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School of Earth and Environment’s Academic
Workload Model
Ray Ryken-Rapp
School Manager
School of Earth and Environment
Academic Workload Model
Framework
2006 review => Lack of consistency across the University
2007- SDVC Margaret Seares targets:
• Teaching: 45% - 55%; (36 – 44%)
• Research: 35% - 45%; (28 – 36%)
• Service: 5% - 15%. (4 – 12%)
• Consultancy: up to 20%
Academic Workload Model
Framework
• Undergraduate teaching – both student and teaching administration hours
• International teaching load (where staff don’t receive additional loadings)
• Postgraduate supervision (Research)
• Research
• Service within, and external to UWA
Academic Workload Model
Model parameters
Income based activity model
• FFM $ income drivers – 72%
– Coursework teaching: Local + international (38%)– Research Inputs: Research $, HDR enrolments (17%)– Research Outputs: HDR Completions, Publications, Staff Dist (17%)
• Non-FFM $ income drivers – 28%
– Local Full Fee Coursework enrolments (1%)– Infrastructure distribution (4%)– Interest earnings (1%)– External support (22%)
Academic Workload Model
Model parameters
Income based activity model
TEACHING (52.5%)
– FFM Coursework teaching: (38%)– Local Full Fee Coursework enrolments (1%)– Infrastructure distribution (2% , 1/2 of total)– Interest earnings (0.5% , 1/2 of total)– External support (11% , 1/2 of total)
RESEARCH (47.5%)
– FFM Research Inputs: Research $, HDR enrolments (17%)– FFM Research Outputs: HDR Completions, Publications, Staff Dist (17%)– Infrastructure distribution (2%, 1/2 of total)– Interest earnings (0.5% , 1/2 of total)– External support (11% , 1/2 of total)
Academic Workload Model
Model parameters
Income based activity model
SERVICE 12% (from Teaching and Research $’s)TEACHING 46% (52.5% - 6.3%)RESEARCH 42% (47.5% - 5.7%)
Academic Workload Model
Model parameters
• The model quantifies work but is not qualitative
• 1718 hours per annum (261 work days – 32 days off)
• Model credit hours for recognised activities
• 1 Hour => 0.0582% 1% => 17.18 hours
Encourage staff activity to complement income drivers
Academic Workload Model
Teaching - student contact
• Lectures• Tutorials• Workshops• Practicals• Field work• Project Supervision
• Consideration for original and repeat
Academic Workload Model
Teaching - Administration
• Unit preparation/Coordination• Meetings• Student consultation• Assessment• Collation of results
Academic Workload Model
Research
• Higher Degree by Research students• Publications• Research Income
Academic Workload Model
Service
• Committees - Chair or participating member (external, UWA)
• Coordination Allowances – Postgraduate; Honours • Directorships• Editorship of Scholarly Journal• Headship Allowance • Sabbatical
Academic Workload Model
Consultancy
• Needs to be approved• Direct hours allowance negotiated with HOS • Maximum 20% (343 hours)• Must be a University consultancy
Academic Workload Model
ExampleActivity
Load expressed in terms of percentage
Expected load by hours using 17.18
hrs per %
Teaching 45% 773 hrs
Research 45% 773 hrs
Service 10% 172 hrs
Total 100% 1,718 hrs
ActivityLoad expressed in terms
of hours
Expected load by percentage using 0.0582% per hr
Teaching 650 hrs 38%
Research 720 hrs 42%
Service 148 hrs 8.5%
Consultancy 200 hrs 11.5%
Total 1,718 hrs 100%
Academic Workload Model
Credit for Service
Fixed Credit• Head of School – 18 hours per week (46weeks) 60%• Head of Cluster – 6 hours per week (46weeks) 20%• Postgraduate Coordinator – 1.5 hours per week (46weeks) 5%• Honours coordinator – 1 hour per week (40 weeks) 3%
Variable Credit (based on approved hours up to maximum)• Director of a Centre up to 60• Editorship of a scholarly journal up to 5%• Editorial Board of a major scholarly journal up to 2%• Chair of committee (External, UWA or School) up to 5%• participating committee member (external or UWA) up to 3%• Discretionary credit (negotiated with HOS) 0.0582%
per hour
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Credit for Research
Publications Base Load
• Published research book > 300pp (A1.1) 40%
• Published research book 150 – 300pp (A1.2) 30%
• Published research book 50 – 149pp (A1.3) 15%
• Published research book <50 pp (A1.4) 5%
• Text Book (A2.1) 8%
• Edited/translation book (A.2.2, A3) 5%
• Published journal article or book chapter (B1, C1) 5%
• Text Book Revision/new Edition (A4) 2.5%
• Refereed Conference Publication (E1) 2.5%
Academic Workload Model
Credit for Research
Research Income Base Load
• NC Research grant application (large - >$1M) 8%
• NC Research grant application (Other) 4%
• Research grant application (Other) 2%
• NC Research grant income <$50k pa 4%
• Research grant income (Other) <$50k pa 4%
• NC Research grant income $50k-$300k pa 8%
• Research grant income (Other) $50k-$300k pa 8%
• NC Research grant income (>$300k pa) 16%
• Research grant income (Other) >$300k pa – wt 4 16%
Academic Workload Model
Credit for Research
Higher Degree by Research Supervision
Activity Allocation Methodology Load
Full-Time Masters by Research or PhD Student supervision
Based on hours per year per student, proportioned by agreed percentage contribution in the event of shared supervision
7% or portion thereof
Part-Time Masters by Research or PhD Student supervision
50% of Full-time supervision load per year per student, proportioned by agreed percentage contribution in the event of shared supervision
3.5% or portion thereof
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Credit for TeachingActivity Percentage
LoadComment
Programme Teaching
Unit Coordination 0.05% per student
Per 6 point unit. Add 0.05% per student if more than 20 enrolments
Lecture (original) 0.1746% Per contact hour. Weighted for preparation + delivery
Tutorial (original or repeat) 0.1164% Per contact hour. Weighted for preparation + delivery
Laboratory (original or repeat) 0.0582% Per delivery contact hour.
Assessment 0.0582% Per student (1 hour per student)
Field Trip 0.6985% Per field day (12 hours per day)
Supervision
Masters/4th year Dissertation Supervision
1% per 6-unit dissertation
Honours supervision 3% Per full-time Honours enrolment
General
Preparation time for new unit 8% per New unit (means never having previously taught the unit at UWA)
Study Leave 50% per six months
Academic Workload Model
Workload
School of Earth and Environment Academic Work Load
NAME YEAR
Tonts, Matthew 2009
WORKLOAD ACTIVITYCredit Hours
Percentage Load
TEACHING 273 16%
Lectures 126 7% Workshops 0 0% Tutorials 34 2% Practicals 5 0% Field Work 42 2% Unit coordination 34 2% Honours and Unit project Supervision 33 2% Unit Assessment 0 0% New Unit Preparation 0 0% Other 0 0%RESEARCH 149%
Higher Degree Supervision 935 54%
Publications 1268 74%
Research Grants 355 21%
SERVICE 25%
Administrative Allowances 12%
Other Variable Allowance 13%
CONSULTANCY 0%
TOTAL WORKLOAD 190%
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Workload Summary