Setting Up Tenure Tracking

To set up tenure tracking, use the Academic Rank (EG_RANK_TBL) and the Experience/Credit Codes (EG_EXP_DEFINITION) components.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Academic Rank Page

EG_RANK_TBL

Establish academic ranks, tenure tracking eligibility for those ranks, and probationary periods.

Before using this page, set up the Faculty Calculation Group page.

Experience/Credit Codes Setup Page

EG_EXP_DFN

Set up the experience and credit codes that employees can earn at other institutions and apply toward tenure at your organization.

Set up a credit code for start-up credit to bring forward any accrued service credit in your organization on the initial loading of tenure service data.

Use the Academic Rank page (EG_RANK_TBL) to establish academic ranks, tenure tracking eligibility for those ranks, and probationary periods.

Before using this page, set up the Faculty Calculation Group page.

Navigation:

  • Set Up HCM > Product Related > Workforce Development > Faculty Events > Academic Rank > Academic Rank

  • Workforce Development > Faculty Events > Define Faculty Events Data > Academic Rank > Academic Rank

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Academic Rank page.

Academic Rank page

Academic Rank Information

Field or Control

Description

Rank-IPEDS (rank Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System-Full Staff Survey)

Select the rank for IPEDS reporting. Values are Assist Prf, Assoc Prf, Instructor, Lecturer, No Rank, or Professor.

(E&G) Stats-Can Rank Code

Select the Statistics Canada rank code for the academic rank. Different options are available depending on the effective. Dates up to and including September 20, 2009 have one set of options, dates on or after October 1, 2009 have a modified set of options.

Eligible for Tenure Tracking

Select if the academic rank is eligible for tenure tracking. This does not affect the tenure calculation process.

Tenure Tracking Eligibility

Field or Control

Description

Service Calculation Group

Enter the calculation group for this academic rank. For example, enter FAC (faculty) to include the associate professor rank in the faculty calculation group.

Partial Credit Allowed

Select if some credit applies toward tenure service. This does not affect the tenure calculation process.

Probationary Period (# of yrs) (probationary period [number of years])

Enter the number of years this rank is in a probationary period. Employees can have multiple concurrent jobs, but they can accumulate probationary time toward tenure in only one academic rank at a time.

Carry Automatic Tenure

Select if tenure automatically applies to this rank. This does not affect the tenure calculation process.

Use the Experience/Credit Codes Setup page (EG_EXP_DFN) to set up the experience and credit codes that employees can earn at other institutions and apply toward tenure at your organization.

Set up a credit code for start-up credit to bring forward any accrued service credit in your organization on the initial loading of tenure service data.

Navigation:

  • Set Up HCM > Product Related > Workforce Development > Faculty Events > Experience/Credit Codes Setup > Experience/Credit Codes Setup

  • Workforce Development > Faculty Events > Define Faculty Events Data > Experience/Credit Codes Setup > Experience/Credit Codes Setup

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Experience/Credit Codes page.

Experience/Credit Codes page

The tenure service accrual and calculation process uses the experiences and credits set up on this page to determine an employee's total time toward tenure as of a specified date.

Field or Control

Description

Add to Tenure Services

Select if the experience or credit code counts toward tenure service in your organization.