PARAMETER C: FACULTY ADEQUACY AND LOADING

SYSTEM - INPUTS AND PROCESSES

S.1. Faculty-student ratio is in accordance with the program requirements and standards as follows:

S.1.1. lecture (1:40), maximum of 1:50; and

S.1.2. laboratory (1:25), maximum of 1:30.

S.2. There is a provision for incentives of overload teaching in accordance with the CMO of the program and/or institutional guidelines.

The incentive policy is stipulated in the Faculty Manual page 9-10.

S.3. There are full-time faculty classified by rank, subject/ specialization.

The policy is stipulated in the Faculty Manual page 17-23.

S.4. Faculty schedule as time for preparation of lessons, scoring of test papers, record-keeping, class evaluation and other instructions-related activities.

S.5. Workload Guidelines contain sufficient time for teaching and/ or research, extension, production and other assigned tasks.

The policy is stipulated in the Faculty Manual page 6-12.

S.6. There is equitable, measurable and fair distribution of teaching load and other assignments.

MPLEMENTATION

I.1. The maximum total load is assigned to regular full-time faculty in accordance with the CMO of the program and institutional guidelines.

I.2. A Faculty Manual is published formalizing faculty policies, standards and guidelines.

I.3. Professional subjects are handled by specialists in the discipline/ program.

I.4. The faculty are assigned to teach their major/minor fields of specialization, with none of them assigned more than four (4) different preparations within a semester.

I.5. Administrative arrangements are adopted whenever vacancies/leaves of absence occur during the term.

I.6. No less than 60% of the professional subjects in Hotel and Restaurant Management/TM/HM/TrM Program are handled by full-time faculty.

I.7. Teaching schedule does not allow more than six (6) hours of continuous teaching.

I.8. Administrative, research and/or professional assignment outside of regular teaching are given credit.

I.9. Consultation, tutorial, remedial classes, expert services, and other instruction-related activities are given credit in consonance with faculty workload guidelines.

I.10. Workload assignments and number of preparations follow existing workload guidelines.

I.11. Part-time HRM/TM/HM/TrM faculty teach a maximum of 12 units.

OUTCOME/S

O.1. The faculty are efficient and effective, with sufficient time for instruction, research, extension, and other assigned tasks.