Principles of Collegiality

The faculty of the Department of Communication Studies shares a dedication to and a responsibility for protecting the well-being of all its members. since we are united in service to the same cause, we believe that our communication with each other should be harmonious and supportive, even in the midst of differences and conflicts. We also feel that any modes of communication that demonstrate hostility or disrespect, even when uttered in an off-hand manner, may be harmful to the cohesion and mutual respect of department members. Department members should, therefore, be mindful that self-expression should be geared to furthering the harmony and unity of the department.

We recognize that, at times, a Communication Studies faculty member may need to make a choice between fulfilling a responsibility to him/herself and fulfilling his/her responsibility to the other members of the department. The decision made in such a circumstance may cause the faculty member's professional conduct to be called into question.

We believe that there are at least three main tenets of professional conduct which are legitimately the focus of assessment of an individual's professional ethics.

1. A faculty member bases evaluations and judgments regarding students and colleagues on observable evidence and equitably applied standards.

2. A faculty member gives priority to the fulfillment of his/her obligations to the university over his/her off-campus activities that do not contribute directly to the mission of the University when in conflict.

3. A faculty member honors his/her academic debt to the work of other scholars.

The responsibility to abide by these tenets lies with each faculty member in the department. (For more detail on these issues please refer to the A.A.U.P. statement on Professional Ethics adopted by the CSUS faculty senate on February 8, 1990.)

Adopted 5/15/91

Communication Studies Department Policy Manual

I. General Policies

A. Voting

B. Faculty Meeting

1. Action items

C. Office Staff and Equipment Use Priorities

D. Procedures for Resolving Conflict between Faculty Members and Complaints about a Faculty Member's Professional Conduct

E. Office Hours

F. Role of Graduate Assistants/Teaching Assistants

G. Copying

H. Assigned Time

I. Key Issue

II. Hiring Policies

A. Full Time, Part Time, and Retreat Rights

1. Part Time Hiring Procedures

2. Criteria for Lab Instructor Selection

B. Teaching Associate

C. Retraining

D. Administrator's Teaching Rights

III. Administration

A. Chair

1. Procedures for Selection

2. Procedures for Selection in Case of Incomplete Terms

3. Terms of Office

4. Duties

B. Vice Chair

C. Associate Chair(s)

IV. Committees, Service and Policies Related to Committee Area

A. General Information

B. Executive

C. Budget

D. Curriculum

1. Policy

a. Class Scheduling

b. Textbook Policies

c. Special Session Course Rotation

d. Extra Session Scheduling Principles

2. Courses

a. Communication Studies Courses Used by Other Departments

b. Course Restrictions

E. Academic Affairs

F. Hiring

G. Graduate

1. Comprehensive Exam Policy

2. Memo to Grad Students Taking Comprehensive Exam

3. Memo to Advisors/Comprehensive Exam Committee Chairs

4. Graduate Document

H. Part Time Evaluation

I. Faculty Evaluation

1. Procedures for Administering Evaluations

2. Evaluation Questions

J. Faculty Development

K. Assessment

L. Human Subjects Committee

M. Additional Service

1. Senate Representative

2. Library Representative

3. Ad Hoc Committees

V. Coordinators

A. Intern

B. Media

C. ComS 103

D. Course Coordinator Position Description

E. Special Coordinators

F. Graduate Coordinator

VI. Policies Involving Students

A. Add Policy

B. Drop Policy

C. Plagiarism

Plagiarism Review Form

D. Academic Dishonesty

Academic Dishonesty Report Form

E. Readmission of Undergraduate Students

F. Grievance

1. Informal Student Grievance Practices

2. Student Grievance Procedures

3. Student Complaint Form

G. 199 Policy

1. Guidelines

2. Special Problems Petition

H. Advising Policy

1. Major Advisor Request Form

2. Major Advisor Change Form