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SENIOR LECTURER’S ANNUAL REPORT

2006/07

(including Admissions Data for 2007)

Colm Kearney Senior Lecturer

November 2007

University of Dublin

Trinity College

CONTENTS Page I. Introduction and Summary 1 II. Applications and Admissions 2007 2 Student Applications and Admissions 2 Entrance Exhibitions 3 Matriculation Examination 4 Non-Traditional Admissions and Access Initiatives 4 Mature Students Office 7 New Entrants Survey 8 Admissions Liaison Activities 9 III. Student Population 11 IV. Academic Staff 13 New Academic Appointments 13 Staff/Student Ratios 13 V. Academic Progress 14 Junior Freshman Students Successfully Completing the Year 14 Students Off-books 14 Foundation Scholarship Examination 14 External Examiners 15 Commencements, Firsts and Gold Medal Awards 15 Distribution of Grades Achieved at Degree Examinations 2007 16 Diploma and Certificate Award Ceremonies 16 VI. New Course Developments 17 Courses approved for delivery in 2007/08 17 Courses approved for delivery in 2008/09 18 VII. Academic Developments and Student Learning Supports 19 Academic Restructuring 19 Modularisation and Academic Year Structure 19 Strategic Innovation Fund 20 Broad Curriculum 21 The Bologna Process 22 Centre for Academic Practice and Student Learning 23 Student Learning and Supports 24 Quality Assurance 26 VIII. Statutory Reporting and Systems Support 28 Recurrent Grant Model 28 Unit Cost Return 28 Student Administration System User Support Unit 28 IX. Seanad Election 30

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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES CONTAINED IN THE MAIN REPORT

FIGURES Page Figure 1 Ratio of first preference applications to quotas 2007, 2006, 2005 2 Figure 2 First preference applications and numbers registered 2007, 2006, 2005 2 Figure 3 Entrance exhibition awards 2007, 2006, 2005 3 Figure 4 Repeated survey of undergraduate new entrants 2007, 2006, 2005 8 Figure 5 Geographical distribution of student population 2006/07 11 Figure 6 Gender breakdown of student population 2006/07 11 Figure 7(a) Percentage of students by category 2006/07 12 Figure 7(b) Percentage of postgraduate students by category 2006/07 12 Figure 8 Reasons for students going off-books 2006/07, 2005/06, 2004/05 14 Figure 9 Foundation and Non-Foundation Scholarships awarded 2007, 2006, 2005 15 Figure 10 First class degrees and gold medals 2006/07, 2005/06, 2004/05 15 Figure 11 Percentage of first class degrees and gold medals by faculty 2006/07 16

TABLES

Table 1 TCD matriculation examination 2007-2003 4 Table 2 Number of applicants with a disability 2007, 2006, 2005 5 Table 3 Number of students entering College through HEAR 2007-2003 7 Table 4 Number of admissions to College through Trinity Access Programmes 2006/07 7 Table 5 Information sources on Trinity College 9 Table 6 New academic appointments 2006/07 and 2005/06 13 Table 7 Diploma and Certificates Awards 2006 16 Table 8(a) Courses approved for delivery in 2007/08 17 Table 8(b) Courses approved for delivery in 2008/09 18

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APPENDICES Page

Appendix A Applications and Admissions 2007 A1 Figure A1 Total number of CAO applications to full-time undergraduate degree courses in TCD (all preferences and first preferences) 2007, 2006, 2005 A2 Figure A2 Total number of CAO applicants to all universities 2007, 2006, 2005 A2 Figure A3 Ratio of CAO applications (all preferences) to quota 2007, 2006, 2005 A3 Table A1(a) Total number of applications: direct entry courses 2007, 2006, 2005 A5 Table A1(b) Number of students admitted under the Mature Student Dispensation Scheme by faculty 2007-2003 A6 Table A2(a) Courses not meeting quota in 2007 A7 Table A2(b) Courses not meeting quota in 2006 A8 Table A3 Ratio of total and eligible CAO applications to quota for 2007, 2006, 2005 A9 Table A4 Ratio of total and eligible CAO applications to quota for Two Subject Moderatorship

courses 2007, 2006, 2005 A11 Table A5 CAO first preference applications: quotas, points, number registered 2007, 2006, 2005 A12 Table A6 CAO first preference applications: quotas, points, number registered, Two Subject Moderatorship courses 2007, 2006, 2005 A14 Table A7 Total number of CAO applicants to universities, DIT, other ITs, Colleges of Education

and private colleges (all preferences) 2007, 2006, 2005 A15 Table A8 Percentage rate of acceptances to offers 2007-2003 (CAO round 1) A16 Table A9 Percentage rate of acceptances to offers, TSM courses 2007-2003 (CAO round 1) A18 Table A10 Distribution of points within each course: undergraduate new entrants 2007 A19 Table A11 Distribution of points within each TSM course: undergraduate new entrants 2007 A22 Table A12 Two Subject Moderatorship course: 2007 final minimum entry levels A23 Table A13 Repeated survey of undergraduate new entrants 2007, 2006, 2005 A24 Appendix B Student Population B1 Table B1 Geographical distribution of the student body 2006/07 B1 Table B2 Student numbers 2006/07-2001/02 B1 Appendix C Academic Staff C1 Table C1 Appointments by faculty 2006/07 C1 Table C2 Appointments by qualification 2006/07 C1 Table C3 Appointments by gender 2006/07 C2 Tables C4 (a-g) Staff/student ratios C3 Appendix D Academic Progress D1 Table D1 Junior Freshman full-time degree students successfully completing the year 2006/07-1997/98 D1 Table D2 Foundation and non-foundation scholarships awarded by course 2007, 2006, 2005 D3 Table D3 External examiners for undergraduate courses appointed to examine in 2006/07 D4 Table D4 Degrees conferred 2006-1997 D5 Table D5 Summary of grades achieved at undergraduate honors degree examinations in

2006/07-2001/02 D6 Table D6 Distribution of grades achieved by course at undergraduate degree

examinations in 2006/07 D7

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Appendix E Faculty/School/Structure 2006/07 E1 Appendix F Broad Curriculum F1 Table F1 Broad Curriculum Cross-Faculty courses 2006/07 F1 Table F2 Broad Curriculum Cross-Faculty Course Retention Rates 2006/07 – 2002/03 F2 Appendix G Funded Learning Innovation Projects - 2006/07 G1 Appendix H Individual Activities of the Centre for Learning Technology H1 Appendix I Schedule of Quality Review for Schools 2006/07 – 2011/12 I1

SENIOR LECTURER’S ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07 I. INTRODUCTION The Senior Lecturer has overall responsibility for College’s academic activities, in terms of policy matters. The Senior Lecturer is supported by the Academic Secretary who is the administrative head of the Senior Lecturer’s Area (SLA). The SLA provides administrative support to many of the College processes involved in matters of undergraduate admission and progression, and general issues of academic practice and policy. This includes the processing of applications and the admission of undergraduate students, the registration of all students, development of access policy, support for academic initiatives, academic development and quality enhancement, coordination of lecture and examination timetabling, commencements ceremonies, schools liaison activities and academic quality improvement. The Senior Lecturer’s Area also supports the committees chaired by the Senior Lecturer, and prepares material on issues of academic policy and practice for consideration by these committees and by Council and Board. This is the 12th Annual Report to be presented to Council and Board, and provides statistical data and commentary on the activities supported by the Senior Lecturer’s Area during the academic year 2006-07. Admissions data for 2007 are also included. During 2006-07 academic policy and planning was dominated by: (i) the academic restructuring process undertaken by the College, (ii) leading and coordinating College’s submission for the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), (iii) preparing and reporting on student data returns to facilitate the implementation of the

Higher Education Authority (HEA) new funding model: facilitating the HEA audit of systems and procedures in relation to student data returns,

(iv) facilitating and supporting the work of the Modularisation and Academic Year Structure Working Group,

(v) facilitating the implementation of the ECTS across all taught programmes, (vi) facilitating the implementation of the Bologna directive. The Senior Lecturer’s Area, in leading and supporting the above major activities, provided the administrative support to many of the committees and working groups involved, and collated a significant volume of data to inform the discussion of particular issues. In April 2007, Board approved the discontinuation of the implementation of the Quercus Plus student administration system. This represents a significant setback for College and in particular for the management of student data. The lack of systems development over the past five years of the bespoke student administration system because of the expectation of having a fit-for-purpose new student administration system has meant that a high volume of work is now manually managed. This lack of development, in tandem with a very fragile legacy student administration system, significantly increases the risk of failure in the execution of basic functions in the SLA such as student registration and admissions. It also heightens the awareness throughout College of the need for state-of-the-art information and management systems to enable the future development of activities. A submission for part-funding of a new student information system was made to Cycle 2 of SIF and the outcome of this submission will be communicated by the end of December 2007.

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II. APPLICATIONS AND ADMISSIONS 2007 Student Applications and Admissions In 2007 Trinity continued to attract a substantial proportion (11%) of first preference applications in the CAO system (11% in 2006 and 12% in 2005). In general, course quotas were met. There was an overall College ratio of 2.6:1 (2.6:1 in 2006) of first preference applications to course quotas. The Faculty of Health Sciences was the highest this year at 3.5:1 (4.0:1 in 2006). The overall College ratio of eligible first preference applications to course quotas was significantly lower at 1.8:1 (1.7:1 in 2006). See Table A5 on pages A12-A13 in the Appendices.

