Teaching and Curriculum

Course Assistant (for Credit)

Course Assistant (for Pay)

Course Change Form

New Course Form

Recording Class Activities

Student Care Report

Syllabus Statements

Testing Accommodation Form

Testing Accommodations

More Teaching Support information, including:

• SKB Classroom Schedules 

• Schedules and reservation information for our classrooms

• Course Catalog 

• A list of SoK courses with credit, instructor, and term information

• Student Forms & Bulletins 

• Bulletins, advising forms, and program-specific forms for undergraduate and graduate students

• Global Engagement Policies & Procedures

• Faculty Planning Workshop 

• Summer Faculty Programming Workshop slides

• Program Fee Budget 

• Template to calculate fees for a faculty-led program

• Student Signature Documents in MCompass 

• Documents that students are required to sign for faculty-led programs

• Syllabus Language for Faculty-Led Programs 

• Language to include in faculty-led program syllabi

• Travel Abroad Health Insurance Resources 

• Insurance options for faculty and students traveling abroad

• On-Site Resources 

• Study abroad incident report forms

• Global Engagement Faculty Handbook 

• Guidelines and procedures for faculty who lead study abroad groups

• Global Engagement Faculty-Led Trips 

• Responsibilities for faculty who lead study abroad groups

• Teaching Tools

• Academic Technology @ Michigan 

• Academic technology information for all teaching modalities at U-M

• Canvas 

• Learning management system

• Coursera 

• Free online courses

• Dropbox at U-M 

• Digital file storage

• edX 

• Free online courses

• Google 

• Collaboration tools

• Kinesiology Research Guide 

• SoK-specific resources from U-M Library

• Online Teaching at U-M 

• Resources to support remote teaching efforts

• Qualtrics 

• Survey tool

• Taubman Health Sciences Library 

• U-M Academic Technology 

• Well-Being Resources 

• List for faculty, staff, and students, provided by Provost's Campus Leadership Program

• Zoom 

• Video conferencing

• Inclusive Instruction Resources

can be found on the SoK Intranet Teaching Support page

Buying Out of Courses 

Kinesiology supports a buyout policy for full-time, tenured, tenure-track, and in some cases, clinical-track faculty. A faculty member may buy out of one to three courses per year. In most cases it is expected that the buyout will be to allow the faculty member to engage in a particular research project. Further, it is expected that in most instances, external funds to support this research will have been obtained and will be used to purchase faculty release time. The cost to buy out each course will be 20% of the faculty member’s university year base pay plus benefits or the actual replacement costs, whichever is higher. A written request should be presented, as far in advance as possible, to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education will confer with the Dean and with the applicant’s program regarding the feasibility of the request.

Course Approval

The Executive Committee will evaluate course changes at the December and May meetings

Credit Hour Policy

The University of Michigan Provost’s Office* defines credit hour allocation as follows:

 Guidance

Course credit is based on contact hours, which is defined as time spent by students engaged with the course instructor. For each credit earned per full academic term, students are expected to receive at least one contact hour of instruction and perform at least two to three hours of work outside of class each week. This guidance should be adapted appropriately for courses of durations other than full term (minicourses, half- term courses, or other curricular structures). Labs are expected to meet for at least two hours for each credit earned. It is generally accepted that 50-60 minutes is equivalent to one hour in determining the credit hour standard.

 Rationale

The guidance provided above applies the federal definition of the credit hour policy to the UM-Ann Arbor. The current federal definition of a credit hour (34 CFR 600.2) states that for each credit earned, students must engage in a minimum of one hour of faculty- led instruction or academic engagement and at least an additional two hours of work outside of class each week for approximately 15 weeks.

It also states that an equivalent amount of academic engagement is required on the part of the student who participates in other academic activities for which the institution awards credit hours. These activities could include independent studies, internships, experiential learning, or similar activities that are integrated into the formal curricula of a school or college. Hybrid and online courses require an equivalent amount of instruction and student work as required by in-person courses.

Course Credits Are Based on Contact Hours with Instructor

The School of Kinesiology’s Credit Hour Policy is in line with the university allocation of credit hours.

Policy**

Course credit is based upon contact hours (time spent in class with the instructor or supervisor) for all Kinesiology courses. For undergraduate courses, this means one contact hour per credit for Lectures, Discussions, Recitations, Seminars, clinical Experiences and Internships, including allowances for special pedagogies such as flipped or blended classes (or other forms of academic engagement). For each credit earned, students are expected to spend at least 2 hours of work each week outside of class.

The same rule also applies to experiential and independent study courses. With exceptions, labs that meet in an actual laboratory classroom such as used in Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, Motor Control, Athletic Training, IONM, must meet for at least 2 hours for each credit earned. Exceptions shall be granted on a course-by-course basis and under truly special circumstances, at the program level. A program may appeal for an exception to the policy by contacting the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs who will direct the appeal to the CIC and EC.

Additionally, the School of Kinesiology follows the university’s guidance for the number of weeks in the semester. This is typically 15 weeks per semester.

The School of Kinesiology’s graduate program follows U-M Rackham Graduate school’s guidelines for assignment of credit hours: rackham.umich.edu/faculty-and-staff/resources-for-directors/guidelines-for-graduate-course-approval/assignment-of-credit-hours.

