Cambridge e-Admin

Teaching Office Database (TODB)

TODB

Administrator

Administrator

Teaching Staff

Teaching Committee

Observations

• Engineering did not use points at first

• Introduced later– Still do not want direct comparison of totals

• Transparency can help process

• Using points– Can start a discussion– Can be used in different ways

• Computer Officers happy

How does TODB support Curriculum and Teaching ?

• Highlight areas with high level of teaching

• Can carry over previous years allocations– Conversely may need to reassign

• Shared courses between departments

• Linkage to full timetabling

Summary

• Allocating teaching load is a complex and political task

– Using points is one way to address this

• Everyone does things in their own way– Unless overall institutional method

• Can allow comparison of how much time is spent v. how much time should be spent

What Next ?

• Tie into other systems – e.g. Timetabling

• Generic TODB– Open Source– Demo version http://todb-demo.caret.cam.ac.uk/ – Google Code http://code.google.com/p/todb/