City College of San Francisco - California Competes

STANDARD II.A
expounds the principles of academic freedom.
[Refs. 26, 36] The Faculty Handbook is maintained
by the Human Resources Department
and is handed out to all faculty members every
two years. Faculty members also receive a copy
of the collective bargaining agreement, which
can also be accessed online. While these documents
are used as training tools in the new
full-time tenure track instructor orientation, the
part-time faculty orientation does not include
the topic of academic freedom. As noted in the
2003 Mid-Term Report to WASC, no guidelines
have been established to guide faculty in distinguishing
between personal conviction and
professional judgment.
Also noted in the 2003 Mid-Term Report to
WASC, the “Rules of Student Conduct” have
been revised to include a clear statement of
academic honesty and appropriate student
behavior. This information can be viewed in
the College Catalog and the Student Handbook.
Although student conduct is addressed in these
documents, there is no policy or standard practice
that requires the inclusion of these issues
in the course syllabus. However, individual
departments, such as English and ESL, do
reference Student Academic Honesty in their
syllabi or in a handout given to students during
the first week of class.
II.A.8. Institutions offering curricula in foreign
locations to students other than U.S. nationals
operate in conformity with standards and
applicable Commission policies.
The Office of Contract Education offers
customized fee-based, short-term training to
overseas countries for non-U.S. nationals. The
standards delineated in the Principles of Good
Practice in Overseas International Education
Program for Non-U.S. Nationals were adhered to
in the College’s recent efforts to develop an aircraft
maintenance training program in Shanghai,
China. However, the institutional commitment
to offering instructional programs in foreign
locations appears to be in flux. The College’s
Mission Statement does not address programs
offered in foreign countries for non-U.S. nationals
and the institution should review this
practice further before the institution embarks
on another effort of this nature.
The institution’s Policy Manual, College Catalog,
and both the Student and Faculty Handbooks
clearly delineate specific codes of conduct.
[Ref. 30] At the institutional level, the Mission
Statement professes the desire “… to build an
inclusive community where respect and trust are
common virtues, and where people are enriched
by diversity and multi-cultural understanding.”
This statement is found in several publications
and is posted at the entrance of every campus.
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