Policies and Practices in Academic Units

15.50
While generally responsible for communication, organization and administration within the Academic Unit, the Head shall exercise the following
particular responsibilities:

(h) Prepare, after consultation with all members of the Academic Unit, an allocation and schedule of teaching responsibilities. The Head shall follow the Senate Guidelines for Timetabling and shall submit the schedule to the Registrar. The Head shall work with the Registrar to adjust the schedule to fulfill the Academic Unit’s objectives in the context of the overall schedule.

This consultation shall be made as early as possible. It shall normally be completed by 1 February of the year concerned and shall be communicated to the Dean. Members of the Academic Unit who are
dissatisfied with their allocation of teaching duties shall have the right to put their dissatisfaction to the Dean for a decision. The Dean shall normally make a decision within fifteen (15) working days of receiving the
request. After consultation with the affected member(s) and the Head, the Dean has the right to change the duties of any member. An appeal can be made to the Provost whose decision shall be final.