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ACADEMIC WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION & FULL ECONOMIC COSTING MODEL
HMF 1st December 2014
Percentage Rate Of Approved forms 2012/2013
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UCC 94.4%CACSSS 97.1%
SEFS 96.0%B&L 95.4%
M&H 88.8%
Review of Workload Allocation Models in Irish Higher Education - HEA, June 2014
UCC - ‘example of how one university approaches workload management from the perspective of good practice’
ACADEMIC WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION & FULL ECONOMIC COSTING MODEL
HMF 1st December 2014
•Two year pilot to migrate AWDM-FEC to electronic platform
•Following Year 1 feedback, amendments to e-form include:
- Removed category V ‘Other’ (exceptional & rare activities) - Two new sub-categories to cover removal of ‘Other’ and minor
additions to explanatory text- Pre allocated ‘Research’ & ‘Administration LUEs’ proportional to
individual staff FTE- Access for staff to previous year’s completed form for ease of review
and improved print options
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ACADEMIC WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION & FULL ECONOMIC COSTING MODEL
HMF 1st December 2014
Timeframe 2014 / 2015
April 2015: Launch of 2014/2015 AWDM process.Six weeks for academic staff member completion & submission to Head of Unit
Mid May 2015: One month for Head of Unit to sign off on submitted forms and submit non-personalised Unit Summary to Head of College
June 2015: 2/3 weeks for Head of College to sign off on unit summaries
End June 2015: Final reports available to Head of Unit to facilitate workload planning for next academic year.
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ACADEMIC WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION & FULL ECONOMIC COSTING MODEL
HMF 1st December 2014
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