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Last Updated: 2025-12-12
Manage Instructor Load

Manage Instructor Load

  • Configure the
    Manage Instructor Load
     business process and security policy in the Student Records functional area.
  • Security:
    Manage: Instructor Course Section Load
     domain in the Student Records functional area.
  • Configure role-based security group access at the institution level to run the
    Manage Instructor Course Section Load
     task.
Instructor loads help you manage and assign the workload for a course section with multiple instructors. Instructor loads can help you better plan instructor assignments and course section allocation across your institution.
With instructor loads, you can:
  • Specify and view the workload for an instructor who is teaching multiple course sections.
  • Specify the workload of a course with multiple instructors when there's only one assigned instructor.
  • Assign multiple and different unit types.
  1. Access the
    Manage Instructor Course Section Load
     task.
  2. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Academic Unit for Academic Appointment Track
    Workday uses the academic unit for the routing of the business process. We don't store or tie the academic unit to the instructor load.
    Load Value
    Specify the instructor's load value for the course section. The load value doesn't need to add up to the total load value of the course section.
    By default, Workday enables data entry checks for this prompt, to notify you when an entered value is outside of the typical range. You can optionally disable the data entry checks in the
    Data Entry Check Options
     section of the
    Edit Tenant Setup - Student
     task. See Reference: Edit Tenant Setup - Student.
    Unit Type
    The unit type reflects the measure used for the instructor load, which can be the same or different than the unit type specified on the course section.
    Overload
    Select this check box to specify if the course section assignment will put the instructor above their normal work load. Instructor overload can help administrators identify overutilized instructors and which instructors are at their work load capacity.