The FAST Faculty Load and Compensation Module (FLAC) integrates Faculty, Course and Human Resource information together into one, easy-to-use interface and allows you to use your baseline ERP to the extent you choose and also supplement or replace that with the FAST data entry forms.
New Faculty reports and data entry forms include the following:
Faculty Workload Term Summary (can be used in data entry mode for approval and verification of term workload)
The Faculty Workload Term Summary page is typically the main page used for managing Faculty Workload, and can be used both for data entry and reporting. This page displays summary information by term regarding faculty course load and non-instructional workload by HR position (HR position is optional depending on institutional practices).
If your institution is using your ERP-delivered Faculty Load and Compensation module, the ERP data will flow into the Faculty Workload pages within FAST. If your institution is not, you can optionally enter as much information as desired within the Faculty Course Workload and Faculty Non-Instructional Workload data entry forms within FAST.
For a full demonstration on how this functionality can be utilized by your institution, please submit a customer support ticket. We would be happy to help you determine how this new functionality fits into your current workflow.
For schools currently not using ERP baseline Faculty Load and Compensation: most are currently managing faculty course loads through Excel spreadsheets or other external documents. Historically, this approach has led to multiple challenges. The “multiple spreadsheet” approach can lead to inaccurate overload pay calculations, incorrect employee workload figures, and, ultimately, can cause issues when trying to generate course cost analysis or budget projections.
For schools that are currently using the ERP baseline Faculty Load and Compensation Module, there are challenges in providing sufficient access to upper level administration such as the Provost Office, Departmental Chairs relating to true FTE by Faculty in an easy-to-use format.
The FAST Faculty Load and Compensation Module will integrate the baseline solution (pages) where available and also allow users to maintain records right in FAST using our easy-to-use data entry forms and reporting pages.