Faculty of Arts
Statement of Actions and Expected Outcomes 2012-2013
29 February 2012
‘Statement of Actions and Expected Outcomes’ designed to allow the University to achieve its
Plans over the next 12-18 months (formerly termed the ‘Operational Plan’).
Faculty of Arts
• Highest student load; highest academic casualisation rate; highest student:staff ratio;
most junior staffing profile.
• Projected increase of 390 EFTSL of CGS load in 2012 (increase of 11% over 2011).
• Continue preparing Faculty of Arts Leadership group for succession planning.
• Review Faculty office administrative staffing.
• Challenge: To increase staffing while load is increasing, costs are rising and income
relative to load is decreasing.
• Challenge: To be funded at a level that recognises the contributions of the Faculty to the
University’s success.
Course profile
Action:
External School Review of Communication and Creative Industries (March 2012).
Outcome: Fewer courses; fewer subjects; efficiencies; reduced workloads.
Action:
Build on new TAFE partnerships in creative industries and social work.
Outcome: Business Development Officer as focal point; increase in student numbers;
challenge of staffing.
Action:
Journalism course in Geraldton (2012).
Outcome: Increase in student numbers to offset drop from Sydney; model for other sites.
Action:
Two new Islamic Studies courses (2012).
Outcome: Increase in student numbers; growth of course profile.
Action:
Policing: increase in ADPP numbers to 2500 (2012); new short courses for
Department ‘D’; third year of India program (2012).
Outcome: Increase in students and income to Schools, Faculty, University; challenge of
staffing.
Action:
New Masters in Regional Urbanism (2013).
Outcome: Unique course to satisfy regional employment needs in design and planning;
challenge of staffing.
Action:
Additional offerings at Port Macquarie: Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
and Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing).
Outcome: Increase in students and income to Schools, Faculty, University.
Action:
Review and expansion of Bachelor of Arts.
Outcome: Increase in students and income to Schools, Faculty, University.
Action:
More communication and creative industries courses available by DE, supported
by high quality learning platforms.
Outcome: Increase in students and income to School, Faculty, University.
Action:
Annual Course Performance Reports
Outcome: Provision of accurate, timely information for evidence-based decision-making on
future of courses in Faculty.
Action:
Faculty-based financial analysis of courses.
Outcome: Accurate, timely information on financial viability of courses.
Research
Action:
Improved Faculty reporting of publications/creative works to ERA and HERDC.
Outcome: Improved Faculty results in ERA and HERDC 2012; improved quality and quantity
of research.
Action:
Implement second year of Faculty Research Compact funding.
Outcome: Evidence of ‘discontinuous lift’ in research outputs; improved quality and
quantity of research.
Action:
Proposal for The Inland Innovation Living Lab (regional creative industries).
Outcome: Faculty proposal for potential federal government funding.
Action:
Review of diverse Honours programs across Faculty.
Outcome: Student equity, workload issues for staff.
Student experience
Action:
Course Directors appointed in all six Schools, coordinated by A/Dean (Learning
and Teaching).
Outcome: Improved coordination of and responsiveness to course issues.
Action:
STAR program leaders in Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts.
Outcome: Increase in low SES student support and retention; model for other courses.
Action:
HEPPP program in Faculty: First Year Experience (CCI, Theology, Psychology).
Outcome: Increase in low SES student support and retention; model for other courses.
Action:
New Faculty of Arts Indigenous Education Committee.
Outcome: Improved Faculty integration and implementation of the Indigenous Education
Strategy.
Action:
New Faculty of Arts Internationalisation Committee, coordinated by A/Dean
(International).
Outcome: Improved Faculty integration and implementation of the internationalisation
strategy.
Action:
Appointment of new Sub-Dean (Workplace Learning), February 2012.
Outcome: Faculty integration and implementation of WPL best practice.
Professor Anthony Cahalan
Dean, Faculty of Arts