Setting individual performance objectives provides a link between organisational requirements and individual academic’s contributions to the university. Achieving performance objectives provides essential input into academic recognition and promotion. Below are examples of performance objectives and indicators that demonstrate linkages between organisational objectives and promotion criterion.
The following objectives are examples only. You and/or your supervisor can use this document to either source OR prompt the development of performance objectives that may contribute to an individual’s portfolio of evidence for academic promotion.
SAMPLE LEARNING & TEACHING OBJECTIVES – Level D Strategic Objective
Performance Objective
Performance Indicator
Learning & Teaching Promotion Criterion
Lead a curriculum benchmarking process for a degree program.
Completion of benchmarking process with an enhanced curriculum to be available to students.
A demonstrated ability to deliver influential teaching of undergraduate and /or postgraduate courses.
Present a Faculty seminar on your teaching approach, including communicating major approaches to teaching over time referencing learning and teaching literature.
Seminar presented.
An ability to develop curricula and actively participate in teaching at all student levels.
(source: MQ 2008-2012 Learning & Teaching Plan)
To enhance opportunities for the dissemination of excellent and innovative practice. To promote and support student centred learning (Goal 1: Developing and supporting quality teaching practice.)
Evaluative feedback from seminar attendees & Faculty Assoc Dean L&T Teaching statements in course unit guides over past 6 years.
To maintain curriculum quality. (Goal 2: Ensuring quality and continual improvement in curriculum and teaching)
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Strategic Objective
Performance Objective
Performance Indicator
Learning & Teaching Promotion Criterion
Encourage novel approaches to learning and teaching.
Evidence of recognition for innovation in Learning & Teaching e.g. awards, conference addresses, participation in influential committees
Evidence of a well developed and explicit teaching philosophy recognised by peers.
Evidence and quality of research integration into learning and teaching
Evidence of original and innovative contributions to learning and teaching.
(source: MQ 2008-2012 Learning & Teaching Plan)
To enhance opportunities for the dissemination of excellent and innovative practice. To promote and support student centred learning (Goal 1: Developing and supporting quality teaching practice.)
To maintain curriculum quality. (Goal 2: Ensuring quality and continual improvement in curriculum and teaching)
To enhance opportunities for the dissemination of excellent and innovative practice. (Goal 1: Developing and supporting quality teaching practice.)
Develop innovations that encourage or support multidisciplinary, researchbased learning and teaching approaches. Utilise the potential of new and/or emerging technologies to support alternate methods of student learning Develop and use innovative teaching methods.
Initiate new research centres or research groups and translate into HDR, post grad and/or graduate program
Evidence of inclusion of junior colleagues in research groups/centres
To maintain curriculum quality. (Goal 2: Ensuring quality and continual improvement in curriculum and teaching) To enliven teaching by including examples of current research. (Goal 4 Supporting Research enhanced Learning & Teaching)
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Strategic Objective
Performance Objective
Performance Indicator
Learning & Teaching Promotion Criterion
Develop mentoring relationships with junior colleagues in relation to learning and teaching.
‘Mentee’ feedback
Demonstrated leadership in incorporating research into learning and teaching.
Lead the development and/or review of undergraduate and post graduate programs.
Student attraction
Demonstrated leadership in disseminating good practice in learning and teaching.
(source: MQ 2008-2012 Learning & Teaching Plan)
To enhance opportunities for the dissemination of excellent and innovative practice. (Goal 1: Developing and supporting quality teaching practice.) To enliven teaching by including examples of current research. To foster student engagement with research. (Goal 4 Supporting Research enhanced Learning & Teaching)
To enhance opportunities for the dissemination of excellent and innovative practice.
Student retention
(Goal 1: Developing and supporting quality teaching practice.)
Student feedback
To maintain curriculum quality
Teacher Award
Student completions
(Goal 2: Ensuring quality and continual improvement in curriculum and teaching) To identify, recognise and reward quality learning and teaching. (Goal 5: Recognising and rewarding excellence and innovation in Teaching and Learning)
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SAMPLE RESEARCH PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES – Level D Strategic Objective
Performance Objective
Performance Indicator
Research Promotion Criterion
Lead and produce a major original contribution to the field of study
Evidence of leadership in the original contribution to the field of study
Evidence of major original contributions to the field of study that influenced thinking and/or practice in the field.
(source: MQ Research Strategic Plan -20092011)
To establish at Macquarie a pervasive research culture across all areas of the University. (Goal 1)
Publication of original research in leading peer reviewed journal
To achieve international and national prominence in research in selected concentrations of research excellence. (Goal 2)
Monograph / text accepted for publication with leading and relevant publisher Evidence of impact e.g. citations Where possible - Evidence of changes to field of study due to impact of original research.
