Guidelines on Course Offerings and Teaching of International College at I-Shou
University
Ratified and promulgated by the President on June 23th,
2014
I.
To maintain the teaching quality and enhance the learning effectiveness, the Guidelines on
Course Offerings and Teaching of International College at I-Shou University (hereinafter
referred to as the “Guidelines”) are enacted by the International College (hereinafter referred
to as the “College”) in accordance with the Guidelines on Establishment of Curriculum
Committee of International College at I-Shou University.
II.
To achieve the AACSB accreditation standards, the College shall follow the Standards for
Categorization of Teacher Appointments in the Field of Management and Professional
Attributes at I-Shou University to scrutinize appointments, duties and professional attributes
of applicants for teaching posts. Only when faculty members’ teaching, academic and
mission-related performance meets these standards will they be allowed to offer courses and
assist in affairs related to teaching quality enhancement at the College.
III.
The tasks in teaching quality enhancement include: regularly updating personal résumés,
syllabi and course outlines; assisting in carrying out the Assurance of Learning (AOL)
system, diverse teaching strategies and scoring standards; giving feedback on students’
learning performance; and making backups of a comprehensive teaching portfolio (such as
teaching materials, test questions, assignments, questionnaires, etc.)
IV.
The faculty evaluation results and relevant evaluation results for the most recent academic
year, will be important reference to course offerings and the selection of instructors for the
following two semesters.
V.
Before courses are offered to students, all departments (programs) within the College shall
ensure that full-time, part-time and project faculty members are qualified to offer these
courses by scrutinizing their specialties and previous working experiences, in order to ensure
that their professional attributes are related to the courses they will offer.
VI.
Except for courses required by the College, an Application Form for Faculty Members of
International College to Teach at Other Colleges (Attachment 1) is required if any full-time
or project faculty member of the College plans to offer two courses or more at other
departments (including departments in other colleges and the Center for General Education).
The course may only be offered after the application has been approved by the
administrative head of the department (program) which the faculty member belongs to, and
by the administrative head of the department offering the course.
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VII.
All departments (programs) within the College shall prepare for course offerings for the
upcoming semester prior to the mid-term exam every semester, and then finalize the list of
courses to be offered and the list of instructors for the following semester before the end of
every semester.
VIII. In principle, courses offered by all departments (programs) of the College shall be taught by
full-time or project faculty members of respective departments within the College. The
departments shall release the courses that full-time and project faculty members are not able
to offer, and inquire for instructors from the sources in the following order: faculty members
from other departments within the College, faculty members from other colleges, instructors
from E United Group, middle- and high-ranking managers from institutes which have an
agreement of industry-university collaboration or cooperative education with the University,
and faculty members from outside the University.
IX.
All departments (programs) may prepare a list of recommended instructors for courses for
the reference of other department. Students’ learning performance and teaching survey
results may be taken into consideration before the list is released.
X.
All departments (programs) shall carry out a teaching performance evaluation on faculty
members from other colleges and part-time faculty member of the College before preparing
course offerings for the following semester, and complete an Evaluation Form for Part-Time
Faculty Members/Faculty Members from Other Colleges (Attachment 2). Chairs of
departments (directors of programs) shall deliver the evaluation results to part-time faculty
members for their own reference to enhancing teaching quality. All departments (programs)
of the College shall make appropriate adjustments to instructors based on their evaluation
results.
XI.
If a full-time or project faculty member receive unsatisfactory results for final teaching
surveys for the same course twice consecutively, the College shall appoint a new instructor
for the course concerned in the following academic year (semester); in addition, the
appointment shall not be renewed for a part-time faculty member under the same
circumstances.
XII.
The College shall convene a meeting of the college-level Curriculum Committee in the
middle of every semester to deliberate the courses all departments (programs) plan to offer
in the following semester as well as expected course instructors. Before the end of every
semester, the College shall convene another meeting of the college-level Curriculum
Committee to deliberate the qualifications of part-time faculty members and class schedules
for the following semester. If any instructor fails to meet relevant regulations and rules for
offering courses, the college-level Curriculum Committee shall appoint a new instructor or
make adjustments in course offerings.