Figure 1: Ratio of first preference applications to quotas 2007, 2006, 2005

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228 196 195 430 422 426 248 240 259588 574 519 397 433 408 469 461 445

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Out of a total of 50 undergraduate full-time single and joint honor CAO courses (excluding TSM), eight (16%) did not meet their quota because of insufficient applications, and of 25 TSM subjects, four (16%) did not meet their quota for the same reason (see Table A2(a) on page A7 in the Appendices). For more detailed information on applications and admissions see Appendix A.

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Entrance Exhibitions 2007 On the basis of public examination results, entrance exhibitions are awarded to EU new entrants to full-time undergraduate degree programmes who achieve a minimum of 545 points. Five hundred and sixty eight (568) students were awarded an entrance exhibition in 2007 representing 24% of the EU Junior Freshman class for 2007/08. A total of 50,870 pupils sat the Leaving Certificate examination in 2007. Of those that applied to the CAO 1,705 achieved 545 points or more and 427 (25%) of these students accepted a place at Trinity College. Entrance Exhibitions were also awarded to ninety-seven (97) A-level students and fifteen (15) students with other EU qualifications. Sixty four (64%) per cent of entrance exhibitioners were female in 2007 (66% in 2006). A reception for all entrance exhibitioners, their parents/guardians and school principals was held over three evenings in November 2007. Entrance Exhibitions 2006 Five hundred and thirty one (531) students were awarded an entrance exhibition in 2006 representing 23% of the EU Junior Freshman class for 2006/07. A total of 50,955 pupils sat the Leaving Certificate examination in 2006. Of those that applied to the CAO 1,691 achieved 545 points or more and 434 (26%) of these students accepted a place at Trinity College. Entrance Exhibitions were also awarded to ninety-one (91) A-level students and six students with other EU qualifications. Sixty-six (66%) per cent of entrance exhibitioners in 2006 were female (65% in 2005). A reception for all entrance exhibitioners, their parents/guardians and school principals was held over three evenings in November 2006.

Figure 3: Entrance exhibition awards 2007, 2006, 2005

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See Tables A10 and A11 on pages A19-A22 in the Appendices for further information on points at entry by course.


Matriculation Examination A matriculation examination is held in Trinity College every year, usually in March/April, in a limited range of subjects. As of 2003 only two subjects are examined, namely, Geology and Biblical Studies. Fifteen candidates presented for the Geology examination in 2007 (38 in 2006), and three for Biblical Studies (2 in 2006).

Table 1: TCD matriculation examination 2007 - 2003

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Biblical Studies 3 2 - - - Geology 15 38 25 21 19 Total 18 40 25 21 19

Non-Traditional Admissions and Access Initiatives Non-traditional applications to the university are categorised into three principal types: (a) students with a disability, (b) mature students applying for admission under the mature student dispensation scheme, and (c) socio-economically disadvantaged students. In addition to applying through the CAO, applicants in these three groups are invited to submit separate applications directly to the university. College’s Strategic Plan is committed to increasing the number of non-traditional students admitted to undergraduate programmes and in 2003/04 the Board approved two access policy initiatives: (i) the introduction of a policy reserving 15% of quotas of CAO intake for non-traditional applicants, and (ii) the establishment of an alternative admissions route to undergraduate degree programmes for non-traditional students through a partnership programme between the university and three City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) Colleges. In 2007 a total of 410 (326 in 2006) non-traditional students registered on undergraduate degree programmes, representing 17% of the CAO intake. Fifty eight percent (58%) of the non-traditional students registered in 2007 are mature students. (a) Students with a Disability Applicants may disclose that they have a disability on the CAO application form. Applicants who disclose a disability at this stage of the process are contacted by the CAO and invited to complete a ‘supplementary information form’. This form requests information on the nature of the applicant’s disability and any supports that s/he may require while pursuing their university education. Applicants who wish to avail themselves of the supports and any matriculation concession must also provide evidence of disability, which is assessed by the College Student Disability Services. It should be noted that many applicants with a disability do not disclose this information on the CAO form, and consequently the number of registered new entrants with a disability tends to be greater than the numbers stated above. (Thirty-eight additional students had declared a disability by 1st November 2007 bringing the total to 117 new entrants registered with the Service).


Table 2: Number of applicants with a disability, eligible applicants, offers and registered students 2007, 2006, 2005

Applications 2007 % 2006 % 2005 % Total number of applicants to TCD who disclosed a disability on the CAO application form

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Number of registered students 79 24 34 (b) Students Applying for Admission under the Mature Student Dispensation Scheme In 2007, 750 mature applicants applied under the Mature Student Dispensation Scheme, of whom 155 (21%) were offered places and of these 126 (81%) registered. Applicants under this scheme must be over twenty three years of age and are assessed on the basis of the complete profile of the applicant taking into account work and life experience together with education. Seven hundred and forty eight (748) applications were made in 2006, so there was virtually no change in the numbers of mature students making application. Mature students are also admitted to the undergraduate degrees in nursing under the Mature Student Dispensation Scheme. Applicants to these courses are assessed externally by the Nursing Career Centre. One hundred and thirteen (113) mature students registered on degree courses in nursing and midwifery in 2007 (93 in 2006). Further details of students admitted under the Mature Student Dispensation Scheme and by the Nursing Career Centre together with an indication of the trends in mature student applications are shown in the comparative data in Table A1(b) on page A6 in the Appendices. Despite efforts to increase the number of mature students and a willingness on the behalf of departments to increase their mature student intake, it continues to be difficult to secure successful applications to the Faculties of Science and Engineering and Systems Sciences. This difficulty is partly attributed to the requirement for a specific level of mathematics and/or a science subject as a prerequisite of entry to courses in these Faculties. (c) Socio-economically disadvantaged Students – the Trinity Access Programmes The Trinity Access Programmes (TAP) are a range of initiatives aimed at increasing the participation rate at third level of young adult and mature students from under-represented socio-economic groups. The programmes were established as part of an overall strategy to address low progression rates to third level by students in some socio-economic groups through collaborative work with schools, parents and communities. The Steering Committee for the Trinity Access Programmes is chaired by the Senior Lecturer. Post-entry Support Programme TAP has developed a range of post-entry supports in response to student needs. These include a variety of pre-university programmes, financial and personal support, extra tuition, a Writing


Resource Centre, a Mathematics Help Room, the Studio (learning resource centre), a supported accommodation scheme and end-of-term review workshops. TAP also works closely with other support services in College including the Library, the Student Counselling Service, the Disability Services, the College Health Service, the Accommodation Office and the College Tutorial Service. There are currently five admissions initiatives, all of which are part-funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) through the Strategic Initiatives Scheme. TAP also receives support from a number of individual and corporate donors. 1. Primary and Second-Level Programmes The Primary and Second-Level Programmes link Trinity College with schools which have little or no tradition of progression to third level. The Primary Schools Initiative, with nineteen (19) link primary schools, focuses activities for fifth and sixth class pupils. TAP is assisted by Schools in College each year in developing and delivering activities. The Second-Level Programme delivers pre-entry activities throughout the second level school cycle, and aims to increase the number of students who complete their second-level education and who proceed to third-level education. There are currently twenty (20) link secondary schools. 2. Foundation Course for Higher Education - Mature Students This one-year foundation course is aimed at mature students from socio-economically under-represented groups who have not yet realised their full educational potential. Students who successfully complete the course are awarded a Certificate in Foundation Studies for Higher Education. Students compete for entry to places reserved for mature students and offers are made conditional on attaining an overall grade of II.2 or higher (II.1 in Psychology, Law and Pharmacy) on the Foundation Course. Twenty-four (24) students registered in 2007/08. Of the original 2006 cohort, twenty-one (21) of the twenty-six (26) students completed the course. Fifteen (15) of these progressed to undergraduate courses in TCD. 3. Foundation Course for Higher Education - Young Adults This is a one-year foundation course that caters for young adults (17-20 years old) from under-represented socio-economic groups who have demonstrated academic potential but who require an additional year of education to prepare for third level. It is open to applicants in schools linked to higher education access programmes. Twenty-six (26) students registered in 2007/08. Students who successfully complete the course are awarded a Certificate in Foundation Studies for Higher Education and are eligible to compete for a place in College if they achieve a grade II.2 or higher (II.1 for Law School or Health Sciences). In 2006/07, twenty-five (25) of the twenty-seven (27) registered students completed the course. Nineteen (19) of these students progressed to undergraduate courses in TCD. 4. Concession on Points

Students who are socio-economically disadvantaged and whose school is linked to TAP, or to an access programme at another university (with the exception of NUIG) or the DIT, are eligible for a concession on points for entry to an undergraduate degree course. These students must satisfy the minimum matriculation requirements for entry to their course of choice. Graduates from the Trinity Foundation Course – Young Adults and students from TAP linked schools eligible for a concession on points may compete for places at other universities through a collaborative scheme known as the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR). In 2007, ninety-two (92) students entered College through this route (86 in 2006).


Table 3: Number of students entering College through the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) 2007 - 2003

Year Number of students 2007 94** 2006 86* 2005 75 2004 86 2003 54

*Three of 86 deferred their places. **Two of 94 deferred entry.

