Compensation for the Supervision of Directed-Study Experiences
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As of fall 2016, the supervision of 鈥渄irected-study experiences鈥� generates workload credit for instructors at Skidmore. Directed-study experiences include theses, independent studies, and collaborative research taught at all levels of the curriculum and under all course rubrics, including ID, GN and HF.
How It Works
The number of semester-hours of credit overseen by faculty is tallied in each instructor鈥檚 HELIOS account and viewable through the login page. Accounts are updated mid-semester, after late-adds are processed by the Committee on Academic Standing (CAS).
Example: An instructor who supervises two, 3-credit independent studies in the fall semester and two, 4-credit thesis projects in the spring semester will have earned 14 semester-hours of credit by the end of the academic year.
In April of each year, instructors decide whether to receive a stipend or continue to accumulate semester-hours of credit. Once 60 hours is reached, faculty
may request one course release towards their 3-2 load (or equivalently, 3-4 credits
towards their 18鈥�20 hour load). Although this latter form of compensation may be referred
to as a 鈥�course release,鈥� in actuality it represents a mechanism for factoring into the teaching load the
work that occurs when faculty supervise directed-study experiences.
When faculty request a stipend, they receive compensation for all accrued credit and
the balance is reset to zero. Stipends will be paid at $220/credit (the prorated equivalent of a $9,086 stipend
for filling a 4-credit course with 10 students).
Stipends and course releases are requested in April. Payouts and release approvals
occur in May鈥揓une, after consultation with chairs and program directors.