Review of the Faculty of Science

Staff are invited to make a written submission to the Review of the Faculty of Science.

All submissions will be confidential and must be sent to Ms Barb McLean, Exec Officer, Office of the DVC (Provost) either by email barb.mclean@mq.edu.au or via internal mail to E11A 208.

Submissions must be received by 9am Monday 21 February.

Terms of Reference for the Review are:

1.    Alignment with University Strategy

a.    How well has the Faculty, in its operation of CORES, met the aspirations of the University?

b.    Has the addition of new CORES in Science been adequately resourced?

c.    What is the proper role of service teaching in Departments?

d.    What are the factors contributing to the loss of service teaching in Statistics, Maths and Computing and what are the risks of losing more?

2.    Teaching Profile

a.    How appropriate is the Faculty profile for the current UG and PG market?

3.    Resources

a.    How appropriate is the current Faculty Funding Model for Science?

b.    Is the funding distribution to the Departments appropriate?

c.    Is the Science budgeting process optimal and the allocation of resources appropriate?

4.    New opportunities

a.    Identify new opportunities for income generation in terms of new programs , especially PG coursework.

b.    How appropriate are the future plans for new programs.

c.    Is there appropriate funding for the development of new programs and initiatives?

This message was sent by Barb McLean, Executive Officer, Office of the DVC (Provost) and approved by Professor Judyth Sachs, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Provost).

Contact: Barb McLean

Phone: Ext 9957

Publish Date: 10 Feb 2011