5. Partnership Foundation Course As part of College’s efforts to meet the 15% quota of non-traditional students in undergraduate programmes, an arrangement was entered into in 2004-05 with three City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) colleges to develop and co-deliver a Foundation Course in the Liberal Arts for access to a wide range of undergraduate courses. The CDVEC colleges involved are the Liberties College, Dublin 8; Pearse College, Dublin 12; and Plunket College, Dublin 9. The course was run on a pilot basis in 2004/05 and the CDVEC colleges, supported by Trinity College, successfully negotiated with the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) for accreditation within the National Qualifications Framework. Sixteen students from this scheme progressed to undergraduate courses in Trinity College in 2007 (12 in 2006).

Table 4: Number of admissions to College through the Trinity Access Programmes 2006/07

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- Pearse College 5 - Plunket College 4 Total 115

Mature Students Office The Mature Students Office (MSO), located in the Admissions Officer, serves to encourage and support the access and integration of mature students into college life. The Mature Students Officer liaises extensively with the Vocational Education Committees and Adult Education Centres, particularly in the Dublin and Border Midlands and West regions, to promote Trinity College, to outline the opportunities available to mature learners, and to support the application process. A Mature Student Open Evening takes place in January each year, and one-to-one support for applicants is also available. In the academic year 2006-07 the Mature Students Office launched two new information tools for mature students: (i) a mature student website, and (ii) a Trinity College information guide for prospective mature applicants. Supports for registered mature students include:


• A week long Welcome Programme (including a family reception) • Mature Student Resource Centre • Drop-in clinics providing advice and advocacy • Family Day for registered students (an opportunity for families of all ages to experience

Trinity College for a day) • Several social and networking activities

The development of a new mature student database has ensured that the progress of mature students is captured while providing valuable statistical evidence to support the strategic development of the Office. A significant research project will commence early in 2008. It will evaluate the mature student application process, analyse the profile of successful mature applicants to Trinity College, and investigate their experience. It is anticipated that the results of this project will inform the policy development of the Office into the future. New Entrants Survey A questionnaire was distributed in orientation packs to all new EU entrants to full-time undergraduate degree programmes to ascertain the factors that influence students to apply to Trinity. The completed questionnaires were collected at registration and the information was collated by the Admissions Office. Part-time students, SOCRATES and Visiting students were not surveyed and the returns do not differentiate between students starting in the Junior Freshman year and those where were offered advanced entry. A total of one thousand, nine hundred and sixty eight (1,968) usable questionnaires were received representing approximately 75% of registered new entrants. New entrant students were asked to indicate on a scale of 1 – 4 the how important they considered a range of factors to be in choosing Trinity College. As illustrated by the figure below, College’s reputation for quality in teaching 63%, employment prospects 49%, international reputation 43% and location 39% continue to be identified as the main reasons for choosing Trinity College.

Figure 4: Repeated survey of undergraduate new entrants 2007, 2006, 2005

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Students continue to use a variety of sources when researching their third-level options and the fact that students will often name more than one information source as ‘most important’ suggests that students are extracting different information of equal value from different sources. The sources of information about Trinity were in order of importance, College website, the Prospectus, Open Day, and Guidance Counsellors.


The proportion of survey respondents which accessed the College’s website was very high (88%). The majority of the respondents also attended Open Day 2006 (60%). The Admissions Office distributed approximately 50,000 printed copies of the undergraduate Prospectus. For the first time, students were also asked which websites they most regularly visit, and the most popular is the social networking website www.bebo.com.

Table 5: Information Sources on Trinity College

Where did you source information on Trinity College? %

Internet 88 College Prospectus 68 Open Day 60 Guidance Counsellor 36 Friend 32 Family Member 30 Careers Fair 22 School Visit 10 Admissions Office 6

Admissions Liaison Activities The Admissions Office co-ordinates a wide range of school liaison activities in order to promote Trinity’s undergraduate courses.

(a) Regional Careers Conventions and School Visits Several major careers events were organised by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) in 2006-07. Second level schools and commercial bodies also organised a number of other major nationwide events. All of the main third level institutions attend these events as they provide the best opportunity to meet large numbers of potential students and to distribute undergraduate prospectuses. In 2006-07 College was represented by Admissions Office staff at thirty-two (32) such events. The Admissions Liaison Officer also visited twenty-eight (28) second level schools to make presentations about Trinity and its undergraduate courses. Examples of innovation were demonstrated such as introducing students to the A3-D interactive model of Dublin, developed by the School of Computer Science. The Schools of Engineering, Physics and Chemistry participated in liaison activities by hosting specialised events for groups of second level students during 2006-07. (b) Admissions website New entrants rank the College website as their number one source of information on Trinity’s undergraduate courses. The Admissions Office website provides up to-date descriptions on all undergraduate courses, information on the application process, entrance requirements and links to individual School websites. The undergraduate prospectus and the evening course brochure are available to download. A podcast trial was run during the 2006/07 academic year showing individual podcasts for several high demand courses and for Student Life at Trinity. The trial was a major success and a more comprehensive set of podcasts is now proposed. A completely revised version of Trinity’s global homepage and the Admissions website will be launched early in 2008.


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(c) College Prospectus and other applications materials The undergraduate prospectus is listed as the second most important source of information about Trinity’s courses by new entrants. Approximately 50,000 printed copies were distributed, while many more were downloaded from the Admissions Office website. Following a review of prospectuses from leading U.K. universities, a number of improvements were made to the 2008 prospectus, in particular to the layout and content of course entries. (d) College Open Day College Open Day is ranked as the third most important source of information on Trinity by new entrants, and 60% of these attended the Open Day on Wednesday 13 December in 2006. Guidance Counsellors and final year students from all second level schools in Ireland were invited. It is estimated that in excess of 7,000 potential undergraduate students, their parents and Guidance Counsellors from more than 100 schools attended. Over 140 prospective mature students also attended. A wide range of presentations were made covering College’s undergraduate courses and student support services. Potential students also had the opportunity to meet staff and current students at the individual course stands. Improvements to Open Day included a revised set of Science presentations and guest lectures. There was also a specific programme for Guidance Counsellors which focused on research at Trinity, non-traditional entry, and destinations for Arts graduates. The Science presentations and the presentations for Guidance Counsellors were very well received. The Open Day also received good media coverage with photographs appearing in the Irish Times, the Irish Independent and Herald AM.

(e) Links with Guidance Counsellors Guidance Counsellors are ranked as the fourth most important source of information by new entrants. The Admissions Office staff consider Guidance Counsellors to be an important link to potential students, and correspondences with Guidance Counsellors include:

- direct mailing to all Guidance Counsellors highlighting changes to Trinity’s courses and copies of the undergraduate prospectus;

- attendance at the careers events organised by the IGC; - participation in the six autumn meetings for Guidance Counsellors hosted by the Central

Applications Office; - advertisements in the Guidance Counsellors magazine (Guideline), in their annual

yearbook and diary, and in the literature for the IGC annual conference. The Admissions Office staff also attend the IGC AGM.


III. STUDENT POPULATION In total, there were 15,492 registered students in 2006/07 (15,322 in 2005/06). Of these, 84% were from the Republic of Ireland, 3% from Northern Ireland, 7% from other EU countries, 3% from North and Central America and 3% from other parts of the world. In 2006/07, 62% of the student population was female and 38% was male. Ten thousand six hundred and eighty-nine (10,689) students were registered on undergraduate programmes, and 4,803 (31%), on postgraduate programmes. See Tables B1 and B2 on page B1 in Appendix B for further detail.

Figure 5: Geographical distribution of student population 2006/07

Republic of Ireland 84%

Northern Ireland3%

Europe (EU) 7%

North & Central America 3%

Other 3%

Figure 6: Gender breakdown of student population 2006/07

PG Female19%

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Figure 7(a): Percentage of students by category 2006/07

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IV. ACADEMIC STAFF New Academic Appointments The College’s Strategic Plan 2003-2008 identifies the quality of academic staff as one of the College’s major strengths. During the academic year 2006/07, 96 new academic appointments were made as illustrated below in Table 6. Of the 96 appointments made, 7 were to Chairs, 2 to Senior Lectureships and 87 to Lectureships. Of those appointed, 56% (59% in 2005/06) held doctoral degrees and a further 38% (38% in 2005/06) held at least one postgraduate or professional qualification of equivalent standing below doctoral level (17% are in Lecturer/Registrar positions who have higher professional medical qualifications). Six percent (6%) held primary degrees only at the date of appointment (3% in 2005/06). In 2006/07 52% (29% in 2005/06) of appointments were permanent and 48% (71% in 2005/06) were on a contract basis. Doctoral degrees were held by 72% of those appointed to permanent positions. See tables C1, C2 and C3 in the appendices for further data on appointments in 2006/07.

Table 6: New academic appointments 2006/07 and 2005/06

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29% 5% 3% 1% 10% 13% 26% 13% 100% Staff/Student Ratios Staff/student ratios in 2006/07 ranged from 1:14 in the Faculty of Engineering and Systems Sciences (1:14 in 2005/06) and Science (1:15 in 2005/06) to 1:23 in the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (1:21 in 2005/06). The overall College ratio was 1:17 (1:17 in 2005/06). Staff/student ratio calculations for 2006/07 do not include postgraduate research students who were live for thesis only, as this is an administrative status only and the students are not registered students. Further details are provided in tables C4(a) - C4(g) on pages C3-C9.


