Add the Workload Models Used by Institution
In Lifecycle Management (LM), Administrators can create Workload Models to track workload obligations and expectations of how faculty will spend their working hours. Workload is meant to capture general criteria and guidelines about the dedication to teaching, service, research, administrative, and other responsibilities expected of a person assigned to that model. The user can also establish custom workload elements; activities that make up a workload model such as Teaching, Service, and Research. Workloads are added to the program from the Workload section of the Administration section of the LM Platform. Administrators can also edit and delete workloads from that page.
The terms Workload and Workload Model in this article refer to a customizable, dedicated text label used to record the agreed-upon workload allocation for an individual faculty member. An organization may have replaced the term Workload as part of the customization of the LM platform, but the steps for entering and managing workloads will appear.
Add Workload Model
1. Navigate to Workload under Administration
Navigation: Administration > Workload
- Click Administration on the navigation menu.
- Click the Workload tile on the Administration page.
2. Add Workload Model
- Click the Add Workload Model button at the bottom of the page.
- Enter the Name, Description, and Proposed Workload Allocation percentages of the workload model.
The Proposed Workload elements should total 100.
- Scroll to the bottom and click Save when finished.
The workload model will now appear as a selectable option in the dropdown list of workloads that a user sees when creating a rank.
Customize Workload Elements
A set of default workload elements (Teaching, Service, Research, Other, and Administration) will be displayed. The words for these workload elements can be updated to portray the words used at each institution. For example, instead of Teaching the custom label can be set to Classroom Instruction.
1. Navigate to Workload under Administration
Navigation: Administration > Workload
- Click Administration on the navigation menu.
- Click the Workload tile on the Administration page.
2. Add Workload Model
- Select the Workload Elements tab.
- Click Edit adjacent to the desired Element under the Actions column.
- Enter Custom Label on the drawer that appears on the right-hand side.
- Click Save when finished.