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%

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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

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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%)

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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)

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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%)

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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

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Teaching - student contact

• Lectures• Tutorials• Workshops• Practicals• Field work• Project Supervision

• Consideration for original and repeat

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Teaching - Administration

• Unit preparation/Coordination• Meetings• Student consultation• Assessment• Collation of results

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Research

• Higher Degree by Research students• Publications• Research Income

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Service

• Committees - Chair or participating member (external, UWA)

• Coordination Allowances – Postgraduate; Honours • Directorships• Editorship of Scholarly Journal• Headship Allowance • Sabbatical

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Consultancy

• Needs to be approved• Direct hours allowance negotiated with HOS • Maximum 20% (343 hours)• Must be a University consultancy

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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%

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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%

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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%

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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

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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