V. ACADEMIC PROGRESS Junior Freshman Students Successfully Completing the Year The percentage of full-time Junior Freshman degree students who successfully completed the year in 2006/07 averaged 90% across College. These data are based on annual, supplemental and special examination results and are calculated on the basis of the number of students passing examinations against the number of students registered as at the HEA census date of January 31, 2007, and therefore expected to present for examination in Trinity Term (and includes students off-books who are taking examinations). In interpreting data on completion rates it should be noted that in courses with low student numbers, a small number of failures produces a very low percentage completion rate. Junior Freshman completion rates of 75% or less are found in five areas (see Table D1 in the Appendices). Directors of Teaching and Learning (Undergraduate) normally investigate the reasons for high Junior Freshman non-completion rates in particular areas and report to the Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Committee. The most commonly cited reasons for completion rates lower than 75% include students being admitted to a low preference course and lower than average minimum entry points. Many departments have taken measures to improve the completion rates in their programmes, and these include revisions to the curriculum and the provision of extra tuition for students experiencing academic difficulties. Students Off-books In 2006/07 a total of 293 students were off-books compared to 287 in 2005/06 and 299 in 2004/05. The principal grounds for being off-books in 2006/07 were personal (37%) compared to medical (33%) in 2005/06.

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Table 7: Diploma & Certificate Awards 2006

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VI. NEW COURSE DEVELOPMENTS The following courses were approved for delivery in 2007/08:

Table 8(a): Courses approved for delivery in 2007/08

COURSE NO. OF STUDENTS QUOTA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERGRADUATE Degree Faculty of Arts and Humanities BA (Mod) in Irish Studies 10 20 Faculty of Science BA (Mod) Science (Molecular Medicine) 10 10 Total Undergraduate Degree 20 30 POSTGRADUATE Degree Faculty of Arts and Humanities M.Phil. in Literatures of the Americas 6 16 M.Phil. in English Language Teaching (ELT) 6 20 Faculty of Engineering & Systems Sciences M.Sc. in Computer Science (Interactive Entertainment Technology) 14 25 Faculty of Health Sciences MSc in Mental Health 37 30 MSc in Physical Sciences in Medicine ft 10 30 pt 2 MSc in Biomedical Sciences (Intercalated) * 0 10 Professional Doctorate in Dental Surgery ft 11 20 pt 0 2 Total Postgraduate Degree 86 153 Diploma Faculty of Health Sciences Higher Diploma in Midwifery 41 60 Postgraduate Diploma in Conscious Sedation in Dentistry* Jan 08 offering 6 Faculty of Social and Human Sciences Postgraduate Diploma in Management** 0 25 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Behaviour Analysis 22 30 Total Postgraduate Diploma 63 121

* Please note that student numbers are provisional as data was collected during registration period Oct 07 ** These courses do not have any registered students at the time numbers were collated.


The following courses were approved for delivery in 2008/09:

Table 8(b): Courses approved for delivery in 2008/09

COURSE NO. OF STUDENTS QUOTA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERGRADUATE Degree Faculty of Social and Human Sciences BA (Mod) in Philosophy, Political Science Economics 20 and Sociology Bachelor in Business Studies and a Language (Polish) 5 Bachelor in Business Studies and a Language (Spanish) 10 Faculty of Arts and Humanities BA (Mod) in Music and Music Technology* 10 Total Undergraduate Degree 45 POSTGRADUATE Degree Faculty of Social and Human Sciences M.Sc. in Clinical Supervision 8 Total Postgraduate Degree 8

* Delivery of this programme is deferred until the academic year 2009/10.


VII. ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORTS Academic Restructuring In July 2006, the Board of Trinity College approved in principle the establishment of a federal academic structure with three or five clusters of Schools to facilitate meaningful devolution of decision-making and budgets to Schools. The Board established a Working Group, chaired by the Senior Lecturer and supported by the Academic Secretary, comprising representatives of Board, Council, the Heads of School Committee, the Deans' Committee and the student body with the remit to prepare proposals for consideration by Board on the clustering of Schools. Following College-wide debate and consultation during Michaelmas Term 2006, the report of this Working Group was considered by Council and Board. At its meeting of 12th December 2006, Board approved the institution of a three-faculty governance model. (See http://www.tcd.ie/local/structures/acadorg.php for details of discussion papers.)

To facilitate the implementation of the three faculty structure, the Board at its meeting of 31st January 2007 approved the establishment of a Restructuring Advisory Group, in order to make recommendations to Board and Council on faculty governance and other aspects of restructuring. This group, chaired by the Senior Lecturer and supported by the Academic Secretary, included representatives from Board and Council, Heads of School, Students' Union and Graduate Students' Union. It considered a range of issues in respect of the new Faculty structure. In July 2007, following extensive consultation across the College community, Board approved proposals from the Restructuring Advisory Group on:

(i) Role and Responsibility of Faculty Dean (ii) Procedures for the Selection of Faculty Dean (iii) Budgeting Arrangements for new Faculties (iv) Guiding Principles for new Faculty Governance (v) New Faculty Office (vi) Central Management and Administrative and Support Service Reform.

See http://www.tcd.ie/local/structures/brdappdocs.php for full details on the above Board-approved documents.

The Senior Lecturer’s Office is now coordinating the implementation of the changes approved in 2006-07.

Modularisation and Academic Year Structure The Working Group on Modularisation and Academic Year Structure, which was chaired by the Senior Lecturer, met on thirteen occasions throughout Michaelmas and Hilary terms. The Working Group engaged in a process of communication and consultation within College which included the launch of a dedicated website, and a series of open meetings featuring presentations on different models of semester and modular course structure by guest speakers from University College Dublin, University College Cork, Dublin City University and the University of Salford. Submissions were also invited from the College community and thirty-eight such submissions were received. The Working Group produced its report in April 2007. The first of its two recommendations was that

“College should consider introducing into its undergraduate degree programmes the structured but flexible combination of core and elective curriculum, incorporating the existing Broad Curriculum, as proposed in option CS3.”


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Under Option CS3 the undergraduate curricula would comprise a ‘core curriculum’ of 200 ECTS credits over a four-year programme, and an ‘elective curriculum’ comprising 40 ECTS credits over the four years. The Working Group Report was considered by the Heads of School Committee at its meeting on 5th June 2007, which agreed in principle to the adoption of new curriculum option CS3, but recommended that the substantive issues raised be addressed and considered by the Heads of School Committee and other relevant committees before putting a final recommendation to Council and Board. The second recommendation of the Working Group was that

“College should adopt the academic year structure YS3 with a twelve-week Michaelmas term, a twelve-week Hilary term, and a Trinity term devoted to preparing for and conducting the examinations process. Both twelve-week terms would incorporate a reading week.”

The Heads of School Committee agreed to recommend to Council the adoption of the outline academic year structure YS3 as proposed. The new academic year structure was subsequently approved in principle by Council on 27th June 2007 and by the Board on 4th July 2007, to take effect from the academic year 2009/10, on the understanding that a further proposal regarding the detail of the new structure and its implementation would be presented for approval in the 2007/08 academic year. Strategic Innovation Fund The Senior Lecturer’s Office co-ordinated Trinity’s institutional bid for funding under the first round of the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) during the summer of 2006 for submission on 15th September 2006. In total €42 million was made available for allocation to successful institutions. The fund was established by the Minster of Education and Sciences and is administered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). The key objectives in the first cycle were to:

• enhance the delivery of core activities of education and research, through effective and creative institutional and inter-institutional collaboration and including where necessary, appropriate internal restructuring and rationalisation efforts;

• support enabling measures to prepare for the expansion and development of post-graduate education (including expansion and development of graduate schools), including both intra- and inter-institutional collaboration;

• support innovation and quality improvement in teaching and learning, including enhanced teaching methods, programme restructuring, modularisation and e-learning;

• support access, retention and progression both at individual institutional level and through inter- institutional, sectoral and inter-sectoral collaboration.

Trinity collaborated with National University Galway (NUIG) and University College Cork (UCC) in this first phase and funding received has contributed significantly to two main areas of focus in College (i) change management/restructuring and (ii) building 4th Level capacity. (i) Change Management /Restructuring SIF has enabled the provision of key administrative support positions for the new three Faculty Structure, and research to be carried out in relation to other third level institutions that have undergone significant change (Queens University Belfast, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Bristol and the University of Southampton). (ii) Building 4th Level Capacity SIF has enabled:

• the creation of two academic posts: a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Print Culture and a Lecturer in Environmental Change. The successful candidates took up their positions at the start of the 2007/08 academic year;


• the collaborative development of six of generic skills modules for PhD students involving a number of Schools and Offices in Trinity working with counterparts in UCC and NUIG. Several modules will be piloted in the 2007/08 academic year. Trinity is leading two modules Research Ethics and Statistics and Data Analysis;

• the appointment of an additional administrative officer in the Graduate Studies Office in preparation for the alignment of that office to the new three Faculty structure.

