Adjunct Faculty- Office Administration & Technology

Overview

Adjunct Faculty
- Office Administration & Technology at Ivy Tech Community College. Ivy Tech Community College is a community-based technical college which places primary emphasis on excellence in classroom instruction. Faculty members are expected to demonstrate and maintain competence in each of the following areas throughout their employment at the college.

• Mastery of Subject Matter
• Demonstrate a thorough and accurate knowledge of the field or discipline.
• Display an ability to interpret and evaluate theories in the field or discipline.
• Connect subject matter with related fields.
• Stay current in subject matter through professional development.
• Teaching Performance
• Plan and organize instruction in ways which maximize student learning.
• Employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
• Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student’s needs.
• Employ available instructional technology when appropriate.
• Encourage the development of communication skills and higher order thinking skills through appropriate assignments.
• Communicate subject matter to students.
• Contribute to the selection and development of instructional materials.
• Support classroom efforts to promote student success.
• Evaluation of Student Learning
• Establish and adhere to learning objectives.
• Develop evaluation methods which fairly measure student progress toward objectives.
• Evaluate and return student work to promote maximum learning.
• Maintain accurate records of student progress.
• Submit final grade rosters, grade books and attendance rosters to division administrators each semester according to established deadlines.
• Support of College Policies and Procedures
• Meet scheduled classes in accordance with college policy.
• Prepare, distribute and submit syllabi approved course outlines for all assigned sections in accordance with program and divisional policies.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information.
• Exercise stewardship of College facilities and materials.
• Participation in College, Division and Program Activities
• Respond, in a timely fashion, to information requests from College, division and program administrators.
• Contribute, when appropriate, to program and division curriculum development processes.
• Attend program, divisional and College meetings and events as feasible.
• Contribution to the Growth and Enhancement of College Mission and Programs
• Maintain familiarity with College goals, mission and long-range plans.
• Contribute to planning and development processes where appropriate.

A qualified faculty member in Office Administration & Technology meets the program standard through one of four routes:

• Possesses an earned master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution in a business or computer-related discipline, as appropriate to the program; or
• Possesses a related or out-of-field master’s degree, from a regionally accredited institution, with documented 18 post-secondary semester hours or equivalent of courses in business or computer-related discipline as appropriate to the program beyond the introductory principle(s) level; or
• Possesses an earned related or out-of-field master’s degree, from a regionally accredited institution, with documentation in two or more of the following:
• Professional certification (national, regional, or state)
• Two years of in-field professional employment
• Documented evidence of teaching excellence, including date of award
• Documentation of research and publication in the field
• Documented relevant additional coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree, equivalent to 18 semester hours or equivalent subject matter coursework, CEU’s, vendor, or military; or
• Possesses an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in a business or computer-related discipline appropriate to the program, with documentation in two or more of the following:
• Professional certification (national, regional, or state), or
• Two years of in-field professional employment, or
• Documented evidence of teaching excellence, including date of award, or
• Documentation of research and publication in field, or
• Documented relevant additional…