The “Delaware Study” Full Name: The University of Delaware National Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity Initiated in 1992 by researchers at the.

The “Delaware Study”

Full Name: The University of Delaware National Study of Instructional Costs and Productivity

Initiated in 1992 by researchers

at the University of Delaware

Purpose of the “Delaware Study”

Provide a set of

National Standardized Academic Benchmarks

for academic management & research

Focused on Instructional Outputs,

not to be confused with

The Delaware “Out-of-Classroom Activity” Study

a separate study by the University of Delaware.

How is the Study Conducted?

Invitation to U.S. public and private universities and colleges

Participating institutions complete a ‘Data Collection Form’ giving

course, faculty, and cost/expenditure data

Data analyzed by the University of Delaware; results sent to institutions.

Who Participates?

In 2005-06

Over 200 participating institutions

from 39 states

including 47 Research Institutions

What are the “National Standardized Benchmarks”?

Measures of:

PRODUCTIVITY: Faculty teaching workloads credit hours / full-time equated faculty (FTEF)

COST OF INSTRUCTION: $ (direct instructional cost) / credit hour

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY: $ (separately budgeted scholarly activity)

by Academic Discipline

What are the “Academic Disciplines”?

The U.S. Department of Education provides a “Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP),”

a listing of different academic programs

Wayne State utilizes approximately 80 of these Academic Disciplines in classifying its Course Subject Offerings.

What Does the “Data Collection Form”

Look Like?

A. INSTRUCTIONAL COURSELOAD: FALL SEMESTER, 2003

(D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J ) (K) (L) (P )

(A) (B) (C) Lower Upper Undergrad Total Grad Graduate Total Total Lab/Dsc/ Total

Seperately Instruc- Div. OC* Div. OC* Indv. Undergrad OC* Indv. Graduate Student Rec.

Total Budgeted tional Instruct. SCH Instruct. SCH Credit Hours Sections (M) (N) (O)

Lower Div. Upper Div. Graduate

Regular faculty:- Tenured/Tenure Eligible- Other Regular FacultySupplemental Faculty NATeaching Assistants:- Credit Bearing Courses- Non-Credit Bearing Activity NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

TOTAL

NA

Classification

FTE Faculty Other Section Types

(Lecture, Seminar, etc.)

Please complete the following matrix, displaying student credit hours and organized class sections taught, by type of faculty, and by level of instruction. Be sure to consult definitions before

Faculty Student Credit Hours Organized Class Sections

Breaking Down the Data Categories

Faculty type Tenured/Tenure Eligible Other Regular Faculty Supplemental Faculty Teaching Assistants

Section type Organized Class (OC)

includes: Lab/Discussions/Recitations Individualized Instruction (II)

Faculty Type Assignments

Regular Faculty Other Regular Faculty

(Tenure and Tenure Track) (Not eligible for tenure)

Ranked Faculty Ranked Faculty

Professor Clinical

Associate Professor Research

Assistant Professor Visiting

Distinguished Professor University Professor

Instructor

Unranked Faculty Senior Lecturer

Department Chair Lecturer

Associate Department Chair

Department/Division Head

Director (Academic)

Faculty Type Assignments-Cont’d

Supplemental Faculty Teaching Assistants

(Non-recurring appointments)

All Part-time Faculty Classifications

Part-time Faculty

All graduate assistants EXCEPT Graduate Research Assistants

Hourly Part-time Faculty

Summer Assignment of 9 month Faculty

Part-time Faculty-University Employee, Additional Service, with or without retirement.

Individualized Instruction Courses

ANT 7994 DIR STD: MDCL ANT

ANT 7995 DIRECTED STUDY

ANT 7998 FIELD PROBLEM

ANT 7999 MASTERS ESSAY DIR

ANT 9990 PREDOC CAND RSCH

ANT 9991 DOC CAND STATUS 1




ANT 9995 DOC CAND MNTCE STUS

ANT 9999 DOCT DISS RSCH&DIR

APA 5810 DIR PRJ: PAINTING

APH 5850 DIR PRJ: PHOTOGRAPHY

APH 8850 MFA STUDIO: PHOT

APR 5840 DIR PRJ: PRINTMAKING

ARB 3990 DIRECTED STUDY

ASL 5810 SPEC TPCS IN SCULPT

ASL 8820 MFA STUDIO: SCLPT

ASN 3540 INTNSV JAPANESE

AUD 6020 PHYS CNCPTS: CLIN APP

AUD 6310 CLINCL PRCTM SERIES

AUD 7990 DIR STUDY

BBE 6600 INTSHP: BBE TEACHING

BEP 5000 BRAZIL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

BEP 7000 BRAZIL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

BIO 2990 MARC SEMINAR

BIO 3990 DIRECTED STUDY

3 Important Caveatsin Using the Study

Caveat #1The Relationship between Course Subject and Academic Discipline

There is NOT a 1:1 relationship between Academic Department and Academic Discipline. The relationship is 1:Many.

