Marc- you should be able to get compensation. It is contractual, after all. On the other hand it is up to your department to establish what compensation is to be given and sometimes it isn't in the interest of the department (or its head, as it were) to have a policy. Sometimes it is just a matter of asking for it.
E.g., for years we didn't count it till we had an external review and the question was posed as to why we didn't. I asked our dean why individuals in our department weren't compensated like those in other departments (with teaching credit, I mean). I was informed that it was my fault as chair since we had no policy. Needless to say we have one now (and I'm deeply in debt to the members of my department who "suffered one fool gladly"- ha!). Our policy was to adopt the same 3/2 compensation as all the other sciences had. (Three hours of lab equals 2 units of teaching load). This has worked out well for us over time- though I still think I spend more prep time etc for each hour of lab than for each hour of lecture or discussion. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Marc Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: RE: Lab courses and load hours Thanks, Annette. So far I'm hearing that people have figured ways to get compensated for all the time we spend in lab. That's good news, to me. m > -----Original Message----- > From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:10 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: Lab courses and load hours > > We used to have a 3-hour per week contact lab with 1 unit of credit. > Eventually > we got around this. Our psych labs are now taught as a regular 3-unit > course, just as the lectures, with 3 hours of contact per week. What > we did to get around the situation the natural sciences have with 3 > contact hours per 1 unit of lab, is that we make all of our lab > courses writing intensive; we offer "w" > credit, which satisfies the core requirement of an upper division > writing across the curriculum course. This means we have to > incorporate specific instruction in a a specific writing style (APA), > have to have a minimum of 2 papers with drafts and feedback, have to > include some 'other types of writing assignments' other than the APA > style lab reports. > All of this is not a problem and fits the psych model for us > perfectly. > > Annette > > Quoting Marc Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi -- > > > > We're taking a look at how we apportion load and credit for our lab > > courses, and I'm wondering if you would be willing to help me with > > some data collection. How many load hours is common for psych lab > > courses (here, they are upper-division sensation and perception, > > physio, cognition, and learning -- with rats)? If you have such > > courses, would you mind letting me know > > > > How many hours/week for lab > > How many hours/week for lecture > > What is your "full-time" load (load hours/semester) > > > > And last, > > > > If you have other natural science classes with labs, do you > know about > > the compensation for the typical natural science lab courses? > > > > If you respond off-list, I'll summarize and report back to > the group > > in about a week. > > > > Thanks very much, > > > > m > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To > > unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Department of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
