Academic Staff - Key Performance Areas (KPA'S)
The following questions might help you specifically to target objectives according to the key performance areas:
KPA 1: Learning and Teaching
- What student-focused teaching and learning activities are you undertaking in the next 12 months?
- What are you doing to monitor your teaching performance?
- What are you doing to improve your teaching and assessment practices?
- What leadership are you providing in teaching and learning?
KPA 2: Research and innovation
- What activities are you undertaking in research, scholarly, creative or professional areas?
- How are you disseminating your research, scholarly, creative or professional work?
- What activities are you undertaking to have your research, scholarly, creative and professional work recognised?
- What leadership are you providing in research, scholarly, creative or professional work?
KPA 3: Leadership/Management
- What contributions do you make to University governance?
- What line management responsibilities do you undertake – including managing OH&S and other compliance issues in the workplace?
- What activities that you do contribute to the University community?
- What significant support/advice do you provide to other staff?
KPA 4: Community, professional and industry contribution
- What services do you provide eg. clinical work, consultancy activities?
- What local and national bodies do you serve on?
- What professional contributions do you make which enhance the reputation of the University, eg Faculty advisor?