Example:

Sociology Department

(College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)

CIP Code45.11

Sociology

College of Social Work

CIP Codes by School/College

School/College CIP Code CIP Description % of College % of Discipline

Business 52 Business Management & Admin. Servs. 97.9% 100.0%

09 Communications, Journalism Program 1.6% 2.3%

22 Legal Professions & Studies 0.5% 0.9%

Education 13 Education 58.7% 93.2%

31 Parks,Rec.,Leisure &Fitness Studies 20.9% 100.0%

42 Psychology 18.9% 37.6%

25 Library Science 0.7% 2.5%

27 Mathematics & Statistics 0.5% 1.6%

50 Visual & Performing Arts 0.2% 0.2%

51 Health Profs & Related Sciences (Med) 0.2% 0.2%

Engineering 14 Engineering 85.9% 100.0%

15 Engineering Technologies/Technician 12.3% 98.0%

11 Computer & Info.Support Sciences 0.7% 3.0%


30 Multi/interdisciplinary Studies 0.5% 9.1%


Fine, Performing and Comm Arts 50 Visual & Performing Arts 78.9% 99.8%


23 English Language & Literature/Lette 1.1% 2.7%

05 Area,Ethnic,Cultural&Gender Studies 0.2% 1.9%

13 Education 0.2% 0.3%


Graduate School 25 Library Science 72.9% 22.2%

13 Education 22.9% 2.9%

45 Social Sciences 2.1% 0.2%

54 History 2.1% 0.8%

Law 22 Legal Professions & Studies 100.0% 94.5%

Liberal Arts and Science 40 Physical Sciences 24.2% 99.9%


26 Biological & Biomedical Sciences 11.2% 72.7%


16 Foreign Languages, Lit. & Linguisti 7.8% 99.5%



54 History 4.6% 97.7%

38 Philosophy & Religious Studies 3.5% 100.0%

11 Computer & Info.,Support Sciences 3.4% 95.0%

44 Public Admin.&Social Service Profs. 3.4% 100.0%


Liberal Arts and Sciences, Cont'd. 05 Area,Ethnic,Cultural&Gender Studies 1.6% 86.5%

51 Health Profs&Related Sciences(Med) 1.4% 7.4%

19 Family & Consumer, Human Sciences 1.0% 100.0%

24 Liberal Arts & Sci.,Gen Studies&Hum 0.8% 100.0%

43 Criminal Justice Administration 0.8% 95.7%






15 Engineering Technologies/Technician 0.0% 2.0%

Medicine 26 Biological & Biomedical Sciences 77.2% 26.6%




Nursing 51 Health Profs&Related Sciences(Med) 100.0% 37.8%


Pharmacy and Health Sciences 51 Health Profs&Related Sciences(Med) 84.4% 37.1%

12 Mortuary Science 10.8% 100.0%



43 Criminal Justice Administration 0.4% 4.3%

University Libraries 25 Library Science 55.8% 60.8%






16 Foreign Languages, Lit. & Linguisti 0.6% 0.5%

40 Physical Sciences 0.6% 0.1%

Urban, Labor and Metro Affairs 45 Social Sciences 49.3% 8.2%



05 Area,Ethnic,Cultural&Gender Studies 9.0% 11.5%

26 Biological & Biomedical Sciences 4.5% 0.7%


11 Computer & Info.,Support Sciences 3.0% 2.0%

54 History 3.0% 1.5%


Caveats #2 Course Subject Classification

Given that the Delaware Study is intended as a cost study, classification of a course is by the instructional account paying for the instructor.

In some instances, this is not the same as the department offering the course.

A detailed breakdown is given in Appendix D of the Report.

Caveat #3 Cost/Expense Measures

We participated in the cost/expense portion of the Study; but the results have not yet been evaluated.

Consequently, we may have ‘faculty teaching load’ data only.

We may have (a) cost per credit hour or (b) expenditures on scholarly activity

An Additional Caveat

2nd year of Wayne State’s Participation, fewer data issues required resolution.

Data deemed usable, with appropriate caution for possible outlying anomalies

Content of the Study

Summary Tables & Charts Table A- Faculty Teaching Workloads (SCH/FTEF) Table B- % Distribution of SCH by Faculty Category Table C- % Distribution of SCH by Course Level

For Table A-C above:-Summary-Detail-Charts

Quartiles for Table A - SCH and Class Sections Appendices

Total Total Total Total N SCH/FTE SCH/FTE SCH/FTE SCH/FTE

Wayne State University 1 190 274 444 132Research 47 194 376 336 297Doctoral 33 174 293 298 235Comprehensive 73 198 245 265 214

N % UG % GR % UG % GR % UG % GR % UG % GRWayne State University 1 39 73 17 10 32 12 10 0Research 47 46 83 17 5 16 8 12 0Doctoral 33 46 77 16 5 20 8 5 0Comprehensive 73 55 76 10 3 18 9 0 0

% UG % GR % UG % GRN OC+II OC+II OC+II OC+II


Table A - TotalsStudent Credit Hours per FTE Faculty

Tenured/Tenure-Track, Other Regular Faculty, Supplemental Faculty and Teaching Assistants

Tenure/Tenure Track Other Regular

Table C - TotalsNormative Percent of Student Credit Hours by Course Level within Faculty Category

