the benefit for faculty members to have marker and demonstrator assistance in some courses and the benefits that accrue to students who serve in these functions and will provide funds for this purpose within the resources available to the faculties.