As we begin this inaugural round of the new staff appraisal process, we have already received a measure of feedback from appraisees anxious about the language used in the behavioural descriptors, or confused about what it might mean to ‘lead self’. Feedback has also come from appraisers who feel uneasy about having to submit their …
Staff Appraisals, Changes to the Legislative Framework of Academic Board, the LMS Lecture Capture Policy and the Strategic Vision 2030 are all covered in the latest newsletter. Please read it here.
The change from “students at” to “customers of” the university started gradually but seems to have accelerated in recent years. Has this now gone too far? How has your teaching experience changed? We would like the input from a wide range of academics to better understand the intended and unintended effects of this conceptual shift …
DISCUSSION “Is there a downside to students as customers?” May 17 at 4pm. Read More »
Acknowledgement of UWAASA by Professor French in his acceptance speech as Chancellor:- “Late last year I attended the final meeting for the year of the committee of the Academic Staff Association which has an important role in bringing to bear the perspectives and concerns of the academic staff of the University upon those responsible for …
Installation of the Hon Robert French as Chancellor of UWA Read More »
The Annual General Meeting, held in October, was well-attended and the scene of lively discussion. Read the minutes here.
Three academics with remarkably different careers and styles but who have all inspired generations of students and colleagues have been recognised in the 2017 Philippa Maddern Awards. The biennial award was created four years ago by the UWA Academic Staff Association (UWAASA) to honour the life and legacy of historian Philippa Maddern’s leadership, her mentoring …
Recipients of the 2017 Philippa Maddern Awards announced Read More »
Members were asked to comment on the proposed change to policy. This issue is now on the agenda for Academic Board on 20 September. Please attend if you are able and make your opinion count.
Professor Robyn Owens and Dr Sato Juniper will be answering questions at this UWAASA forum. Information about this proposal from the Graduate Research School is available at the attached links. Oral component of PhD examination and Background information. The forum is in Fox Lecture Theatre, Arts Faculty, from 3pm to 4pm and all are welcome.
Please read the attached feed back received so far here.
The following extract is from an opinion piece by Professor William M Taylor of the UWA School of Design and member of the Academic Staff Association Committee. It is in response to proposed Guidelines for the Oral Defence of a Doctoral Thesis and the full response may be read here. The draft proposes, more or less, …
The prospect of mandatory oral PhD examinations much be considered carefully Read More »
