Question: Nazarbayev University is considering changes to its class structure in an effort to increase professor productivity. The old schedule had each professor teaching 5 classes

Nazarbayev University is considering changes to its class structure in an effort to increase professor productivity. The old schedule had each professor teaching 5 classes per week, with each class meeting an hour per day on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Each class contained 20 students. The new schedule has each professor teaching only 3 classes, but each class meets daily (Mon.-Fri.) for an hour. New classes contain 50 students.

Requirement :

(a) Are there any ethical considerations that should be accounted for? Yes or No. Justify your answer with a clear explanation ( 5 marks)

(b) Suppose that each teacher also is required to have 2 hours of office hours each day he/she taught the class. Is the schedule change the productivity? Explain. (3)

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