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Performance Indicators

Project Perspectives and the UOW Strategic Plan

Projects undertaken by the Performance Indicator Team are aimed at supporting the Universities objectives as outlined in the Universities Strategic Plan. All projects undertaken by the performance indicator team fall into the following perspectives:

Students, Teaching & Learning:  The University of Wollongong identified Excellence and Innovation in Learning and Teaching to be one of its core goals and objectives in its 2008 – 2010 strategic plan. The University has a student-centred approach to learning and teaching which supports students learning and preparing for the challenges of future study and workplace environments. Attracting and maintaining student numbers, the quality of students and the courses offered help support the University in achieving this goal. The performance indicator team prepare a range of reporting and analytics to assist decision making and planning in this area.

Research:  In its 2008 – 2010 Strategic Plan the University identified Excellence and Innovation in Research as a core goal and objective. The performance Indicator project produces a range of reporting on research income, publications and higher degree research students to assist in the university in helping to manage and plan its research activities 

Community & International Focus: The University’s vision is  “To be an international University recognised for originality and enterprise in exploring, communicating and applying knowledge to enrich individuals, their communities and the environment” The performance Indicator team established reporting projects under the community and internationalisation perspective to help identify and capture data which allows us to understand the impact we have on our community and support community outreach programs. Furthermore our internationally focused projects help the university understand its internationalisation position and meet it’s core strategic goal of “A university of international outlook and achievement”

Financial: Financial Performance is one of 12 Key Performance Indicators singled out in the University of Wollongong’s 2008 – 2010 Strategic Plan. The Performance Indicator Team offers a range of reporting under the Financial Perspective to assist the University in maintaining and improving its financial management

Business Processes & Operations:  The University identified “Resource Utilisation” as a key performance indicator in its 2008 – 2010 strategic plan. The performance indicator team established the Business process and operations perspective to support this goal by developing projects which help the University understand and improve is business processes and procedures to help improve quality and identify time and cost savings in these processes.

Staff & Workplace Satisfaction: A key enabling goal of the University of Wollongong’s current strategic plan is to ensure they have “Versatile, skilled and committed staff”. Three of the Universities 13 Strategic Goals relate to staff and workplace capability and satisfaction. The Performance Indicator Team has initited a range of reporting projects under this perspective which assist the University in understanding its staffing profile and satisfaction levels

Environmental Sustainability: The University of Wollongong’s commitment to environmental sustainability is outlined in the 2008-2010 University of Wollongong (UOW) Strategic Plan. This plan identifies ‘Environmental Impact’ as one of the thirteen key performance indicators, with the ‘Promotion of responsible environmental management across all UOW locations’ as one of the strategic priorities. The reporting available through the environmental sustainability perspective will support the Universities environmental strategy by helping the University community understand and track their impact along with meeting the University’s obligations to report its environmental footprint.