Tenure/Tenure-Track and Other Regular Faculty

Tenure/Tenure Track Other Regular Supplemental Teaching Assistants

Table B - TotalsNormative Percent of Student Credit Hours Across Faculty Category and Course Level


Table A, Summary Totals

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Tenured Other Regular Supplemental TeachingAssistants

Total SCH per FTE Faculty

WSU

Research

Doctoral

Table A, “Student Credit Hours Per FTE”

FTE FTE FTE FTE Total Students Total Students Total Students Total Students

CIP Discipline/Carnegie Classification N SCH Taught SCH Taught SCH Taught SCH Taught 23.01 English Language and Literature, General

Wayne State University 1 163 12.2 188 12.7 363 24.3 302 20.1Research 47 144 10.7 250 17.0 263 17.7 263 17.5Doctoral 33 146 10.9 246 16.6 263 17.9 244 16.3Comprehensive 67 212 14.4 259 17.3 258 17.3 272 18.1Urban 10 150 11.2 259 13.8 249 16.6 273 18.2


Table A - Summary

Student Credit Hours per FTE FacultyTenured/Tenure-Track, Other Regular Faculty, Supplemental Faculty and Teaching Assistants

(Based on Fall 2003 Data)

Chart A, “Student Credit Hours per FTE Faculty”

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Undergrad/Grad FTE Students Taught

WSU

Research

Doctoral

Urban

Table B, “Normative Percent of Student Credit Hours across Faculty Category”

CIP Discipline/Carnegie ClassificationN% UG % Gr % UG % Gr % UG % Gr % UG % Gr % UG % Gr

14.19 Mechanical Engineering Wayne State University1 92 67 0 0 2 33 6 0 100 100Research 38 80 94 7 1 10 5 1 0 98 100Doctoral 13 73 86 5 0 18 13 0 0 96 99Comprehensive 13 82 93 11 0 7 5 0 0 100 98

TotalTenure/Tenure Track Other Regular Faculty Supplemental Faculty Teaching Assistants

Table B - Summary

Normative Percent of Student Credit Hours Across Faculty Category and Course LevelTenured/Tenure-Track, Other Regular Faculty, Supplemental Faculty and Teaching Assistants

(Based on Fall 2003 Data)

Chart B, “Distribution of Student Credit Hours Across Faculty Category”

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% Undergraduate SCH from Organized Classes

WSU

Research

Doctoral

Table C, “Normative Percent of Student Credit Hours within Faculty Category”

% UG % GR % UG % GR

CIP Discipline/Carnegie Classification N OC+II OC+II OC+II OC+II16.09 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General


Tenure/Tenure Track Other Regular Faculty

Table C - Summary

Normative Percent of Student Credit Hours across Course Level within Faculty CategoryTenure/Tenure-Track and Other Regular Faculty

Chart C, “Percent of Student Credit Hours within Faculty Category”

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Percent of SCH for Tenure, Tenure-Track Faculty

WSU

Research

Doctoral

“Quartiles”

A Quartile Ranking in Comparison to Peers

is provided for:

• SCH / FTEF

• FTES/FTEF

• Organized Class Sections / FTEF

Table A, “Quartiles”

WSUCIP Discipline/Carnegie Classification 25% 50% 75%

51.09 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention 16.3 8.5 13.7 2014.07 Chemical Engineering 10.4 6.8 8.7 10.651.02 Communication Disorders Sciences 12.9 10.7 11.9 13.711.01 Computer and Information Sciences 14.2 10.1 12.6 14.943.01 Criminal Justice and Corrections 21.7 17.8 20.7 25.813.04 Educ. Administration,Supervision 13.4 9.7 12.9 15.642.18 Educational Psychology 13.2 10.8 12.2 14.205.02 Ethnic, Cultural Min., Gender Studies 15.8 10.9 15 19.950.07 Fine and Studio Art 13.8 9.7 12.2 14.824.01 Lib. Arts and Sci., Humanities 16.4 12.9 16.3 17.252.12 Management Information Systems 28.7 11.3 24.3 29.850.09 Music 10.7 8.1 9.2 1138.01 Philosophy 19.7 15.9 19 21.245.10 Political Science and Government 20.5 15.3 17.6 2216.09 Romance Languages, Lit, Linguistics 15.3 10.3 14.4 15.3

3rd Quartile SCH/FTE Instr FacResearch Institutions

Closing Considerations

Why Participate in the Delaware Study?

Comparisons are made at the academic discipline level of analysis.

Teaching workloads are analyzed by faculty type, i.e., tenured and tenure track;

other permanent faculty; supplemental faculty; and graduate teaching

assistants.

Participants can define their own peer groups.

The data definitions, methodology and data collection tools are regularly

reviewed by representatives from participating institutions.

The Delaware Study is longitudinal, and enables you to track trend data over

extended periods of time.

The measures enjoy widespread national acceptance and use.

Contact Information

Paul N. Moniodis

Executive Director, Institutional Research

1309 Faculty/Administration Building

(313) 577-5743

[email protected]

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