The HEA issued a second call for proposals under SIF in August 2007 and announced that €130 million would be made available for allocation. The Senior Lecturer’s Office managed the submission process. The institutional bid was submitted on 19th October 2007 and focused on (i) information systems (ii) increasing 4th Level capacity (iii) continuing restructuring, (iv) enhancement of learning (v) widening participation and (vi) internationalisation. Results are expected in December 2007. The Broad Curriculum (www.tcd.ie/Broad_Curriculum) Cross-Faculty Courses The academic year 2006-07 saw the highest number of students (514, representing 95% of the 539 students registered as at 16 October 2006) complete the Broad Curriculum cross-faculty courses since the Broad Curriculum initiative was launched in 2002/03 with the support of seed funding from Atlantic Philanthropies. The thirteen courses, spanning a range of subjects in the arts, humanities, social and earth sciences, attracted students from most undergraduate programmes in College (excluding the Health Sciences) including some sixty-six visiting students. The six-credit courses, which are designed to promote breadth of reading at undergraduate level, are aimed primarily at students in the Senior Freshman and, in certain programmes, Junior Sophister year, and are taught over the Michaelmas and Hilary terms. Details of course registrations and the ‘home’ faculty of students, and retention rates are set out in Table F1 and Table F2 in Appendix F. In 2006-07, as in the previous academic year, 63% of undergraduate degree programmes (including individual subjects within the Two-Subject Moderatorship) provided for students to gain full academic credit in their end-of-year result by substituting a cross-faculty course for an element of the main study programme. A further 15% of undergraduate degree programmes permitted students to gain extra marks towards their end-of-year result upon successful completion of a cross-faculty course. The principle of substitution and credit for Broad Curriculum cross-faculty courses, adopted by Council in 2002, remains to be fully implemented. Modern Language Modules In cases where substitution of a cross-faculty course is permitted, students may alternatively substitute a language module selected from a range of modules offered by the Centre for Language and Communication Studies (School of Linguistic, Speech and Communications Sciences) since the early 1990s. Students in the Junior Freshman and/or Senior Freshman year of certain undergraduate programmes are awarded bonus marks at a maximum of 5% of their end-of-year mark in their main programme of study. In 2006-07 twenty-nine students successfully completed a module in French, twenty-seven in German, seventeen in Spanish, thirteen in Irish, thirteen in Italian, and nine in Turkish. Issues to be addressed The principle of substitution and credit for Broad Curriculum courses in at least one year of undergraduate degree programmes will be greatly advanced in 2007-08 with the introduction in all undergraduate (and taught postgraduate) programmes of modules carrying credit in units of five (or multiples of five credits) up to a maximum of sixty credits for full-time study over one academic year, in accordance with the decision of the University Council in June 2006. Both cross-faculty courses and language modules will carry a credit weighting of five ECTS credits as


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against six in 2006-07, and Schools have been requested to ensure that elective courses of equivalent credit weighting are available for students who do not choose to take a Broad Curriculum course. This development comes just as the private funding for the Broad Curriculum comes to an end in this, the fifth year of the initiative. A condition of the five-year funded Broad Curriculum Lecturer posts was that the receiving Schools would undertake to continue to offer the cross-faculty courses indefinitely. Achieving full integration of the Broad Curriculum together with the ECTS credit system in line with College policy will mean that all students’ course choices can be factored into the calculation of the annual full-time student equivalents (FTSE), thereby providing a mechanism for the allocation of resources to Schools. The future of the Broad Curriculum courses will be considered further in 2007-08 in the light of the recommendation of the Working Group on Modularisation and Academic Year Structure regarding the introduction of a “flexible combination of core and elective curriculum”. As noted in the relevant section above, the adoption of new curriculum option CS3 has been agreed in principle by the Heads’ of School Committee, and will be the subject of further deliberation and decision-making during the course of the 2007-08 academic year. The Bologna Process (The Bologna Desk) European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) A further review of ECTS credit weightings got underway at the start of the year in the context of the decision of the University Council in June 2006 to standardize the credit weighting of all undergraduate and postgraduate taught course components/modules in units of 5 ECTS, or multiples of 5 ECTS, with effect from the 2007/08 academic year. This involved substantial re-calibration of undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses throughout the system, and also involved a re-weighting of certain course-years to take account of the new HEA funding model which caps funding for a full-time student at a course year credit volume of 60 ECTS credits, or 90 credits for most full-time taught masters’ programmes. In all, this amounted to a re-definition of the credit size of modules and a re-articulation of the structure of many courses. The work, which by year end was almost complete for undergraduate courses and well advanced for postgraduate courses, was put in train through a series of meetings between the representatives of the Bologna Desk (headed by Professor John Scattergood) and the Directors of Teaching and Learning (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) and School Administrators for the individual Schools. Problems were encountered, particularly in relation to the re-definition and re-calibration of course components/modules which form part of more than one programme and/or available to students across different years of courses. Technical difficulties of programme design, mainly in the case of multi-disciplinary programmes, were complicated by the attendant resource-allocation issues attaching to ECTS credit weightings. One of the unexpected, but invigorating aspects of the necessity to re-define and re-calibrate course components was that many Schools availed of the opportunity to take a fresh look at how and why courses are taught, and to clarify and simplify programme design. The credit weighting of Broad Curriculum cross-faculty courses was revised from 6 down to 5 credits for 2007/08 in line with the Council decision of June 2006. In order to accommodate the requirement that these courses can be substituted for credit within the total 60 ECTS credits permitted for each course year, it was necessary for Schools to provide 5-credit options for students not wishing to take Broad Curriculum courses. This has been problematical in some Schools, and although very substantial progress has been made, full substitution arrangements remain to be implemented in some courses. As in previous years, all new course proposals submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee and Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Committee are required to be fully ECTS-compliant. Diploma Supplement Preparations continued over the course of the year for the issue of the Diploma Supplement to all graduates from 2009. Schools were asked to present final marks against all credit-bearing


modules for Junior Freshman students in 2005/06 and Junior and Senior Freshman students 2006/07. This on-going data collection exercise is supported and overseen by staff in the Senior Lecturer’s Area System User Support Unit (SUSU) in conjunction with the Bologna Desk; and, in the context of the pausing of implementation of the new Student Administration System, work also had to be undertaken by the Management Information Systems section of the College’s Information Systems Services to develop a database structure to hold the new data for Diploma Supplement purposes. As a consequence, the planned pilot issue of the Diploma Supplement in 2006/07 was deferred to 2007/08. Implementation of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Detailed work was also undertaken in conjunction with relevant course coordinators with regard to the alignment of TCD minor (non-graduate diplomas and certificates) awards with the NFQ award types and Framework levels. Levels, credit volumes, and learning outcomes were written for the following courses: Diploma in Dental Hygiene, Diploma in Dental Technology, Certificate in Dental Nursing, Diploma in the History of European Painting, Diploma in Deaf Studies, Diploma in Irish Sign Language Teaching, Diploma in Irish Sign Language/English Interpreting, Diploma in Theology and Diploma in Information Systems. This documentation was submitted, following approval by the University Council, to the Irish Universities Association for noting at the sectoral level prior to submission to the National Qualifications Authority. Of particular note is the re-definition in terms of award type of three programmes: the Diploma in Dental Technology was aligned with the Qualifications Framework as a Level 7 Bachelor in Dental Technology; the Certificate in Dental Nursing became a Level 7 Diploma in Dental Nursing; and the Higher Diploma in Education was aligned with the NFQ at Level 9 carrying the new title Postgraduate Diploma in Education. CENTRE FOR ACADEMIC PRACTICE AND STUDENT LEARNING The Centre for Academic Practice and Student Learning (CAPSL) was established in 2003. CAPSL combines three main elements: (a) academic practice, (b) enhancement of student learning, and (c) the promotion of e-Learning through the Centre for Learning Technology (CLT). CAPSL works closely with the Student Counselling Service and the Careers Advisory Service regarding student learning activities. Academic Practice In 2006/07, CAPSL delivered a range of programmes to support academic staff and these included: a teaching development programme for newly appointed academic staff; departmental workshops and a new one day introduction to teaching for Teaching Assistants; courses on developing a teaching portfolio with reflective practice with an end of year celebration for the participants: workshops and seminars in assessment, teaching methods, effective supervision, linking teaching and research, writing grant proposals and teaching philosophy statements; lunchtime seminar series where academic and support staff come together to discuss topical practice-based issues such as student research skills development and plagiarism. CAPSL also produced a Handbook of Teaching Portfolio Practice in Ireland bringing together national practices into a published volume, and hosted an inter-institutional event to launch a collaborative report and a small grant scheme for postgraduate skills development with colleagues from Dublin City University and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. CAPSL hosted six meetings of the forum for Directors of Teaching and Learning in order to share School approaches to curriculum development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Centralised Student Feedback Facility CAPSL provides a centralised service to support the systematic evaluation of teaching through student surveys. This facility offers academic staff advice on the composition of survey


instruments, manages survey administration under controlled (confidential) conditions and produces easily interpretable reports. In 2006/07, 657 modules and 42,699 survey forms were printed and distributed to students.The largest single School user of the facility was the School of Natural Science, closely followed by the School of Engineering & System Sciences. Online survey pilots were conducted in Computer Science & Sociology with a 49% response rate. Approximately 14% of participating courses customised their own surveys by including additional questions from the question bank or devising their own questions. In 2006/07, a participatory review of the survey facility took place to explore the fitness for purpose(s) of the current facility in the context of the diversity of needs of College staff and international best practice in collecting and evaluating student feedback. A number of new approaches were piloted collaboratively with Schools and programme teams as part of the review process. These included the devolution of survey administration, cross-School programme evaluation and the use of online survey methods and software. The Provost’s Teaching Awards Scheme Recipients of the 2006-07 Provost’s Teaching Awards were announced on 8th May 2007. The awards are College’s principal means of acknowledging those academic staff who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence in College and who promote teaching as a scholarly activity. The following staff were recipients of the Provost’s Teaching award in 2007: - Dr Eric Finch, School of Physics - Dr David Tombs, School of Ecumenics - Mr Mark Monahan, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Early Career Award)

Mr Eric Finch was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his sustained commitment to teaching excellence and his influence on physics teaching both within College and through his external work.

