Table 3 The proposed evaluation criteria.
From: A faculty performance evaluation model based on MACBETH and fuzzy filter ranking methods
Main criteria | Sub-criteria | Description | Measurement | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional ethics and conduct (C1) | Political and ideological performance (C11) | Follow the Party Central Committee closely in terms of political stance, direction, principle, and path. | Qualitative | Dean and academic leaders of the college evaluate each faculty member according to the following scale: 1 = Below expectations; 2 = Meets expectations; 3 = Exceeds expectations; 4 = Greatly exceeds expectations; 5 = Truly outstanding. |
Professional ethics and literacy (C12) | Have a good work ethic, be strict in self-discipline and a role model for students. | Qualitative | ||
Teamwork awareness (C13) | Become a good team player, actively participate in departmental and institutional activities and social responsibility activities. | Qualitative | ||
Service and leadership (C2) | Service work (C21) | Participate in university service, such as committee and leadership roles | Qualitative | The same scale as C1 |
Coach junior lecturer (C22) | Help in recruitment and mentor new faculty members | Qualitative | ||
Industry engagement (C23) | Connect and collaborate with industry to improve practical skills | Qualitative | ||
Teaching activities (C3) | Teaching workload (C31) | The teaching hours completed per year (including thesis and internship supervision). | Quantitative | N/A |
Student evaluation (C32) | The score from the student evaluation on teaching. | Quantitative | ||
Peer evaluation (C33) | The score from the peer evaluation on teaching. | Quantitative | ||
International student class (C34) | The number of courses taught to international students of the college. | Quantitative | ||
Teaching & learning rules (C35) | The number of cases for late arrival or early departure of the class, change of the finalized class schedules or absence from required meetings (e.g., faculty training) without pre-approval and proper justification, failure to submit required materials and file test paper timely, etc. | Quantitative | Cost criteria | |
Teaching achievements (C4) | Teaching achievement awards (C41) | The number of awards based on the level (e.g., national, provincial, school) and rank (e.g., first, second, third). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each award: (1) National award: 100; (2) Provincial award: 50 = grand prize; 40 = first prize; 25 = second prize; 20 = third prize; (3) School award: 15 = grand prize; 10 = first prize; 8 = second prize; 6 = third prize. |
Teaching reform projects (C42) | The number of approved projects on teaching reform based on level (e.g., national, provincial, school) and category (e.g., major, general). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each project: (1) Provincial level: 15; (2) Education Ministry’s collaborative education program with industry: 12; (3) School level: 5 = major project; 3 = general project. | |
First-class curriculum development (C43) | The number of first-class curricula based on level (e.g., national, provincial, school). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each curriculum: (1) National level: 40; (2) Provincial level: 20; (3) School level: 5 = major project; 3 = general project. | |
Publication of textbooks and articles in teaching (C44) | The number of published textbooks based on category (e.g., major, general) and the number of published papers on teaching topics. | Quantitative | Defined scale for each textbook/paper (1) Provincial key textbook: 15; (2) Provincial general textbook: 6; (3) Articles on teaching topics: 2. | |
Mentoring provincial college students’ innovation program (C45) | The number of approved programs mentored by corresponding faculty members based on program category (e.g., major, general). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each program: (1) Major program: 8; (2) General program: 6; (3) Instructional program: 4. | |
Teaching skill competitions (C46) | The number of awards based on the level (e.g., provincial, school) and rank (e.g., first, second, third). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each award: (1) Provincial award: 10 = first prize; 8 = second prize; 6 = third prize; (3) School award: 6 = first prize; 4 = second prize; 2 = third prize. | |
Instruct students in various competitions (C47) | The number of awards won by the instructed students based on the competition category, level (e.g., national, provincial) and rank (e.g., first, second, third). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each award of Category I competition: (1) National award: 40 = first prize; 30 = second prize; 20 = third prize; (2) Provincial award: 12 = first prize; 8 = second prize; 6 = third prize. Defined scale for each award of Category II competition: (1) National award: 10 = first prize; 8 = second prize; 6 = third prize; (2) Provincial award: 6 = first prize; 4 = second prize; 2 = third prize. | |
Outstanding graduation thesis awards (C48) | The number of supervised students who win outstanding graduation thesis award based on the rank (e.g., first, second, third). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each provincial award: 10 = first prize; 6 = second prize; 4 = third prize | |
Laboratory construction (C49) | The total approved amount (capital spending) for constructing new labs. | Quantitative | The project leader shall propose proportion of the project amount for the participants based on contribution to the lab construction. | |
Research and scholarly activities (C5) | Publication records and patents (C51) | The number of approved patents and published articles and books based on the class/level of the journal, publisher, and patent. | Quantitative | Defined scale for each published paper: 5 = Class IV; 8 = Class III; 10 = Class II; 15 = Class I. Defined scale for each book: 10 = general press; 15 = major press. Defined scale for each patent: 10 = national invention patent, 2 = utility-model patent; 2 = registered software copyright. |
Scientific research projects (C52) | The number of approved projects based on the level of sponsors (e.g., national, provincial, municipal) | Quantitative | Defined scale for each project: (1) National level: 40; (2) Provincial level: 20; (3) Municipal: 5. | |
Scientific research awards (C53) | The number of awards based on the level (e.g., national, provincial, municipal) and rank (e.g., first, second, third). | Quantitative | Defined scale for each award: (1) National award: 100; (2) Provincial award: 50 = first prize; 40 = second prize; 30 = third prize; (3) Municipal award: 15 = first prize; 10 = second prize; 7 = third prize. | |
Horizontal scientific research projects (C54) | The amount of received research funding from enterprises and other organizations. | Quantitative | N/A |
