 | THE UNIVERSITY
OF BIRMINGHAM | Computer Science |
Load
Model, 2004/05
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Approved: |
(Teaching Load Model) School Committee, 1 May 2001
(Admin Load Model) School Committee, 20 May 2003
(Any changes since approval will be in red.) |
Contents
Teaching Load Model
Module Allocations
Overall Teaching Loads
Administrative Load Model
Administrative Task Allocations
Overall Administrative Loads
Teaching Load Model
The load for a module is calculated as a notional
number of hours using the formula:
Load = Alloc*(A + 0.5*B*N)
where Alloc is the fraction of the module allocated to the lecturer, A and B
depend on the type of module and N is the number of students taking the module.
For a single 10cr module, A = 60, B = 1. A single 20cr module
taught in one semester is treated as producing a load
only 50% more than a single 10cr module. Linked modules which have a single
examination have B reduced by 0.25. The table below summarizes the resulting
values.
|
Type
|
A
|
B
|
|
10cr, linked with one examination |
10L
|
60
|
0.75
|
|
10cr, otherwise |
10
|
60
|
1.0
|
|
20cr, linked with one examination |
20L
|
90
|
1.25
|
|
20cr, otherwise
|
20
|
90
|
1.5
|
Modules which extend over two semesters are treated as
combinations of two one semester 'submodules', linked if there is a single
examination, unlinked otherwise.
|
Type
|
A
|
B
|
|
20cr, 10cr + 10cr, one examination |
20B = 10L + 10L
|
120
|
1.5
|
|
30cr, 20cr + 10cr, one examination |
30B = 20L + 10L
|
150
|
2.0
|
|
40cr, 20cr + 20cr, one examination |
40B = 20L + 20L
|
180
|
2.5
|
A few modules do not fit into this table.
- Modules which are strict subsets of others have A = 0, since
all N-independent load is included in the 'parent' module. Such modules are
marked by [] around the lecturer's name and have an
I added to the 'Type' code.
- There are a number of 'parent' project modules which
lecturers coordinate rather than teach. In addition, modules taught by external
lecturers or by Teaching Assistants have an internal lecturer assigned as the
coordinator. Such modules are marked by () around the lecturer's name. They are
included with estimated values of A and with B = 0. There are some other
'special' modules with non-standard loads (e.g. Commercial Programming). All
these modules have the 'Type' code S.
Values of N are as always subject to some uncertainty!
Module Allocations
See Summary of Teaching Allocations for 2004.
Overall Teaching Loads
To avoid over-interpretation of small differences and to take account of
uncertainties in the number of students taking a module, overall loads have been
divided by 10.
|
2004/05
|
2003/04
|
2002/03
|
2001/02
|
2000/01
|
|
Axford, Tom |
13
|
23
|
25
|
20
|
19
|
|
Barnden, John |
13
|
8
|
9
|
13
|
7
|
|
Beale, Russell |
23
|
19
|
3
|
|
|
|
Bordbar, Behzad |
15
|
19
|
12
|
|
|
|
Bullinaria, John |
24
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
|
|
Channon, Alaistair |
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
Claridge, Ela |
12
|
14
|
14
|
16
|
28
|
|
Coxhead, Peter |
23
|
23
|
24
|
22
|
20
|
|
Dearden, Richard |
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diller, Antoni |
25
|
27
|
10
|
25
|
28
|
|
Edmondson, William |
13
|
8
|
16
|
15
|
21
|
|
Escardó, Martín |
22
|
19
|
21
|
20
|
19
|
|
Ghica, Dan |
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glasbey, Sheila |
9
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
Hancox, Peter |
27
|
25
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
|
Hendley, Bob |
28
|
19
|
23
|
38
|
37
|
|
Jung, Achim |
17
|
21
|
21
|
23
|
12
|
|
Kaban, Ata |
17
|
16
|
4
|
|
|
|
Kerber, Manfred |
21
|
16
|
17
|
20
|
20
|
|
Küster-Filipe, Juliana |
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kwiatkowska, Marta |
7
|
7
|
8
|
19
|
15
|
|
Lee, Mark |
13
|
12
|
12
|
17
|
23
|
|
Levy, Paul |
22
|
21
|
8
|
|
|
|
Reddy, Uday |
2
|
15
|
21
|
21
|
25
|
|
Ritter, Eike |
18
|
20
|
20
|
16
|
24
|
|
Rowe, Jon |
7
|
13
|
22
|
29
|
27
|
|
Ryan, Mark |
25
|
9
|
20
|
27
|
24
|
|
Sexton, Alan |
10
|
38
|
45
|
39
|
47
|
|
Sorge, Volker |
19
|
10
|
11
|
|
|
|
Styles, Ian |
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
Theodoropoulos, Georgios |
13
|
26
|
27
|
29
|
27
|
|
Thielecke, Hayo |
21
|
20
|
21
|
23
|
15
|
|
Tiño, Peter |
20
|
17
|
6
|
|
|
|
Vickers, Steve |
21
|
22
|
7
|
|
|
|
Wyatt, Jeremy |
12
|
24
|
25
|
25
|
16
|
|
Yandle, Jim |
9
|
17
|
17
|
19
|
11
|
|
Yao, Xin |
0
|
7
|
8
|
17
|
16
|
|
(Ekart, Aniko) |
|
|
22
|
15
|
|
|
(Miller, Julian) |
|
|
22
|
23
|
17
|
|
(Chen, Ke) |
|
|
15
|
15
|
|
|
(Poli, Riccardo) |
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
N |
37
|
32
|
34
|
27
|
25
|
|
Average |
16
|
18
|
17
|
22
|
22
|
|
Total |
582
|
570
|
578
|
589
|
541
|
Administrative Load Model
This section has not yet been updated for
2004/05.
