Ohio Admin. Code 3342-3-04 - University policy regarding textbook selection
(A)
Policy statement.
In order to provide more affordable options for students, and pursuant to
section 3345.025 of the Revised Code,
faculty shall consider best practices in affordability in choosing course
materials. These best practices include, but are not limited to, standardizing
materials over multiple sections of the same course, the use of e-texts, the
adoption of an inclusive access model, and the use of open educational
resources. Pursuant to Section 133 (20 U.S.C.
1015b) of the 2008 Higher Education
Opportunity Act faculty must, to the maximum extent practicable provide timely
adoption of course materials. Faculty have academic freedom to choose textbooks
and supplemental materials for their courses.
(B)
Scope. This
policy applies to all faculty (i.e. part-time, non-tenure track, tenure-track,
etc.) and for all courses (i.e. non-credit, credit, etc.) offered by the
university. The term "textbooks" and "supplemental materials" shall include
paper, electronic, and other similar coursework materials, including those
published or distributed electronically through the learning management
system.
(C)
Implementation.
(1)
In accordance
with the Ohio governor's taskforce on affordability and efficiency, the provost
and vice president of student affairs (or designees) have been designated as
the only responsible parties for communicating to faculty the appropriate
textbook and course material adoption dates for each academic term, and
negotiating textbook and course material prices with the university-designated
textbook provider and/or publishers.
(2)
Dissemination of
information about textbooks and supplemental materials. The provost and vice
president of student affairs shall provide for the timely, accurate, and
complete dissemination of information about required textbooks and supplemental
materials for courses so as to ensure that sufficient quantities of textbooks
and supplemental materials are available to meet the needs of students and to
assist students in being responsible consumers.
(a)
Faculty shall
place orders for purchased textbooks and supplemental materials with the
university-designated textbook provider by dates determined and posted by the
university. In the alternative, faculty shall also communicate to the
university-designated textbook provider if no purchased textbooks or
supplemental materials are required for a course. The provost shall communicate
to the deans, department chairs, program directors, and regional campus
coordinators the date by which their textbook information is to be provided to
the textbook provider.
(b)
Faculty shall provide the following information to the
designated-textbook provider:
(i)
the international standard book number (ISBN) of
required and recommended textbooks and supplemental materials for each course;
and
(ii)
the expected number of students enrolled in each
course, and the maximum student enrollment for the course.
(c)
The
required textbooks, supplemental materials, and retail price information shall
be made accessible via the course registration system by the university, and
the university-designated textbook provider website, to all students by the
first day that they can register for courses.
(d)
If the
university-designated textbook provider determines that the disclosure of the
information required by this policy is not practicable for a college textbook
or supplemental material, then a designation 'to be determined' in lieu of the
information required will be placed in the course registration system, and the
university-designated textbook provider website.
(e)
If all orders
required under this section are not received by the published dates, then when
possible, such orders will roll over from the previous semester if the faculty
and course are the same.
(3)
Desk copies.
Unless the academic department has made other arrangements, it is the
responsibility of each individual faculty to secure a desk copy of textbooks
and supplemental materials.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3341.04
Rule Amplifies: 3341.04, 3341.04
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