Academic Policies and Procedures - University of Central Missouri

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Faculty Guide Section II - 14 a. Students, observers or visitors of any description may not produce recordings, audiotapes or videotapes of classroom or laboratory lectures, presentations, demonstrations or activities without the express permission of the instructor involved. b. In the event permission is obtained from the instructor to produce such recordings or tapes, the recordings or tapes may not be employed for any purpose other than individual academic study without the express written consent of the instructor involved. c. Recordings or tapes of lectures, presentations, demonstrations or activities may not be sold or in any way contracted to a third party without the express written consent of the instructor involved. d. Violations of these rules shall be considered a violation of the University's Intellectual Property Rights Policy: View The Board of Governors Policy on Central Missouri’s website at the following URL http://www.cmsu.edu/upo/bog/policy.cfm?upoID=3.1.020&key=intellectual%20property G. EVALUATION OF FACULTY, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, DEANS, AND THE PROVOST 1. Evaluation of Faculty a. Evaluation of Teaching by Students The University of Central Missouri uses multiple forms of faculty evaluation to improve courses; present evidence for promotion, tenure, and potential merit pay; construct professional development plans; and inform students of faculty qualifications. To comply with Missouri statute, each faculty member at UCM shall be evaluated by students every semester for each course taught using a set of standard questions approved by the Faculty Senate that is administered via an online survey. The results are published on the university web site. This evaluation information is NOT used in determination of retention, promotion or tenure of faculty members. In addition to the evaluation required by Missouri statute, all faculty members who teach, including those who offer courses through Extended Campus, shall be evaluated in each course, each semester, by their students through a department and/or college instrument, regardless of mode of delivery. Faculty members, their department chair, and college dean will have access to their student evaluations. The University of Central Missouri Faculty Senate requires that departments utilize procedures which ensure evaluator confidentiality during the distribution, completion, and analysis of faculty course evaluations and that faculty will not receive course evaluation results until after final grades have been submitted. b. Evaluation of Faculty by Department Chairs Faculty members shall be evaluated annually by their department chairs, relying on multiple means to evaluate teaching, scholarship and service. The evaluation will include an assessment as to whether the faculty member has met expectations in each of the three categories and result in a professional development plan for the upcoming year. Faculty members review their evaluations with their
Faculty Guide Section II - 15 department chair to enhance their professional strengths and effectiveness and to plan achieving goals, such as promotion and tenure. Chairs evaluate first- and second-year faculty in preparation of making recommendations on reappointment. After review with faculty, chairs forward the evaluations to the college dean, and these evaluations, along with written recommendations for areas of improvement, are kept in the faculty member’s department. A written rebuttal from the faculty member may also be kept in the file. These rebuttals may be used for reference when an application for tenure or promotion is considered. 2. Evaluation of Department Chairs, Deans, and the Provost In the fall of each year, Faculty will be given the opportunity to evaluate their department chair, their dean, and the Provost. The results of these evaluative surveys, administered by the Office of Institutional Research, will be shared with the person being evaluated and their immediate supervisor. Individual responses are kept confidential with results reported in summary form. Comments written by faculty are also presented in the summary report. Faculty should not present any information in their comments that would allow their anonymity to be compromised. The Provost/Chief Learning Officer will ensure these evaluations are conducted annually. This evaluation process is to be used primarily for the purpose of improvement. However, each survey contains a ‘vote of confidence question’ which asks faculty to indicate whether their chair, dean, or the Provost should be retained. If 40% or more of the primary respondents submit a response of "not to retain," a full review of the chair, dean, or the Provost shall be initiated by the appropriate supervisor. For department chairs, all full-time faculty in the department are the primary respondents. For deans, all full-time faculty and department chairs in the college are the primary respondents, and for the Provost, the primary respondents are the department chairs and the deans. The process to be used for a full review will be determined by the appropriate supervisor. To ensure the full reviews occur, if warranted, the Office of Institutional Research will send to the Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment the summary results of the item pertaining to the vote of confidence for the primary respondents. It will be the responsibility of the Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment to ensure full reviews take place should the trigger for such a review be met. The Vice Provost will not be involved in any of the full reviews nor have access to any other survey responses or comments, unless appointed by the supervisor to the review team. 2/6/2012 FS Motion 2011-2012-14 H. STUDENT ACADEMIC APPEAL PROCEDURES The University of Central Missouri provides a procedure for students who feel aggrieved in their relationship with the University, its policies, practices, procedures or its faculty and staff. This policy is not for reviewing instances where a student has been accused of cheating, plagiarism or other academic dishonesty. Also not covered by this policy are grievances based on discrimination. The types of grievances to which this procedure applies are as follows: 1. Types of Grievances (Also printed in the Student Handbook) a. Other than Grading: 1. Grievances against a faculty member concerning a course, class or other academically related matters.
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