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Graduate Faculty
Appointment and Qualifications of Graduate Faculty. Any member of the faculty
is eligible for appointment to membership on the graduate faculty, regardless
of the member's academic discipline, provided the following criteria are satisfied.
A full-time member of the faculty who has the following qualifications is eligible for membership in the graduate faculty as a FULL MEMBER:
- an earned doctorate or equivalent terminal degree in an appropriate discipline;
- achieved professorial rank in the discipline relevant to the degree;
- achieved an appropriate level of scholarship and erudition characterized by honesty, accuracy, critical ability, and thoroughness; and
- demonstrated (by involvement in institutional activities) his or her commitment to the academic community and the University, as well as to his or her students and academic discipline.
Any full-time member of the faculty who is not eligible for full membership may be nominated for appointment as an ASSOCIATE MEMBER on the basis of at least a master's degree and demonstrated specific competence to carry out the departmental special needs for graduate teaching, advisement, or research. The associate membership appointment is for a three-year period and may be renewed or a review for full membership may be requested at such time.
Part-time faculty who hold the terminal degree or its equivalent and are employed for graduate teaching, advisement, or research may be nominated as an ADJUNCT MEMBER of the graduate faculty. The period of appointment is for two years and may be renewed when appropriate. Adjunct members may not serve as an academic or research advisor but may serve as an advisory committee member. Adjunct members are not listed in the graduate catalog.
RETIRED MEMBERS of the graduate faculty are listed in the graduate catalog immediately following the listing of the current graduate faculty members.
Primary responsibility for determining that a faculty member meets the above
requirements rests with the departmental chairperson and those faculty in the
department who are members of the graduate faculty; with oversight being provided
by the dean of the college, the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, and the Vice President
for Academic Affairs. Each member of the graduate faculty is required to have
on file in his or her academic unit current information as to qualifications
for continuing service as a member of the graduate faculty, such as the faculty
member's postsecondary level education, relevant employment experience, professional
certifications or licenses, publications and presentations, and master's and
doctoral-level students advised. All appointments to membership on the graduate
faculty are made by the President of the University based upon recommendations
submitted by departmental chairpersons with suitable endorsement from the dean
of the college, the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, and the Vice President for Academic
Affairs. The appropriate appointment forms may be obtained from the office
of the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.
Responsibilities of the Graduate Faculty. A faculty member appointed to full
membership on the graduate faculty serves also as a member of the faculty of
an academic department and college. As a member of the graduate faculty, the
appointee may be asked to serve as a teacher of a graduate course, as a teacher
of a readings or special problems course, as a director of some phase of development
of the research facilities of the University, as a member of the Graduate School
Executive Committee, or as a member of a graduate student’s advisory
committee, including serving as the student’s academic and/or research
advisor. (If appropriately qualified, a faculty member may serve as both academic
and research advisor.) The graduate faculty member who serves as the student’s
academic advisor shall chair or cochair the advisory committee and must hold
faculty rank in the department in which the student is majoring. A student’s
research advisor may hold faculty rank in a department other than that in which
the student is majoring but must have research capability in a discipline closely
related to a discipline associated with the student’s department. For
a doctoral student, the academic advisor shall be an experienced faculty member
with demonstrated ability to effectively mentor both students and faculty;
the research advisor must have demonstrated significant research capability
and be experienced in directing independent study. Service as a graduate student’s
academic and/or research advisor must be reviewed and approved by the student’s
departmental chairperson, the dean of the college, and the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies. A faculty member may not direct independent study/research courses
taken by a student who is a relative of the faculty member and may not be a
member of a relative's graduate advisory committee. For the purposes of this
policy, "relative" means a parent, foster parent, parent-in-law,
child, spouse, brother, foster brother, sister, foster sister, grandparent,
grandchild, son-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, or
other family member who resides in the same household.
At the discretion of the departmental chairperson, responsibilities of an associate
member may be any of those normally given to a full member of the graduate
faculty, except serving on the Graduate School Executive Committee, or serving
as a doctoral-level academic or research advisor. Serving as a master's-level
academic and/or research advisor must be reviewed and approved by the student’s
departmental chairperson, the dean of the college, and the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.
A teacher of any course for which students receive graduate credit must be a member of the graduate faculty. The teacher has the normal responsibilities appropriate to the course. When students are enrolled in undergraduate classes (4000/5000) for graduate credit, the faculty member has the responsibility of making appropriate additional assignments to ensure students receive proper value from the courses. A general description of the extra work required of students taking a 4000/5000 level course for graduate credit must be included in the description of the course approved by the Graduate School Executive Committee. Teachers of undergraduate courses are provided class rolls that show the names of those students seeking graduate credit for work in their classes. Each teacher is also responsible for seeing that the students in graduate classes have sufficient prerequisites to permit the subject matter to be presented and discussed without hindrance.
Responsibilities of Departmental Chairperson. The chairperson of any department
offering a graduate degree may act in any capacity open to a graduate faculty
member and has certain administrative responsibilities pertaining to the graduate
program. The chairperson is responsible for reviewing applications of prospective
graduate students and making recommendations as to acceptance and status of
applicants; acting as the advisor (or for designating one) for each student's
first registration period; and nominating qualified faculty members for appointment
to the graduate faculty. The departmental chairperson also provides direction
and coordination in supporting departmental faculty members in the development
of research projects and in the appropriate utilization of facilities.
