Confidentiality of Personnel Deliberations
Composition of Departmental Personnel Committees (Probationary and Temporary Appointment, 保留, 任期内, 和推广, and Evaluation of Temporary, Probationary and 任期内d 教师)
Composition of Departmental Personnel Committees
The department annually elects 5 personnel committees.
The probationary and tenured faculty members of the department or equivalent unit shall elect a peer review committee(s) of tenured faculty members. When there are insufficient eligible members to serve on the peer committee, the department shall elect members from a related academic discipline(s).
(委员会, 作为一个整体, must take responsibility for the following tasks: Probationary Appointment; Temporary Appointment; 保留, 任期内 和推广; Range Elevation; Evaluation of Temporary 教师; Evaluation of Probationary 教师; Evaluation of 任期内d 教师 (Post-任期内 review); Evaluation for Request to Emeritus status; and Collaboration on the Development of Individual Professional Plans. It is required that each unit indicate below which Committee is responsible for each of these tasks.)
| Committee Titles and Responsibilities |
成员数目 (at least 3; all tenured full time) (Indicate if must be (full) professor rank) |
候补委员人数 (1 or more; all tenured full-time) (Indicate if must be (full) professor rank) |
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保留, 任期内, 和推广 Committee A 保留 and tenure of non-tenured Associate Professors and promotion to Full Professors; review of Individual Professional Plans developed by Associate Professors; consideration of part-time faculty for elevation from Range C to Range D. |
5 Full Professors, including Department Chair as voting member | 1全职教授 |
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保留, 任期内, 和推广 Committee B 保留 and tenure of Assistant Professors and promotion to Associate Professors; review of Individual Professional Plans developed by Assistant Professors; consideration of part-time faculty for elevation from Range A to Range B, 范围B到范围C. |
5 including Department Chair as voting member | 1 |
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Elevation of 任期内d 教师 |
3全职教授 | 1全职教授 |
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New 教师 搜索 Committee Recommendation of New 教师 Appointments |
3 (1 Probationary faculty may be elected) | 1 |
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Part-Time 教师 Committee Evaluation of Part-Time 教师 |
5 | 1 |
Eligibility for Committee Service and Balloting
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The chair is always included as a member on the RTP-A and RTP-B Committees. The chair is always included as a member on the Evaluation of 任期内d 教师 Committee, unless the chair is being evaluated. The chair is eligible to serve if elected to the New 教师 搜索 and Part-Time 教师 Committees.
Recruitment of Probationary 教师
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A New 教师 搜索 Committee will be elected from a ballot that will include all tenured department faculty members. 1 Probationary 教师 may be elected. The 搜索 Committee will develop a short list of qualified candidates to be interviewed.
Appointment of Probationary 教师
人事行动档案
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Personnel Committees may use the following methods for evaluating instructional performance: 1) evaluation of course content, 包括教学大纲, 写作作业, examinations and the candidate's criteria for assigning grades; 2) a colleague's written observations of the candidate's work with students in non-classroom situations; 3) departmental seminars or colloquia, 等. All faculty members shall have student evaluations administered in accordance with colleague policy and have written reports on classroom visitations. If student evaluations of an instructor's performance differ significantly from that of the 保留 and 任期内 Committee, the discrepancy will be explained in the Personnel Committee's evaluation.
A department recommendation shall include an evaluation of publications, 奖助金, and other professional activities. If a department committee believes it is necessary to consult outside authorities, it shall implement the external review procedures.
All department faculty members will be invited to communicate relevant information about the candidate. This information must be written and signed. This information must be placed in the file at least ten days before the file closes. 学生 may communicate relevant information in writing directly to the Department Chair.
Individualized Professional Plans
Eligibility for 任期内 和推广
| 专业领域 | 终端学位 |
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All areas of Biological Sciences |
Ph.D., Ed.D.，或M.D. when combined with thesis research |
Evaluation of Permanent Instructional 教师
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B类: Activities considered appropriate as "scholarly and creative activities" for the discipline are:
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Publication of manuscripts in peer-reviewed scientific or science education journals
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Publication of scientific or science education books, or chapters in scientific or science education books
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Publication of discipline-related material in conference proceedings
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Publication of peer-reviewed, disciplined-related manuscripts, 示威活动, 批评, or other discipline-related material on web sites
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Submission of grant proposals to on-campus or off-campus agencies where the faculty member is either a project director, 首席研究员, 或者项目参与者
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Attendance 在专业会议上
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Presentation of research results, 示威活动, 研讨会, or other discipline-related material, in either oral or poster type format, 在专业会议上
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Organizing a professional meeting
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Holding an office in a professional organization or serving on a committee of a professional organization
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Review manuscripts for scientific publications
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Review of grant proposals or programs for external agencies
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Interaction with industry, such as consulting or joint ventures, that further the research and education mission of CSULA
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版权或专利
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Other activities that would advance the research and education mission of the department
委员会的程序
Review of 教师 Holding Joint Appointments and of 教师 Active in Interdisciplinary Programs
Student Consultation in Academic Personnel Processes
口头证词
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任何个人, 包括候选人, will automatically be interviewed by the personnel committees. However, the committee may, by majority vote, invite the candidate to meet with the committee.
The committee will not meet with individuals other than the candidate.
Any request by the candidate to meet with the committee will be honored.
Role of Department/Division/School Chair or Director
Appointment of Temporary 教师
Evaluation of Temporary 教师
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Evaluations of temporary faculty whose primary work assignment is to teach will focus on the area of Instructional Performance. The evaluation of each instructor's performance must include results of student opinion surveys, and review of at least two other forms of evidence pertaining to instructional performance, including such items as classroom observations, 课程教学大纲, 随堂作业, sample papers and/or exams, other instructional material, evidence of grading practices, evidence of currency in the field, and signed letters from students. Signed letters from students must be submitted by the student directly to the department office. Following review by the relevant faculty member, the signed letter will be transmitted to the College office for inclusion in the faculty member's permanent file.
Peer observations of classroom performance shall be conducted during each review cycle.
Currency in the field will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Evidence that current scientific knowledge is incorporated into classroom teaching. This can be documented through means such as peer evaluations, 课堂讲义, 阅读书单, individual or group projects for students, 以及课程大纲.
- Documented attendance at department or other scientific or educational seminars on campus or in the local area
- Documented attendance at local, 区域, 国家, and/or inter国家 educational seminars or scientific conferences
- 本地讲座, 区域, 国家, and/or inter国家 educational or scientific conference
- Publication in peer-reviewed journals
- Presentations at other educational institutions
- Documented attendance at campus technology 研讨会 and effective teaching 研讨会
- Memberships in professional societies
- Documented participation in grant funded projects of an educational or scientific nature
- Development of original laboratory materials, 基于网络的资源, or other instructional materials for courses
- Documented participation in community-based education or scientific organizations
- Documented participation in outreach activities that benefit the department
- Review of scientific based textbooks, manuscripts, or grant proposals
- Enrollment in or auditing of discipline appropriate university level courses
Temporary faculty whose work assignments include committee service and/or research activity will be evaluated by the same criteria as those for probationary faculty.
A lecturer with a 3-year appointment shall be evaluated in year 3 of the 3-year appointment.