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Professor Herbert Chimhundu CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECNMOLOGY 16 January 2014

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEANS, DIRECTORS & CHAIRPESONS OF FACULTIES, SCHOOLS, INSTITUTES,CENTRES & DEPARTMENTS. Professor Herbert Chimhundu CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECNMOLOGY 16 January 2014. “TOOLKIT”: ESSENTIAL REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.

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Professor Herbert Chimhundu CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECNMOLOGY 16 January 2014

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  1. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEANS, DIRECTORS & CHAIRPESONS OF FACULTIES, SCHOOLS, INSTITUTES,CENTRES & DEPARTMENTS Professor Herbert Chimhundu CHINHOYI UNIVERSITY OF TECNMOLOGY 16 January 2014

  2. “TOOLKIT”: ESSENTIAL REFERENCE DOCUMENTS Chinhoyi University of Technology Act** No.15 Chapter 25:23 [The University Act] Statutes** of the University [Principal Officers and the Committee Structure [Responsibilities, Processes and Procedures] Ordinances** on: (i) Academic Staff Grading, Tenure and Promotion (No. 3) [All]; (ii) The School/Faculty Governance Ordinance (No. 4) [Deans]; and (iii) Departmental Governance (No. 5) [Chairpersons]. ZIMCHE Benchmarks – minimum requirements for various academic grades. [**All in 2012-14 Academic Bulletin [Current/Under Review?] HC/16.01.14

  3. OTHER IMPORTANTT REFERENCE MATERIALS [**CUT 2012-14 Academic Bulletin [Current/Under Review?] CUT Strategic Plan 2011-2005 [Current/Under Review?] Academy of Teaching and Learning: Proceedings of the Teaching and Learning Seminars of 2011[More (2012-13)?] Academy of Teaching and Learning: Academic Staff Induction Handbook [More (2012-13)?] University websitewww.cut.ac.zw] HC/16.01.14

  4. GOVERNANCE COUNCIL [Chairman] Committees of Council Executive Committee [Chairman of Council] Finance Committee [Chairman of Council] Other Committees (Prescribed by Act/Statutes) [Various Chairpersons] Committees of Council & Senate Various Committees (Prescribed by Act/Statutes) [Various Chairpersons] HC/16.01.14

  5. ACADEMIC AUTHORITY SENATE[VC as Chairman] Senate Executive Committee(?)/Academic Board/Academic Committee [VC as Chairman] Other Committees (Prescribed by Act/Statutes) [Various Chairpersons] HC/16.01.14

  6. RESPONSIBILITIES, STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES STRUCTURES Administrative Leadership – Direction [VC as CEO] Executive Authority – VC & Other Designated Post Holders: PVC as DVC/Delegated Academic & General Administration [Registrar as Chief Administrator] Financial Administration [Bursar as Chief Accountan] Main Academic Common Service [Librarian as Head of Central & Branch Libraries] Operations – Management: Senior [Deputies/Directors…] Middle [(Senior) Assistant Registrars…] Junior [Other] • Academic Leadership – Vision [(VC as Senior Scholar] • Academic Authority – Senate [VC as Chair] • [PVC as DVC/Delegated] • Development & Management –Faculties/Schools**: • School/Faculty Boards [Deans as Chairpersons] • Faculty Planning Committees (?) [Deans as Chairpersons] • Departmental Boards [Chairpersons] • **cf. Institutes & Centres [Directors]. HC/16.01.14

  7. UNIVERSITY GRADING AND SALARY STRUCTURE Refer to Academy of Teaching and Learning: Proceedings of the Teaching and Learning Seminars of 2011, presentation by Mr. T.B. Bhebhe (the University Registrar), “University Structure and Policy Formulation”, pp.10-11. Then place yourselves within Grades 6 (Lecturer) - 3b (Professor). Consider why seniority is important vis-a-vis specific responsibilities of Deans of Schools/Faculties, Directors of Institutes/Centres and Department Chairpersons. Also consider what other attributes are important. olesHC/16.01.14

  8. FAMILIAR CAREER PATHS IN ACADEMIA: LANDMARKS AND PEAKS • Bachelor's Degree  Master’s Degree Doctorate  Higher Doctorate • Lecturer/Assistant Professor  Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor  Professor  Professor Emeritus • Subject Coordinator  Department Chair/Centre Director  Dean of Faculty/Institute Director  Pro Vice Chancellor/Deputy Vice Chancellor/Deputy President  Vice Chancellor/President** [**Excluding College level cluster & position of Provost]

  9. NOT-SO-FAMILIAR PATHS IN ACADEMIA: LANDMARKS AND PEAKS • Research Fellow  Senior Research Fellow  (Associate Research) Professor  (Research) Professor • Scholarship  Fellowship  Post Doctoral Fellowship/ Residency  Higher Fellowship/Award, e.g. Fellow of the (National) Academy of Sciences

  10. DISCUSSION COMBINING ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP – the main challenge for most people]. Academic leadership covered in previous slides – the master key to the University’s core business of TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE. Administrative leadership – supported and complemented by other structures in the university system. General attributes – as in other sectors: refer to excerpts from survey by Industrial Psychology Consultants, “Why Employees Hate Their Bosses Survey Report” (2010). HC/16.01.14

  11. CONCLUSION A university is as good as its faculty members*. [i.e. academic staff] The interests of the department/ school/ faculty/ university* come first. [*i.e. the unit/organisation] “We are only as strong as our weakest link.” If each and every one of the Boards* of the Departments or Schools/Institutes functions well in letter and spirit, then the university runs smoothly, and it achieves its mission and the vision of the Vice Chancellor. [i.e. and all their committees] The university committee system* is designed to guarantee all of the above. [*it is key, especially at the operational level] HC/16.01.14

  12. THE END THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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