low 8 4 6 20% $ 540 1.2 4 6
low 9 1 3 10% $ 270 0.6 1 3
Cover Date — Updated from November 12, 2025 to May 7, 2026.
Branding — 77 organizational references to "KYSU Online" were updated to "KYSU Online/Global" throughout the document. Document and policy titles (e.g., "KYSU Online Faculty Handbook," "KYSU Online Faculty Workload Policy," "KYSU Online Course Attendance Policy") were intentionally left unchanged since those are the formal names of existing documents.
Section 2.3 — Faculty Compensation — The old proration language ("prorated if a course enrolls fewer than 12 students") was replaced with a detailed description of the current compensation structure: standard section sizes (UG: 28 targeted, 26 for full pay; GR: 24 targeted, 22 for full pay), tiered proration by reference to the Adjunct Workload Offer Form, contingency minimums (UG: 12 / GR: 10), and payment timing (one-time payment at end of 8-week terms; university adjunct pay schedule for 16-week terms). This resolves the discrepancy between the handbook and the Fall 2026 Workload Agreement. A leftover tracked change from the earlier 10→12 edit was also cleaned up.
Section 3.1.2 — SME Model (Instructor Restrictions) — Added a routine maintenance clause clarifying that instructors are responsible for fixing typos, repairing broken links, and clarifying assignment instructions in their sections without violating the SME content-control model. Includes a reporting pathway to the Faculty Mentor and SME for recurring issues that warrant updates to the primary course shell.
Section 4.2 — Instructor's Actions: Before the Course Starts — Added the Course Onboarding Checklist as a required pre-launch step, with a brief description of what it covers (verifying course content, confirming faculty information, ensuring links and resources are functional).
Section 4.3.7 — Responding to Student Communication — Added the 36-to-48-hour LMS check-in requirement as a separate expectation from email/call response times. Simplified the communication response standard to a flat 48 hours to match the Workload Agreement.
Section 4.3.11 — Student Support Referrals — Added the Online Student Support Concierge as the primary referral point for questions involving course selection, registration, and general student support needs.
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