Annual Faculty Review Guidelines ¾ Linguistics Faculty
Department of Linguistics
[revised and approved October 1997]
Each year the members of the departmental Executive Committee will assign an overall rating to each faculty member for each of three categories of activities: research, teaching and service. The ratings will be assigned using a 10 point scale (10 = the highest / 1 = the lowest). Items to be considered in each area and guidelines for any priority ordering among these items are contained below. In all cases the sources of information used in assessing activities will be material supplied by each faculty member. The time frame for review is the previous calendar year.
Subsequent to the assignment of the ratings by the Executive Committee, a priority factor will be assigned uniformly for each faculty member with a multiplier of 3 applied to research, 2 to teaching, and 1 to service. A cumulative total will then be derived with a
maximum rating including all 3 categories of 60 points (see Figure 1).
To allow for individual differences based on assignments per faculty member and per year, a total overall rating for the calendar year in question will be derived by incorporating percentage assignments determined beforehand. Thus, the final rating will combine committee ratings, the priority factor, and percentage of assignment (see Figure 2).
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RESEARCH
Note: This section includes all scholarly activities performed by faculty. Items in
1A and 2 are to be given equal value. Otherwise, categories 1 through 5 are
listed in order of decreasing value. Items within categories 1 and 3 are listed
in order of decreasing value
I. Publications authored
A. Books [separate stages in process (1,2,3) count, usually across years]
(1) Acceptance by publisher
(2) Publication
(3) Review(s) of book
B. Articles in peer-reviewed journals or chapters in peer-reviewed books
C. Articles in peer-reviewed or selected proceedings, including those resulting
from periodic conferences, colloquia, or symposia
D. Reviews in peer-reviewed journals
2. Receipt of major external research grant(s)
3. Publications edited
Note: The following are to be considered half as research and half as service if
research was actually a part of the work involved; otherwise the work will
be considered completely as service. The faculty member must supply
evidence of the research aspect of the work.
Items in 3A, B, and C are listed in order of decreasing value.
A. Books
B. Journals
Published bibliographies
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4. Presentations
Note: This section includes all peer-reviewed or invited activities performed by
faculty members at professional meetings or conferences. International and
national conferences will be ranked higher than regional, state, or local
conferences in all cases.
Among the types of sessions and/or presentations included are the
following:
· papers
· plenaries
· workshops
· panels
· poster sessions
· demonstrations
5. All other publications, presentations, and/or grants not included in the above
categories
TEACHING
The following items will be included in documents submitted and reviewed to contribute to a rating for teaching:
1. Courses taught ¾ all regularly scheduled courses will be considered. Information will
include:
A. Student evaluations for all courses taught
B. Peer evaluations when available
2. Theses and research reports ¾ a record of all completed student projects of both types
for which the faculty member served as chair, member, or reader during the previous
calendar year. For theses and research reports not completed, a brief status report
providing a summary of work accomplished to date will be required for review.
3. Student mentored presentations and publications ¾ a list of all student publications or
presentations from the previous calendar year for which the faculty member served as a
mentor.
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4. New courses developed ¾ course syllabi, tests, and supporting material will be
required for review in the two following categories:
A. New courses offered for the first time in the department for which the faculty
member provided the sole or major development
B. Courses previously offered in the department for which the faculty member has
made significant revisions when taught during the previous calendar year
5. All other teaching related accomplishments (e.g., teaching awards) not included in the
above categories
SERVICE
Note: This section includes all activities performed by faculty members for
external audiences. Except as noted in section 1, the rating provided for
service is based on a review of all five categories as a composite. No
differentiation is made for sections 1 through 5.
1. Publications edited [see Research #3 above]
Note: The following are to be counted half as research and half as service if
research was actually a part of the work involved; otherwise the work will
count completely as service. The faculty member must supply evidence the
research aspect of the work.
Items in IA, B, and C are listed in order of decreasing value
A. Books
B. Journals
C. Published bibliographies
2. Reviewing services
Among the review items typically included here are the following:
· manuscripts for journal editors or book publishers
· grant proposals
· tenure/promotion dossiers for other universities
· abstracts for conferences
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3. Professional activities
Among the activities, positions, and/or roles typically included here are the
following:
service on boards, councils, panels, or committees for professional associates
service as a consultant or program reviewer for another department or institution
invited presentations or workshops for another department or institution
Local assignments
Among the activities typically included here are the following:
member of departmental committees
member of college committees
member of university committees
community service related to the profession
5. All other service positions, roles, and activities not included in the above categories
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Figure 1
RESEARCH TEACHING SERVICE TOTAL
_____ x3 = _____ _____x2 = _____ _____x1 = _____ _______
1-10 1-10 1-10 6-60
Figure 2
I II III IV (II x III) V (I x IV)
Category Rating Assignment Priority Adjusted Assignment Adjusted Rating
Research ____ ______ 3 _________ ________
1-10 25-75%
Teaching _____ ______ 2 ________
_______
1-10 25-75%
Service _____ ______ 1 ________
_______
1-10 0-25%
Totals _______ ________
100%
Final cumulative rating = Total V / Total IV
__________
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