To be a significant contributor to the nations economic, social cultural and environmental well being. (Goal 4)
Research related prizes and awards
To increase Macquarie’s international research collaborations, outreach and global impact. (Goal 5) To establish at Macquarie a pervasive research culture across all areas of the University. (Goal 1) To increase Macquarie’s international research collaborations, outreach and global impact. (Goal 5)
Academic Promotions Criteria & Example Academic Performance Objectives Level D
Develop a five year research plan
Current active research program
Continue to publish in national and internationally reputable fora
Record of successful grants
Continue to build a track record of successful grants.
Record of successful past academic research programs
An active research program and a substantial record of academic publications and/or successful research programs in the area of interest.
Strong and consistent record of publications
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Strategic Objective
Performance Objective
Performance Indicator
Research Promotion Criterion
Apply for leadership role or be invited to lead a relevant national association, peak body.
Chair a relevant nation association, peak body or organisation
Leadership at a national level in the area of research speciality.
(source: MQ Research Strategic Plan -20092011)
To increase Macquarie’s international research collaborations, outreach and global impact. (Goal 5)
Initiate, lead and /or convene a relevant national conference.
To establish at Macquarie a pervasive research culture across all areas of the University. (Goal 1)
Assemble a research group including junior colleagues that drives a particular research agenda
To achieve international and national prominence in research in selected concentrations of research excellence. (Goal 2)
Assemble a team that makes up an appropriate Faculty Research Centre and request the Faculty to acknowledge and support that Centre
Conference organised and held positive feedback. Research outputs from conference (published papers, book) Evidence of recognition of research group within faculty.
Demonstrated ability to build research collaborations.
Successful establishment of a Faculty Research Centre
To be a significant contributor to the nations economic, social cultural and environmental well being. (Goal 4) To increase Macquarie’s international research collaborations, outreach and global impact. (Goal 5) To establish at Macquarie a pervasive research culture across all areas of the University. (Goal 1)
Develop portfolio of evidence for peer esteem indicators.
# of theses examined # of competitive grants assessed # of papers invited to present
To increase Macquarie’s international research collaborations, outreach and global impact. (Goal 5)
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A record of invitations to examine theses, assess competitive grant applications, present invited papers and /or other peer esteem indicators.
# of international seminar presentations and invitations # of international awards
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Strategic Objective
Performance Objective
Performance Indicator
Research Promotion Criterion
To establish at Macquarie a pervasive research culture across all areas of the University. (Goal 1)
Apply for ARC Discovery Grant
Portfolio of evidence to demonstrate external research grants and/or fellowships
A demonstrated ability to attract external research grants.
To maximise research outcomes by maintaining the number of high quality HDR commencing candidates and increasing completions
Identify and recruit potential post grad research students.
Contribution to the increase in the number of post grad research student commencements
A demonstrated ability to attract and successfully supervise a significant number of postgraduate research students to completion.
(Goal 3)
Supervise post grad research students to completion
(source: MQ Research Strategic Plan -20092011)
Apply for Post-doctoral Fellowship
Accept directorship of Faculty HDR
Contribution to increasing the in-time completions over a five year period Effective management of HDR student recruitment, retention and completion
Accept HDR co-ordinator role for post graduate schools
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SAMPLE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES – Level D Strategic Objective
Performance Objective
Performance Indicator
Community Engagement Promotion Criterion
To make a positive contribution to the academic success of students in the discipline or Faculty.
Actively participate in university committees and working groups.
Committee and working group feedback on influence, impact and participation.
Evidence of a contribution to the governance and collegial life of the University.
Actively participate in university committees, panels and working groups.
Committee and working group feedback on influence, impact and participation.
Evidence of a major contribution in University committee work and/or contributions to the wider community.
To enhance the reputation of the discipline and the University to current and potential students, and to the wider community. To demonstrate a genuine commitment to advancing the interests of the discipline, Faculty and University both internally and externally.
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Participate in skills development of disadvantaged groups through the appropriate use and application of research grants.
Develop or continue to build clinics/ research centres or that support community needs
Evidence of impact and influence on wider community
Fulfil an advocacy role within a local, national or international community
Evidence of positive impact and/or influence
Provide research and learning and teaching related assistance to universities in emerging countries
Feedback on and other evidence of influence, impact and participation.
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Positively raised Macquarie University’s profile as a recognised expert in a field.
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