All known administrative tasks potentially undertaken by academic staff have
been grouped into seven 'bands'. This is intended to be an approximate rank
ordering of the work load involved, taking into account total hours, spread over
the year, potential degree of disruption by students, etc.
School Committee agreed not to attempt to assign hours to the bands. However,
it should be noted that the scale is not linear. Combining tasks is currently
done using the formula (Sum(B^P))^1/P, where B = Band and P =
1.7.
Please note that most ex officio tasks are not listed. (E.g. the Academic
Manager is also Chair of Teaching Committee and the Head of School is Chair of
School Committee.)
|
Academic Manager |
7
|
|
Head of School |
6
|
|
Welfare Tutor |
5
|
|
Conversion MSc Admissions |
4
|
|
Director of Computing Facilities |
4
|
|
Examinations Officer |
4
|
|
Publicity Officer |
4
|
|
Senior Tutor |
4
|
|
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor |
4
|
|
AINC Seminar Organizer |
3
|
|
Chair of Research Committee/Exec Comm Pro Head |
3
|
|
Deputy Examinations Officer |
3
|
|
Deputy Head of School/Exec Comm Pro Head |
3
|
|
Deputy Undergraduate Admissions Tutor |
3
|
|
Deputy Welfare Tutor |
3
|
|
Director of Postgraduate Studies |
3
|
|
Director of Undergraduate Studies |
3
|
|
Exchanges Tutor |
3
|
|
Exec Comm Pro Head (other than ex officio) |
3
|
|
Industrial Placements Tutor |
3
|
|
Information Systems Officer |
3
|
|
Library Officer |
3
|
|
Overseas Students Tutor |
3
|
|
Programme Director: BEng/MEng ESE |
3
|
|
Programme Director: BSc Maths & CS |
3
|
|
Programme Director: Intercalated Year |
3
|
|
Programme Director: MSc Advanced Computer Science |
3
|
|
Programme Director: MSc Computer Science |
3
|
|
Programme Director: MSc Natural Computation |
3
|
|
Seminar Organizer |
3
|
|
Single Honours Year 1 Tutor (NEW POST) |
3
|
|
Single Honours Year 2 Tutor (NEW POST) |
3
|
|
Single Honours Year 3/4 Tutor (NEW POST) |
3
|
|
Theory Seminar Organizer |
3
|
|
Advanced MSc Programmes Admissions Team Member |
2
|
|
Careers Coordinator |
2
|
|
Chair of Industrial Liaison Panel |
2
|
|
Chair of Web Management Committee |
2
|
|
Deputy Director of Computing Facilities |
2
|
|
Exec Comm Elected Member |
2
|
|
Prizes Coordinator |
2
|
|
Programme Director: All Joint AI programmes |
2
|
|
Programme Director: BSc Civ Eng & Comp Sci |
2
|
|
Programme Director: Other Joint CS programmes |
2
|
|
Research Students Admissions Officer |
2
|
|
Research Students Tutor |
2
|
|
Data Protection Officer |
1
|
|
Demonstrator Training Organizer |
1
|
|
Ordinary Committee Member (including external 'committees' such as Senate) |
1
|
Administrative Task Allocations
See Staff Handbook: 2.3 Officers and Committees for
2004/05.
Overall Administrative Loads
Table to appear here in due course.
 Staff Handbook
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