Expectations of Adjunct Faculty Members

• Meet and teach assigned classes in accordance with course outlines, including specified textbooks. A course outline is a district-approved document covering such items as course prefix, number, title, description, learning outcomes, content and textbook.
• Develop a course syllabus based on the approved college outline. A syllabus is a learning plan designed by the instructor to inform students about the learning outcomes, assessment requirements, grading criteria, attendance standards, instruction and institution policies and support services. For more on creating and writing a syllabus, click here.
• College policy requires you use the official email address provided by Yavapai College in Outlook Web Access upon completion of your credentialing. It is expected that you will monitor the email account regularly for official correspondence from Yavapai College and your Division, and respond to students in a timely and professional manner. You may access your email account through the YC Portal, located on the Yavapai College Homepage http://www.yc.edu/ (Portal Login is upper right side).
• Attend such meetings and workshops as may be necessary to obtain or renew certification or essential licensure requirements, including EDU-150, Instruction, Mangement and Assessment in the Classroom, required of new faculty within two years of hire. EDU-150 is an online (Blackboard) class with four modules.  Since it is a closed class, please contact Chris Heyer, chris.heyer@yc.edu, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator, prior to registration or for more information.
• Document the completion of three (3) hours per semester of professional development activities related to the discipline area and student learning.  This can be training provided in adjunct faculty meetings, or professional development opportunities provided on campus by your division, TELS, or the faculty GIFT Center.
• Attend other meetings as required by your division or department.
• In unusual circumstances, departments or divisions may request approval from the supervising dean to assign adjunct faculty special duties or assignments. Such special duties or assignments will be on an agreement separate from the adjunct faculty’s teaching assignment agreement.
• Promptly submit required rosters, grade reports, evaluations, and academic reports.
• Follow the same accepted standards of conduct as the full-time faculty as described in applicable administrative procedures which relate to unsatisfactory service and conduct unbecoming a faculty member (Performance Expectations).