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XIII. Course offerings of all departments (programs) within the College shall be governed by the
Guidelines as well as relevant regulations and rules set forth by the University and the
College.
XIV. The Guidelines become effective on the day of promulgation after being adopted by the
College Affairs Council and ratified by the President.
Note: In the event of any disputes or misunderstanding as to the interpretation of the language or
terms of these Guidelines, the Chinese language version shall prevail.
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Attachment 1
I-SHOU UNIVERSITY
Application Form for Faculty Members of International College to
Teach at Other Colleges
Faculty
Member
Department
Department
to Teach
Title
Application
Date
Course(s) Taught in Other Colleges (Programs) in the Current Semester and Last Semester
Department
(Program)
Daytime/
Evening
Grade
Program
Required/
Elective
Course Title
Credits
Notes
Course(s) to be Taught in Next Semester
(Please list out ALL courses expected to be taught by the faculty member at the University.)
Department
(Program)
Daytime/
Evening
Program
Grade
Required/
Elective
Total Courses Expected to be
Taught by the Faculty Member
Course Title
Credits
Notes
________ course(s) (_______ credits) in total.
Chair of the
Department
Which the
Faculty Member
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Belongs to
(Opinion and Signature)
Chair of the
Department
Offering the
Course(s)
(Opinion and Signature)
Filed by
International
College
＊Faculty members who teach two courses or more offered by other departments (other
colleges or the Center for General Education) shall complete and submit this application
form. A course may only be offered after the application has been approved by the
administrative head of the department which the faculty member belongs to, and by the
administrative head of the department offering the course.
＊Additional pages can be attached to the form if more space is needed.
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Attachment 2
I-SHOU UNIVERSITY
International College
Evaluation Form for Part-Time Faculty Members/Faculty Members from Other
Colleges
Evaluation
Semester
Second Semester of Academic Year
2013
Department
Unit Which
the Faculty
Member
Belongs To
Faculty
Member to
be
Evaluated
□ Second Semester of Academic Year 2013
the Faculty
□ First Semester of Academic Year 2013
Member Has
Taught at the
Daytime/Evening
Program
Grade Class
Title
Semester(s)
College
Course
Code
Date
□ Second Semester of Academic Year 2012
□ First Semester of Academic Year 2012
Course Title
Required/Elective
Credits
Notes
Part I: Basic Evaluation of Teaching
No.
Description
Yes Unknown No
1.
The faculty member teaches for as many hours as stated on his
or her appointment.
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2.
The faculty member completes the course syllabus on the
Information System, submits the course outline and schedule,
and other relevant data pursuant to the regulations of the
University.
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3.
The faculty member teaches based on the course outline and
schedule.
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4.
The faculty member teaches according to class schedule set up
by the University without being late for class or leaving early
for no reason.
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5.
The faculty member proactively provides counseling to students
(students receiving counseling from the faculty member can be
from courses taught by other faculty members.)
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6.
The faculty member dedicates himself or herself in teaching.
The course taught by him or her is well-organized and contains
important knowledge related to the course, while the course
objectives are met through his or her teaching.
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7.
The faculty member interacts with his or her students positively
in class.
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8.
The faculty member adjusts his or her teaching to the students’
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learning pace.
9.
Students taking the course have positive feedback on the
teaching content and methods conducted by the faculty member.
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10.
The requirements of the course and methods of examination are
clearly indicated in the course syllabus, and students taking the
course are fully aware of these requirements through an
explanation by the faculty member.
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11.
The evaluation results can faithfully show the learning
effectiveness of every student.
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12.
Students taking the course give positive feedback to the overall
performance of the faculty member.
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Part II: Comprehensive Evaluation of Teaching
1. Has any student expressed his or her opinions about the faculty member?
□Yes
□No
Description：
2. Do you recommend the faculty member for continuing teaching at this College? (A reason is
required for selecting any option below.)
□Yes, I highly recommend this faculty member.
□Yes, I recommend this faculty member.
□No, I don’t recommend this faculty member.
□The faculty member is not recommended to be reappointed by the University.
Reasons：
3. Reference for your answers in this part of evaluation：
□Students taught by the faculty member
□Other faculty members
□Administrative assistants of the Department
□Others
Filed by the
International
College
Chair of the
Department
(Signature and Date)
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