The Centre for Learning Technology During 2006-07 The Centre for Learning Technology (CLT), within CAPSL, focused on

(i) supporting College wide Learning Innovation Projects (from planning and design through to implementation and deployment) which involve educational technology

(ii) delivering a comprehensive programme of seminars, workshops, and courses in e-Learning pedagogy and technical skills to individual academic staff members, as well as customised programmes for Faculties, Schools and Disciplines

(iii) supporting the application and embedding of e-Learning technology and tools into academic curricula

(iv) coordinating and managing the HEA sponsored “National Digital Learning Repository Project” involving all seven IUA universities, twenty-two Institutes of Technology and all associated teacher education colleges.

(For a full description of the individual activities, please see Appendix H) Student Learning and Supports A wide range of student learning supports are provided by the Student Counselling Service, other Student Services, and academic units. In 2006-07 these included the Learning Support Programme, The Peer Support Programme, the Peer Learning in Modern Languages and Mathematics Support.


The Learning Support Programme This programme is supported by the HEA Strategic Initiative funding. The programme completed its Learning Support Project in 2006-07, and the HEA discontinued the Strategic Initiatives fund replacing it with the Strategic Innovation Fund. A wide range of supports were provided by the Learning Support and Development team based in the Student Counselling Service (SCS) during 2006-07. These included 37 generic learning support workshops attended by 557 students; 123 students received individual learning support consultations; 27 workshops and sessions across a range of academic units attended by approximatley 1,000 students. College services also provided postgraduate writing and research initiatives, Postgraduate Skills Development Summer School, Orientation Programme, Mature Student Welcome Programme, Peer Learning, and consultation with academic staff to improve student learning support to students. The Learning Support Service based in Clinical Speech & Language Studies provided 77 psychological screenings for specific learning difficulties during the academic year with 19 referrals for full psycho-educational assessments; 286 individual learning development sessions to 96 students. The Peer Support Programme Three hundred and twelve (312) students participated in peer support programmes throughout the year. This includes 148 student volunteers and 164 students receiving support services. The volunteer-led Peer Support Network (PSN) continued to broaden its range of activities to include targeted outreach to mature and international students, Junior Freshman (through Peer Orientation Programme), online support through the Mental Health Portal, and supporting students with Asperger’s Syndrome in partnership with the School of Psychology. The PSN also helped establish the Trinity Volunteer Opportunities Forum (TVOF), which took over the running of RAG week, and is preparing a strategic plan for further development. Peer Learning in Modern Languages Peer Learning continued in several of the language departments in the School of Histories and Humanities and the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies. Initial training was provided for 61 peer learning tutors and coordinators in the Departments of Russian, Germanic and Hispanic Studies monitored and supported the peer learning groups. A certificate ceremony to honour the students’ voluntary work was held in May. A symposium on ‘Peer Learning: Developing Students’ Skills and Strategies’ was held in March 2007 attended by academic staff from Irish universities and Institutes of Technology. This year peer learning was introduced in Theoretical Physics on a trial basis. Approximately 300 students participated in peer learning during the year. Mathematics Support A Mathematics Help Room in the School of Mathematics provided peer support to students with the mathematics component of their courses. This was a drop-in facility, open six hours a week for most of the year and ten hours a week approaching annual and supplemental exams. Average attendance was about three students per hour. Funding from the HEA Strategic Initiatives has ended for many of these student support activities. The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) has a strong focus on teaching and learning but the SIF will not fund projects. It is important that College rationalises student supports and learning in order to avail these services of government funding, and to achieve efficiencies of scale.


QUALITY ASSURANCE School Reviews The Quality Office supports external quality reviews of academic units. The main purpose of the School review exercise is (a) to provide a structured opportunity for the School to reflect on its activities and plans for development, while benefiting from a constructive commentary by senior colleagues external to College; and (b) to ensure that quality and standards in teaching, research and administration are being maintained and enhanced, and that any areas of concern in this regard are identified and addressed within an eighteen month timescale, having regard to the resources available. This review process ensures that each academic School in College is reviewed systematically once every seven years. In the academic year 2006-07 the Office facilitated the quality review of the Schools of (i) Business (ii) Mathematics, and (iii) Social Work and Social Policy. The site visits for the first three reviews took place during April 2007. A review of the Tutorial Service and the School of Chemistry was planned for the academic year 2006-07, but due to scheduling difficulties, these review visitations did not take place until November 2007. The Heads’ Committee and Council approved the review of five Schools in the academic year 2007-08, namely:

English Computer Science and Statistics Education Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies Dental Science

It is practice to align the quality review of a professional School with professional accreditation reviews. The Senior Lecturer agreed to reschedule the quality review of the Dental School to 2008-09 in order to align the review with the accreditation visitation by the Dental Council and the Irish Committee for Specialist Training in Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons. A full set of reviews scheduled to 2011 and covering all Schools was approved by Council in June 2007 (see Appendix I Table 1). The Quality Committee approved a change to the procedure in respect of graduate education. In 2006-07 the review of postgraduate courses was integrated with the School review. The Director of Teaching and Learning (Postgraduate) in consultation with Course Directors is now required to prepare a chapter for inclusion in the School’s Self Assessment Report on the School’s PhD education programmes and supervision procedures. Trinity College was the only one of the seven Irish Universities that did not publish the reports of the external assessors on the Quality office’s website. Such reports are subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 and 2003, and the Quality Committee recommended that these reports be published on the website in line with the practice of the Irish university sector and in compliance with the recommendations of the Irish Universities Quality Board. The process for the quality review of multidisciplinary Schools was considered by the Quality Committee and the Heads’ of School Committee during 2006-07. The procedures in place for reviewing single departments can be used for single discipline Schools, but it was agreed that this would be extremely resource intensive and unproductive to apply to Schools that consist of two or more former departments. It was agreed to pilot a revised procedure for the review of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies scheduled for 2007-08. This School comprises the Centre for European Studies and six former departments, namely, Germanic Studies, Hispanic Studies, Irish and Celtic Languages, Italian, Russian and Slavonic Studies, and French. It was agreed that there would be:


(i) Pre-review assessment of individual departments’ programme: a fuller examiner’s report on the individual programmes will be carried out and these reports will be included in the School’s Self Assessment Report.

(ii) School Review: the focus of the School Review will be on the: a. School’s governance and management structures, b. School as a learning, teaching and research environment, c. School’s achievements and potential in research, d. School’s postgraduate programmes, e. School’s resources and how it can achieve greater management coherency across

disciplines. Update on the Irish Universities Quality Board Activity for 2006/07 (i) Representation of Associated Colleges The Irish Universities Association Quality Committee and the IUQB have agreed that Associated Colleges engaged in the delivery of a University’s teaching programmes should be included in the institutional reviews. The School of Education at Trinity College is scheduled for review in the academic year 2007/08 and the Associated Colleges of Education are participating in this quality review process. (ii) Second Edition of the Framework for Quality in Irish Universities The second edition of the Framework for Quality in Irish Universities was completed in 2007. This edition was a joint publication between the Irish Universities Association (IUA) and the IUQB. Trinity College contributed to its publication through its representation on the IUA Quality Officers Group. (iii) Quality Improvements in Teaching and Learning In 2006-07 Trinity managed local institutional workshops for staff and students to contribute to a sectoral project on quality improvements in teaching and learning.


VIII. STATUTORY REPORTING AND SYSTEMS SUPPORT Recurrent Grant Allocation Model (RGAM) During the academic year 2006-07, the HEA introduced a new mechanism for allocating recurrent grant funding based on the calculation of weighted Full-Time Student Equivalents (FTSE) within subject price groups. The new model is being phased in over a three-year period. The first return, in Michaelmas term 2006, was based on the student numbers registered in College for the academic year 2004/2005. Following receipt of the initial submissions from the universities, the HEA engaged consultants to undertake a two-part audit, consisting of a review and report on the reliability and comparability of the student data and assignment of courses to subject price groups, and a separate audit of the universities’ student information systems and processes. In the light of the outcome of the audit, the universities submitted revised returns in March 2007. The College will be submitting its return based on 2006-07 student numbers in Michaelmas term 2007, and the HEA has instructed that the student numbers in future RGAM returns must be expressed, not in terms of the traditional FTSE calculation, but in terms of ECTS credits up to a maximum of sixty ECTS credits for students on full-time programmes over one academic year and up to a maximum of ninety ECTS credits for full-time students on postgraduate programmes of one calendar year’s duration. The Senior Lecturer’s Office facilitated the HEA Audit of systems and procedures and co-ordinated the student data returns to the HEA for core grant allocation purposes. Unit Cost Return The Unit Cost exercise, developed by the HEA in the late 1980s as a funding information instrument, produces an ‘average unit cost’ for different categories of student in each subject grouping across the university sector. Since 1990-91, the ‘Unit Cost’ return has been compiled annually by the Senior Lecturer’s Office. The unit cost is determined by allocating annual recurrent expenditure to courses on the basis of contact and supervision hours. The resulting comparative data published by the HEA for the seven universities informed the College’s staff planning and cost management strategy throughout the 1990s. Over the past few years, increasingly long delays between the submission of the annual returns and the publication by the HEA of the comparative data have rendered the Unit Cost mechanism less effective as a planning tool. The last return, made in June 2007, was for the academic year 2004-05. Since undertaking a review of the Unit Cost Funding Mechanism, the HEA has introduced a new Recurrent Grant Allocation Model (RGAM), but continues to require the universities to submit their Unit Cost returns on an annual basis. The introduction of a full economic costing model is expected to replace the Unit Cost exercise. The complication of unit cost data is becoming increasingly more resource intensive as the existing Power-Builder software, supported by the MIS unit, is outdated and unable to provide the required level of service. Student Administration System User Support Unit The Student Administration System User Support Unit, commonly referred to as SUSU, was established in January 2004 to map the business process requirements for a new off-the-shelf student administration system, to interpret system requirements and to configure a new student administration system in line with the requirements. It is also charged with providing user and administrative support during the implementation stages, producing user manuals and training end users of the software. The SUSU tests software upgrades to ensure that the correct level of functionality is delivered.


