ORIENT: SPECIAL MEETING for FACULTY ACADEMIC STAFF - 19 May 2006

[Heather Jauncey]

Folks,

*A Special Meeting for Faculty Academic Staff *has been called for 
*10.00am, Friday 19 May in the FAS Staff Common Room 4th Floor* to 
discuss *'Teaching Workload Principles'*.

Below please find background information for this meeting.

Cheers,
Heather
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FACULTY OF ASIAN STUDIES

ANU COLLEGE OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Reference Activity Profile for Education

_Principles Regarding Teaching Workloads_

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*[General Principles]*

1. The Faculty of Asian Studies is a research-intensive teaching 
institution of the University and it is expected that all academic 
members of the Faculty have both teaching and research responsibilities.

2. Teaching expectations and allocation should be based on equity across 
the Faculty, teaching preferences of each Faculty member, and needs of 
the Faculty’s degree requirements.

3. While it is recognised that the amount of teaching will vary 
depending upon expectations in other areas such as Research and Service, 
as a general principle the expectation of quantity of teaching will not 
differ by appointment level (except for Level A).

4. It is recognised that teaching loads will vary over time. Therefore, 
as with research, teaching loads will be considered on a five year 
rolling basis.

5. Leave, whether OSP (“sabbatical”) or leave without pay (LWOP), is an 
invaluable part of academic life; therefore, teaching workloads and 
allocations will be developed to accommodate appropriate periodic leave.

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*[Group Teaching]*

6. As a general principle, a “full teaching load” for a full-time 
continuing appointment between Level B and Level E and satisfying the 
Research and Service Profile Expectations will be:

a. Convening two to four semester-long courses (undergraduate or 
postgraduate) per year;

b. Having total enrolments over all courses of between 50 and 150 
students per year;

c. Having between six to eight contact hours per week;

7. In assessing a lecturers’ teaching load, recognising that not all 
teaching situations are equal in terms of time and impact, the 
supervisor will also consider the following factors:

a. style of teaching (e.g. whether the course is taught through 
lectures, tutorials, seminars, language labs, etc.; whether each class 
is original or repeated material; whether the course is taught 
intensively, over a full semester, or over the summer; whether the 
course is taught individually, jointly, in a group, or with outside 
guest lecturers; and so forth);

b. style of assessment (e.g. whether examination, essay, oral 
evaluation, etc.; whether summative or formative);

c. administrative aspects of the course (e.g. convening large (over 50 
students) courses, managing (over two) tutors, etc.);

d. area of the teaching in relation to the Faculty’s degree offerings 
(e.g. lecturers in small enrolment languages may have lower enrolments 
and more class numbers).

8. Initiation and innovation of teaching will be favourably considered 
when assessing a lecturer’s teaching workload. This includes recognition 
of the added load in the following situations:

a. teaching within the first two years after initial appointment;

b. designing and teaching a new course;

c. introducing innovative teaching techniques (e.g. video conferencing 
technology, WebCT innovations, etc.); and

d. any other appropriate considerations brought to the attention of 
supervisors by teaching staff.

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* [Individual Supervision]*

9. While distinction between appointment levels is not generally drawn 
in the expectations of teaching workloads, such distinction is 
appropriate concerning expectations of supervision.

10. As a general principle, a “full supervision load” for a full-time 
continuing appointment between Level B and Level E and satisfying the 
Research and Service Profile Expectations will be:

Level B: 0-2 students principally supervised per year;

Level C: 1-3 students principally supervised per year;

Level D: 2-4 students principally supervised per year;

Level E: 3+ students principally supervised per year.

11. In assessing a lecturers’ supervision load, recognising that 
supervision opportunity is not consistent and may vary significantly, 
the supervisor will also consider the following factors:

a. Level of students being supervised (e.g. Honours, MA, PhD, etc.);

b. Amount of non-principal supervision (e.g. panel membership, etc.);

c. Successful, on-time completion rate of students;

d. Results of students’ supervised research (e.g. marks, examiners’ 
reports, awards, etc.);

e. Opportunity in light of field of expertise;

f. Recruitment of student to specific advisor (e.g. securing graduate 
student scholarship funding, enticing student relocation from other 
institutions, etc.).

-- 
Ms Heather Jauncey
EA to the Dean
Faculty of Asian Studies
Building 110 Baldessin Precinct 
The Australian National University
ACTON   ACT   0200

Phone:  +61 2 6125 3207
Fax:    +61 2 6125 0745
E-mail:  Heather.Jauncey at anu.edu.au
ANU CRICOS Code:  00120C