Current practice in academic workload allocation processes in Australia
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Paper/Presentation Title | Current practice in academic workload allocation processes in Australia |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Watson, Richard (Author), King, Rachel (Author), Dekeyser, Stijn (Author), Bare, Liz (Author) and Baldock, Clive (Author) |
Editors | Dobson, Ian R. and Sharma, Raj |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Tertiary Education and Management Conference 2015: Refereed Papers (TEMC 2015) |
ERA Conference ID | 60717 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISBN | 9780980856361 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.temc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TEMC_2015_Final.pdf |
Conference/Event | Tertiary Education and Management Conference 2015: Leading Locally Competing Globally (TEMC 2015) |
Tertiary Education Management Conference | |
Event Details | Tertiary Education and Management Conference 2015: Leading Locally Competing Globally (TEMC 2015) Event Date 30 Aug 2015 to end of 02 Sep 2015 Event Location Wollongong, Australia |
Event Details | Tertiary Education Management Conference |
Abstract | Embarking on a large-scale research project to investigate aspects of academic workload management, it was first necessary to gain some understanding of current practice in that context within Australia. With that aim a pilot survey was conducted in 2013 that targeted Deans of Science on the one hand, and workload managers on the other. Survey questions covered three key areas related to workload management: models and rules; process and policy; and systems and software. Comparisons between different types of university, different allocation models for teaching, research and service components of academic workload, and different sizes of academic unit were explored. While the number of responses in absolute terms was relatively limited, and hence the outcomes were not always statistically testable or generalisable, broad trends were readily identifiable. This paper reports on the method and outcomes of the survey, and describes how the information that was obtained has informed the development of an in-depth research project. |
Keywords | academic workload management; academic workload models |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 399999. Other education not elsewhere classified |
350711. Organisational planning and management | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
University of Melbourne | |
University of Tasmania | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q346q/current-practice-in-academic-workload-allocation-processes-in-australia
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