A timetabling, room booking and examinations scheduling system (Facility CMIS) was successfully implemented in 2004/05, replacing the three legacy systems. In October 2006, the SAS Steering Committee approved a recommendation for an external review of the implementation of Quercus Plus and to pause the project due to, among other things, the lack of resources, vendor reliability, and the inappropriateness of College’s overall management and governance structures for the management of large management information systems. In April 2007 Board approved the discontinuation of the implementation of the Quercus Plus student administration system. The complement of staff in the SUSU to support the implementation of the Quercus Plus was reduced from five to two, and these staff together with the SLA business analyst, the Bologna business analyst and a Strategic Innovation Fund business analyst are fully employed in:

• supporting Facility CMIS and over 90 end users of this timetabling, room booking and examination module;

• liaising with the Facility CMIS vendor and the Management Information Systems (MIS) unit of IS Services with regard to technical support and upgrades to the software;

• specification and testing, in conjunction with MIS, of the development of a centralised database to hold detailed College examination results. This is to enable compliance with the data presentation requirements of the Diploma Supplement, and the collation of module ECTS values for use in the student numbers data returns to the HEA for the calculation of College’s core grant;

• analysing all courses to ensure they comply with the requirements of the Diploma Supplement in terms of course structure, ECTS values and examination mark provision;

• liaising with Management Information Systems (MIS), IS Services in producing specifications for database and reporting requirements;

• coordinating the pilot postgraduate online admissions facility and providing support to staff in the Graduate Studies Office and the participating Schools, and liaising with the Postgraduate Applications Centre, Galway;

• researching and supporting the replacement of the centralised student survey facility; • liaising extensively with MIS in respect of specifying and testing additional data

requirements for the statutory HEA returns; • Specifying and testing data collection in respect of the new on-line HEA socioeconomic

survey for new entrants; • Testing and facilitating changes to the current examination results system (ExamR) for

the courses in Pharmacy, Science, BESS and TSM (Two Subject Moderatorship); • providing an extensive range of ad hoc reports for management information purposes to

Schools and the central administration; • developing system solutions, in the absence of a fit-for-purpose student administration

system, for the centralised production of diploma certificates, and for streamlining direct entry application processes;

• provision of general business analysis services to the Senior Lecturer’s Area, particularly in relation to restructuring.

The SUSU has taken over responsibility for specifying, configuring and supporting system solutions for a high volume of central administration. This work was traditionally carried out by MIS staff, but due to, among other things, high staff turnover, short-term contracts and general staff shortage in the MIS, the Senior Lecturer’s Area had no option but to find an alternative and immediate response to the high level of external demands and the demands of restructuring.



IX. SEANAD ELECTION In 2007, the Seanad Electoral Office, located in the Alumni/Proctor’s Office, conducted the election to Seanad Eireann. This involved liaison with the Office of the Minster for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government, and the Registrar of the National University of Ireland, to agree the following (i) the last day for the receipt of nomination papers, (ii) the place at which nominations would be received by the Returning Officer, and (iii) the day and hour appointed for the close of the poll. The nomination process closed on June 1st, 2007, and the Administrative Officer of the Alumni and Proctor’s Office, was appointed the Deputy Returning Officer. The Administrative Officer liaised with the designated printers and An Post regarding the design and format of the ballot papers, and their subsequent issue. Ballot papers together with other forms were then issued to an electorate of approximately 48,880. Returned ballot papers (17, 828) were counted and recorded on a daily basis and deposited in the Provost’s House; those returned as undeliverable by An Post (17 %), were reported to all 10 candidates seeking election in order that they might identify alternative addresses; on the provision of an alternative address, ballot paper packs were re-issued (10 %). The count took place on the 24th and 25th July, 2007 and was conducted under detailed regulations contained in the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937. Ivana Catherine Bacik, LL.M., David Patrick Bernard Norris, M.A., and Shane Peter Nathaniel Ross, B.A., were elected representatives of the University of Dublin in Seanad Eireann, 2007.

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A – APPLICATIONS AND ADMISSIONS 2007

1. APPLICATIONS

In reviewing 2007 admissions data, Council is invited to note the following points: • A total of 58,410 applicants applied to Irish higher education institutions through the CAO,

representing an increase of 3% on the 2006 application figures. • Trinity continued to attract a substantial proportion (11%) of first preference applications in

the CAO system. • In 2007, 16,207 applicants mentioned TCD as one or more of their CAO course preferences

(16,731 in 2006); a decrease of 3%. • The number of first preference applications to Trinity College was 6,556 representing an

increase of 1% on the 2006 figures (6,464 in 2006). The College’s overall ratio of first preference applications to quota was 2.6:1 (2.7:1 in 2006).

• The term ‘eligible applications’ refers to applications that satisfy the matriculation requirements of the university, and, where appropriate, course requirements. There is a significant difference in the ratio of eligible applications to quota and the ratio of all applications to quota. The data shown in Tables A3-A6 provide this information. The overall ratio of eligible first preference applications to quota was 1.8:1.

• In 2006 the minimum points for TSM subjects were published in grid format. This permitted the Admissions Officer to make additional offers to fill places in selected TSM combinations. This practice was continued in 2007 and as a result an increased number of subjects met their quota.

• Interest in information technology courses continued to decline in 2007. • Courses in Natural Sciences, Business, Economic and Social Studies, and Engineering, all

with a quota in excess of 170, have maintained a strong sectoral position. • The percentage of Entrance Exhibitioners (EU new entrants achieving 545 points or higher in

the Leaving Certificate or equivalent examination) in the Junior Freshman class has risen to 24% from 23% in 2006.

• The number of applications (750) for admission under the Mature Student Dispensation Scheme was virtually unchanged (748 in 2006), and 126 mature students registered (123 in 2006).

• Tables A8 and A9 show the percentage trend of acceptances to Round 1 offers from 2003 to 2007. The percentages range from 44% to 100% and can show substantial variance from year to year.

Senior Lecturer’s Annual Report 2006/07 - A1 -

Figure A1: Total number of CAO applications to full-time undergraduate degree courses in TCD (all preferences and first preferences) 2007, 2006, 2005

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In 2007 the total number of CAO applicants to Trinity College was 16,207 compared to 16,731 in 2006 and 17,455 in 2005. There are up to 10 preferences on each application form and applicants may apply to more than one institution. Therefore, the figure 16,207 refers to the number of applicants who indicated a preference for one or more courses in Trinity College.

- A2 - Senior Lecturer’s Annual Report 2006/07

The total number of applications to courses (all preferences) in Trinity College was 33,090 in 2007 compared to 33,528 in 2006 and 35,086 in 2005. In 2007, the ratio of applications (all preferences) to quotas ranged from 1.9 in TSM Early Irish to 50.1 in TSM Psychology. The overall College ratio was 13.3:1 (13.8:1 in 2006).

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2. ADMISSIONS The Admissions Office processes all applications to undergraduate courses in the university. These are categorised as (a) CAO applications, (b) direct entry applications, (c) applications from visiting students, and (d) non-EU direct entry applications to full-time degree programmes.

a) CAO Applications Tables A5 and A6 on pages A12-A14 portray the relationships between course quotas, first preference applications and numbers registering for CAO courses. In comparing the numbers of students registered with course quotas it must be noted that achieving an exact match through several rounds of CAO offers and acceptances is a delicate and indeterminate process. b) Direct Entry Applications Table A1(a) on page A5 details the number of EU and non-EU direct applications to the Admissions Office, together with the ratio of applications to quota and number of registered students for direct entry courses. SOCRATES students are included in this category. c) Applications from Visiting Students The Admissions Office processed 290 applications from one-year and one-term SOCRATES/Visiting students (see Table A1(a) in the Appendices) in 2007. These applications are from EU students. d) Non-EU Direct Entry Applications Six hundred and seventy-seven (677) non-EU direct applications were processed from students seeking admission to Medicine (677 in 2006) and 41 from students seeking admission to Dental Science (32 in 2006). In addition, the Admissions Office processed 265 non-EU applications for full-time undergraduate degree programmes other than Medicine and Dental Science.