Organization and Appointment of Advisory Committee. The advisory committee
may be appointed during the student's first term but no later than the term
in which 15 credits of course work are to be completed. The student, in consultation
with the departmental chairperson, will determine a minimum of three (four
in the doctoral program in Education; five in the doctoral programs in Engineering
and Environmental Sciences) suitable graduate faculty members who are willing
to serve as voting members of the committee. Members shall represent each of
the areas in which the student expects to study, with two members having background
in the major area. Each area in which the student presents as many as six (6)
credits should be represented by one member. At least one member of the advisory
committee should have adequate background and research interests in the area
in which the student has proposed a research objective. After selection of
the committee and the student's determination that the committee members are
available to serve, the selection is submitted to the dean of the college and
the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies for approval and appointment.
Changes to the advisory committee must be requested by the student and approved by the departmental chairperson, the dean of the college, and the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, with the latter making the subsequent appointments to complete the committee. Except in unusual circumstances such as extended campus leave, change of teaching fields, or inappropriate advisement loads, a faculty member enjoys the prerogative of accepting or relinquishing an appointment on a student's advisory committee.
The organization and appointment of advisory committees to supervise graduate study for the doctorate shall be the same, generally, as in a master’s program, except that the advisory committee shall consist of at least five members of the Graduate Faculty. Changes in a doctoral advisory committee also require the approval of the departmental chairperson, the dean of the college, as well as the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.
Each member of a graduate student's advisory committee is expected (1) to review the student's proposed plan of study and to approve it or make recommendations to improve it; (2) to consider the student's application for candidacy including both the proposed plan of study and the research proposal and, with other members of the committee, to approve, approve with change, or disapprove the program; (3) to review the student's thesis (if one is required) prior to the comprehensive examination; and (4) to assist in the conduct of an examination to insure that the student has at least a satisfactory knowledge of the subject matter covered in the program of study and that the thesis (when required) is of suitable caliber and presents a valid investigation properly completed. The minimum required majority for all actions of the advisory committee at the master's and specialist levels is three (3) positive votes, or three-fourths of the committee members eligible to vote. At the doctoral level four-fifths is required as the minimum for the programs in Engineering and Environmental Sciences and a unanimous vote for the program in Exceptional Learning.
Responsibilities of Thesis Advisor. The chairperson of an advisory committee assists the student in the selection of a course of study and works with the student in choosing a suitable thesis topic. The chairperson is expected to furnish appropriate assistance and encouragement when excessive difficulties arise in the investigation of the problem. At the request of the student, the chairperson schedules the comprehensive examination and is responsible for its administration and conduct, as well as the reporting of the examination results to the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies.
Turnitin Use Guidelines & Self-Study Materials. We are pleased that you have chosen to utilize the TurnItIn software as part of your teaching activities. This resource has been made available to the graduate school faculty and offers you an excellent mechanisms for education students about the nature of academic integrity, as well as the mechanics of proper citation of sources.
Before you begin using TurnItIn, we strongly recommend that you go through a brief set of self-study training materials that we have assembled for you. Also, please familiarize yourself with the current policies regarding academic integrity that are listed in the student and faculty handbooks.
- Student Handbook: http://www.tntech.edu/studenthandbook/
- Faculty Handbook: http://www.tntech.edu/facultyhandbook/
If you have any questions regarding TurnItIn, please contact Information Technology Services at 931-372-6526 or ewells@tntech.edu
Self-Study Checklist
- Read the Faculty Advisory Statement provided below aqnd approved by the TBR Office of Legal Counsel regarding TurnItIn use by you and your students. You should also include this statement in your student syllabus if appropriate.
Faculty Advisory Statement
The faculty and staff at TTU are committed to the lifelong learning of students and thus providing an environment for learning that fosters the highest academic conduct. To this end, TTU and its faculty reserve the right to use electronic means to detect and help prevent the inappropriate use of intellectual property. Student agrees and understands that by taking this course, his or her work may be subject to originality check through Turnitin, and student thereby grants any necessary copyright permission required to do so. Personally identifiable information (such as student name, social security number, student i.d. number, etc.) should NOT be included in the work submitted to Turnitin. This work will be encoded and stored in the Turnitin database where it will also be used for originality checks on other works submitted by the student or anyone else using the system. The faculty may require that the students submit their work through Turnitin or questionable text may be submitted by the faculty for the student. The terms that apply to TTU's use of the Turnitin service are described on the Turnitin.com website.
- View the Instructor Quick Start Video--Demo 1. You will not need the user ID or password in order to view the video. (Approximately 7 minutes long)
http://www.turnitin.com/static/training_support/instructor_training_intro.html
- View the Originality Report Video. (Approximately 8 minutes long)
http://www.turnitin.com/static/training_support/or_full_movie.html
- Download and read the first two sections of the TurnItIn Instructor Manual.
Section 1: Getting Started
Section 2: Plagiarism Preventionhttp://www.turnitin.com/static/training.html – Scroll down to User Manuals and select the “Instructor User Manual” link
Faculty must inform students of links to on-line educational resources that provide information for understanding plagiarism and proper ways to cite the work of others. Two such resources are available at:
Students must be instructed by faculty to complete the on-line test available at http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/plagiarism_test.html and provide documentation that they “understand plagiarism and know how to avoid it” as stated on this website by providing a copy of the completed test certificate to the faculty member. [1]
[1]Permission to use the links to the University of Indiana Bloomington website for non-profit educational purposes was received on 02/14/07.
Page last updated: 6/15/07
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