**REFERENCE: Based on the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts’ Credit Policy, (personal communication, School Registrar, U-M LSA).

Verification of Policy

Under the guidance of the University of Michigan’s Registrar’s Office, the School of Kinesiology will verify adherence to credit hour policies in each school and program.

University and School of Kinesiology Program Credit Information

The following information addresses specific activities by class type and by program.

Definitions

The following link provides the University of Michigan Registrar’s Office’s definitions key: ro.umich.edu/calendars/schedule-of-classes/key.

Lectures, Special Topics, and Seminars

Lectures and most special topics are primarily one-way communication of prepared discourse from instructor to students. For seminars, students prepare materials and lead discussion under instructor's guidance.

• One contact hour per one credit hour

• Rare exceptions are approved by the program chair

Laboratory

Instructor supervises investigations by the class.

1. Labs are usually a component of a combined lecture/lab course, with earned credits tied to the lecture section.

2. When offered as a separate lab course by our programs and not as a component of a combined lecture/lab course, students typically earn 1 credit per 2 contact hours per week.

Clinical Experiences

• Athletic Training MS Curriculum

The Athletic Training MS curriculum follows U-M Rackham Graduate School’s guidelines for assignment of credit hours: rackham.umich.edu/faculty-and-staff/resources-for-directors/guidelines-for-graduate-course-approval/assignment-of-credit-hours/

• IONM Program

The IONM program’s formula for addressing credit to contact hours was based upon the general principle that students enrolled in traditional courses spend 2-3x their time spent in class on studying outside of class. For example, a student enrolled in a 3-credit course is expected to spend 6 - 9 (2 to 3 x 3) hours per week studying outside of class. This would bring their total time commitment for the course from 9-12 hours/week. Over the past 4 years, students have averaged 125 - 150 clinical hours per semester during which they were enrolled in a 3-credit clinical rotation. This approximates to 9.5 - 11.5 hours /week. Students spend a small amount of time outside of clinical hours prepping for or debriefing from cases, but this is likely in the range of an hour to an hour and a half per week (totaling 10.5 - 13 hours/week). We believe that this credit to contact ratio of 3:10.5 - 13 is reflective of the typical time commitment an upper-level undergraduate student would dedicate to a seated class.

NOTE: Athletic Training and IONM are accredited programs within the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology.

Internship Experiences

• Sport Management

1. Regarding internships, our policy for SM 290 (Level 1 students) and SM 403 (Level 2 students) is that 50 hours of work equates to 1 credit hour. In order for students to earn 3 credits, they must work at least 150 hours on the internship.

2. The stated policy on the SM 290 / 403 forms is the following: “A student must intern for a minimum of 50 hours; 50 hours are necessary for each earned credit (50 hours interned = 1 credit, 100 hours interned = 2 credits). Students may choose to intern for additional hours beyond those that they are eligible to receive for credit.”

• Applied Exercise Science and Movement Science

1. AES290 AES403 MVS390 & MVS403: A student must intern for a minimum of 50 hours; 50 hours are necessary for each earned credit (50 hours = 1 credit, 100 hours = 2 credits, 150 hours = 3 credits, 200+ hours = 4 credits). Students may choose to intern for additional hours beyond those that they are eligible to receive for credit.

Policy for Overload Payments

Overload appointments are allowed when necessary to cover instructional needs. A faculty member may be asked by their program chair to teach above his/her normal workload when the program has a pressing need. In these cases, the school will pay instructional overloads. Overload courses will need to have a minimum enrollment of 12 students otherwise will be canceled. The maximum overload allowed per instructor is one course per term.

LEO lecturers overload pay will be paid in accordance with the most current LEO Lecturer contract.

For tenure-track faculty, clinical faculty and all other instructors, the overload payment is a fixed dollar amount per credit hour ($3,500 effective through Summer 2025). The fixed dollar amount will be reviewed every three years to make sure the rate is still equitable.

GoGlobal instruction is not covered under this policy.

All overload payment requests will be reviewed by the Director of HR, the Executive Director of Finance, Planning, and Operations, the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, and the Dean. Exception requests to this policy will be reviewed and decided on by the Dean.

Policy for Spring / Summer Term Instructional Payments

Spring/Summer term instructional payments for U-Year (9/12) faculty will be compensated with a one (1) summer month appointment and salary (i.e. 1/9th or 11.11% of the U-Year salary) for each three (3) credit course instructed over the spring/summer period, not to exceed two (2) total summer months for instruction. Compensation is prorated accordingly for instruction of lower credit hour courses.

Variable Term Teaching

The normal teaching load is distributed over two terms, fall and winter. In rare instances, a faculty member may vary his or her teaching load over different terms. To request this variance, a written application must be presented 10 months in advance to the ADUE / ADGA and the Dean of Kinesiology. Consideration of this request will take into account a variety of relevant issues, such as:

• effect on the curricular program and school’s course offerings

• effect on faculty governance (e.g., service on program committees, school committees, university committees, tenure reviews)

• effect on student advising (mentoring and direct student assignments)

• support of colleagues and students (e.g., attendance at seminars, interviews)

• impact of ability to maintain current understanding of program, school and university’s collective perspective on issues and emerging policies

• impact on faculty member’s capacity to participate in multidisciplinary endeavors

• effect on research laboratories

• overall faculty productivity