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Third Level Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Questions (326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Question:

326. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of administrative staff that are currently employed by University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13129/14]

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Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Question:

327. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of lecturers that are currently employed by University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13130/14]

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Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Question:

328. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average number of lecture contact hours first year arts students receive in University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13131/14]

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Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Question:

329. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average number of lecture contact hours first year business students receive in University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13132/14]

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Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Question:

330. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average number of lecture contact hours first year engineering students receive in University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13133/14]

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Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Question:

331. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average number of lecture contact hours first year pre-med students receive in University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13134/14]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 326 to 331, inclusive, together. Data on staffing numbers in higher education institutions is collated by the Higher Education Authority at the end of every quarter. The most recent data available is therefore in respect of the last quarter in 2013. Staff numbers are reported in two categories: academic and non-academic. At the end of Q4 2013, UCD reported that there were 1,128 whole time equivalent (WTE) non-academic staff and 952 academic staff provided for from Exchequer funding. This figure includes 513 (WTE) Lecturer and 195 (WTE) Senior Lecturer posts. It should be noted the 1,128 non-academic staff includes a range of categories of support staff in an institution including administrative staff. Non-academic staff are involved in student focused functions such as student admissions and registration, campus service centres, assessment and library as well as the more traditional back office functions such as ICT support, finance and payroll. The non-academic category of staff may also include support staff involved in activities related to research such as administrative support and laboratory technicians. The number of students enrolled in institutions is reported on an academic year basis. In 2012/13 (most recent data available), UCD had 23,931 students enrolled and this includes full and part-time students studying at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Number of Lecture Contact Hours with 1st Year Students (UCD) in Arts, Engineering , Business and Pre-Med.

Student Class

No. of hours

Arts

14.1 hours per week

Engineering

23.95 hours per week

Business

16.25 hours per week

Pre-Med

16 hours per week

(i) Student class contact hours will vary from week to week according to the particular modules taken. The figures represent the average weekly student class contact hours.

(ii) Students undertake a range of activities involving contact with staff. These include lectures, tutorials, seminars, practicals and small group work which will vary by subject and by module.

(iii) A typical UCD 5 credit module will expect a total effort of between 100 and 125 hours from a student with variations in the balance between class contact and other forms of learning.

(iv) Students taking programmes in UCD typically have the opportunity to take up to ten ECTS credits outside their main programme area – UCD Horizons electives – and so will not necessarily share the same contact hour load with their programme cohort.

(v) Students in UCD may have access to option modules (e.g. ‘choose two of the following four ...’) and so will not necessarily share the same contact hour load with their programme cohort.

(vi) These numbers do not include repeat or other partial registrations where individual circumstances rather than programme design determine a given student’s workload.

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