Part-Time Faculty, Master and Doctor of Public Health, GuidedPath

Part-time faculty provide a variety of educational services to degree and certificate learners. Faculty are responsible for meeting the expectations and requirements of the Capella learner while establishing and maintaining effective relationships. Faculty ensures that learners receive quality educational experiences consistent with stated course outcomes as well as HLC and any program accreditation standards. They provide high-quality, impactful, and successful experiences that deliver exceptional learning outcomes.

Capella values the capabilities and talents of its faculty and expects continued learning and development through participation in outside scholarly activities or practice in the discipline

Primary responsibilities include teaching (online), mentoring and committee work (graduate-level only), and contributing to curriculum development. Faculty may also be asked to participate in school governance through faculty committees and in a variety of other activities based on the university’s needs and the faculty member’s unique skill set.

Each faculty member will have a workload that varies based upon his/her expertise and the needs of the program/specialization. The following are the accountabilities expected for faculty in the primary areas of responsibility:

• Provides expertise in subject matter.
• Facilitates course discussions, ensuring active participation among learners, creating entries at least 3-6 times per week.
• Responds to learner inquiries within 24-48 hours.
• Assesses learner assignments and engagement.
• Provides appropriate feedback, coaching, and reinforcement of effective critical thinking.
• Reports at-risk learners to the appropriate school staff.
• Encourages learner participation in course-end evaluation forms.
• Provides innovative input designed to make teaching practices more effective.
• Adheres to quality standards and defines quality at the course level in line with departmental and university norms.

• Facilitates discussions with learners to ensure ongoing progress toward successful completion of dissertation.
• Reviews and critiques learner work, providing relevant feedback.
• Participates in dissertation committee meetings.

• Participates in the design and development of courses and course materials, including course plans, objectives, outcomes, teaching aids, activities, and evaluation tools.
• Ensures sensitivity to race, gender and disability in curriculum design, course content, and study materials.

• Actively participates in appropriate department, division, or university committees.

• Faculty staff meetings, Residencies, Capella-sponsored faculty development, problem resolution, faculty orientation/mentoring, web board facilitation, course revisions, etc.

Some faculty may have certain “areas of emphasis” such as specialized responsibilities or coordinating functions in support of the school’s educational goals, such as Learner Management, Research and Advising, Program Development, and Advising or Accreditation. Responsibility areas and specific assignments are based on the needs of the school and capabilities of the faculty member and will vary from quarter to quarter.

Faculty assignments and areas of emphasis may vary significantly from school to school; however, the position is structured to ensure the faculty member can contribute optimally to essential teaching and related support services for learners.

• Experience teaching in higher education.
• Experience teaching online.
• Experience…