Table A1(a): Total number of applications: direct entry courses 2007, 2006, 2005

Direct Applications Total No of Applications Q

uota Ratio of

Applications to Quota

Number of Registered Students at

19.10.07

Cut-off points level

Total No of Applications Q

uota Ratio of


Number of Registered Students


Total No of Applications Q

uota Ratio of


Number of Registered Students


Diploma in Information Systems 32 80 0.4 19 38 80 0.5 26 33 80 0.4 24

B.Sc. Information Systems 4 1 20 20 24 24

B.Sc. Business & Information Technology 31 50 0.6 15 24 50 0.5 18

B.Sc. Computer Science (evening) 90 64 1.4 6 95 64 1.5 10

SOCRATES One Year Students 215 204 184 184 206 192

SOCRATES One Term Students 34 33 68 68 86 66

Semester Start Up Programme*** 32 32

Diploma in European Painting 32 24 1.3 23 49 24 2.0 23 27 24 1.1 26

Diploma Course in Dental Nursing^ 1157 20 57.9 22 335* 1018 20 50.9 19 315** 1107 20 55.4 16 335**

Degree in Dental Technology^ 282 6 47.0 6 325 360 6 60.0 4 415 457 6 76.2 5 380**

Diploma in Dental Hygiene^ 443 8 55.4 9 435 634 8 79.3 8 355 845 8 105.6 7 475

Bachelor in Acting Studies (formerly Theatre Studies) 210 12 17.5 15 186 12 15.5 11

Diploma in Addiction Studies 25 24 1.0 25 38 24 1.6 16 22 24 0.9 22

Diploma in Theology 7 8 0.9 7 13 8 1.6 13 6 8 0.8 6

Diploma in Sign Language/English Interpreting 8 15 0.5 2 12 15 0.8 5 14 15 0.9 10

Diploma in Irish Sign Language Teaching 4 15 0.3 2 3 15 0.2 2 6 15 0.4 4

Diploma in Deaf Studies 24 15 1.6 12 14 15 0.9 13 17 15 1.1 6

TAP - Foundation course for Higher Education - Mature Students 84 25 3.4 21 96 25 3.8 26 97 25 3.9 22

TAP - Foundation course for Higher Education - Young Adults 164 25 6.6 28 125 25 5.0 27 192 25 7.7 25

Bachelor in Nursing Studies (October intake) 30 100 0.3 22 98 100 1.0 77 192 100 1.9 97

Bachelor in Midwifery Studies 9 25 0.4 8 28 25 1.1 21 18 25 0.7 3

Access to Degree (Nursing) 28 100 0.3 17 40 100 0.4 15 36 100 0.4 21

Access to Medicine / Dentistry through Science (non-EU) 1 10 0.1 1 10 10 1 10

Non-EU: Medicine 747 50 14.9 44 677 50 13.5 49 575 30 19.2 30

Dental Science 41 8 5.1 10 32 8 4.0 6 86 8 10.75 8

Other Full Degree 265 55 223 61 227 63

One Year Visiting Students 123 109 126 126 149 116

One Term Students 14 14 19 19 31 27

Total 3805 726 4246 864 4768 869

***New programme with first intake 2007/08

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** Random selection and interview

^ Application to these Level 7 courses is via CAO. This results in a high level of applications but a lower number of genuine applicants.* Random selection

2007

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- A5 -

Table A1(b): Number of students admitted under the Mature Student Dispensation Scheme by Faculty 2007-2003

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Number of applicants 750 748 798 669 783

Number of places offered 157 155 179 155 132

Number of students registered by Faculty

Arts & Humanities 30 16 20 18 17

Social & Human Sciences 21 35 46 35 36

Engineering & Systems Sciences 4 4 6 1 4

Health Sciences 33 30 34 21 13

Science 11 12 5 15 8

Multi-Faculty 27 26 37 28 23

Total students registered 126 123 148 118 101

Nursing- number of mature student applications, offers and students registered

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Number of Nursing applications 1468 1601* 1102 1141 1111

Number of places offered 132 168 101 97 84Number of students registered in Nursing 113 93 72 59 45

*This increase is due to the introduction of two new courses: Bachelor in Midwifery and Childrens' & General Nursing Integrated

- A6 - Senior Lecturer's Annual Report 2006/07

Table A2(a): Courses not meeting quota in 2007

Course Quota First preferences


Number registered 2007/08

Applications made via CAO

Classics^ 15 16 385 5 Early & Modern Irish 15 4 335 7 Germanic Studies 8 11 385 6 Irish Studies 20 8 375 9 Computer Science & Linguistics 25 7 425 4 Computer Science 65 54 355 25 Chemistry & Molecular Modeling 5 2 420 2 Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials 20 8 370 5

TSM*

Early Irish 10 2 370 0 German 32 44 425 21

Near Eastern & Jewish Studies 10 7 370 4 Russian 36 27 425 14

TOTALS 261 190 102 ^ It should be noted that in addition to the single honor programme in Classics, four subjects are offered within the Two Subject Moderatorship programme (i.e. Ancient History and Archaeology, Classical Civilisation, Greek and Latin). * Table A12 on page A23 provides the points cut-off levels against different variations of TSM courses.


Table A2(b): Courses not meeting quota in 2006

Course Quota First preferences


Number registered 2006/07

Applications made via CAO

Biblical & Theological Studies 21 21 335 14 Classics^ 15 17 435 5 Computer Science Linguistics & a Language 25 12 445 10

Early & Modern Irish 15 5 330 3 Germanic Languages 8 6 340 3 Computer Science 65 78 355 32 Manufacturing Engineering with Management Science 20 9 365 9

Chemistry with Molecular Modelling 5 3 405 1

Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials 20 17 355 16

TSM*

Early Irish 10 0 490 0 German 32 34 390 22

Jewish Studies 10 1 480 1 Russian 36 17 350 12

TOTALS 282 220 128 ^ It should be noted that in addition to the single honor programme in Classics, four subjects are offered within the Two Subject Moderatorship programme (i.e. Ancient History and Archaeology, Classical Civilisation, Greek and Latin). * Two-subject Moderatorship Each year, despite the high number of eligible applications, certain subjects within TSM do not meet their quota. The filling of quotas within TSM is determined by the level of demand for individual combinations, and in particular the spread of that demand across the more popular subjects.


Table A3: Ratio of total and eligible CAO applications to quota for 2007, 2006, 2005

Course

Total Number of Applications

(All Preferences) Quota

Ratio of Applications

to Quota

Ratio of Eligible





to Quota

Ratio of Eligible





to Quota

Ratio of Eligible


Faculty of Arts & HumanitiesReligions & Theology 202 21 9.6 6.4 168 21 8.0 5.5 192 21 9.1 5.8History 643 38 16.9 12.8 555 38 14.6 10.9 588 38 15.5 11.2Music# 195 20 9.8 3.2 192 15 12.8 3.8 235 15 15.7 4.9Classics 127 15 8.5 1.5 111 15 7.4 1.5 97 15 6.5 1.0Drama & Theatre Studies#* 223 16 13.9 4.4 267 14 19.1 5.4 216 12 18.0 4.6Early & Modern Irish 122 15 8.1 6.2 168 15 11.2 8.7 154 15 10.3 8.2English Studies 649 34 19.1 14.1 620 34 18.2 14.1 666 34 19.6 14.4Germanic Languages 76 8 9.5 7.4 57 8 7.1 4.9 81 8 10.1 6.5Irish Studies (new course 2007) 134 20 6.7 4.9Clinical Speech & Language Studies* 496 34 14.6 11.6 513 34 15.1 11.9 541 35 15.5 12.7European Studies* 361 37 9.8 6.3 419 37 11.3 7.1 426 33 12.9 8.9Total 3228 258 12.5 8.3 3070 231 13.3 8.7 3196 226 14.1 9.3

Faculty of Social & Human SciencesLaw* 1192 83 14.4 11.5 952 83 11.5 9.0 1086 77 14.1 10.7Philosophy 358 17 21.1 15.4 287 17 16.9 11.7 351 17 20.6 14.8Psychology* 953 32 29.8 21.3 952 32 29.8 21.0 1100 31 35.5 25.1Business, Economic & Social Studies 1887 216 8.7 7.2 2008 216 9.3 7.6 2025 216 9.4 7.5

Social Studies (quota increase of 6 in 2005, reverted back in 2006) 1104 30 36.8 19.2 1062 30 35.4 17.4 1236 36 34.3 17.4

Sociology & Social Policy (quota increase of 8 in 2005) 524 28 18.7 13.1 482 28 17.2 11.0 507 28 18.1 12.9Philosophy & Political Science 226 10 22.6 15.9 215 10 21.5 16.3 263 10 26.3 19.7Total 6244 416 15.0 10.9 5958 416 14.3 10.3 6568 415 15.8 11.2

Faculty of Engineering & Systems SciencesComputer Science 410 65 6.3 2.4 462 65 7.1 2.5 540 65 8.3 2.7Engineering 1159 175 6.6 4.8 1162 175 6.6 4.8 1348 175 7.7 5.2

Management Science & Information Systems Studies 171 24 7.1 5.5 155 24 6.5 4.3 178 24 7.4 5.3Engineering with Management 279 20 14.0 8.1 129 20 6.5 3.6 170 20 8.5 5.0Total 2019 284 7.1 4.5 1908 284 6.7 4.1 2236 284 7.9 4.6

2005

* Quota adjusted in 2006 as a result of the strategic planning process

20062007

# Quota adjusted in 2007 as a result of the strategic planning process

- A9 -

Table A3: Ratio of total and eligible CAO applications to quota for 2007, 2006, 2005

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to Quota

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to Quota

Ratio of Eligible


200520062007

Faculty of Health SciencesDental Science 494 32 15.4 10.6 449 32 14.0 9.5 504 32 15.8 11.6Medicine^ 1717 94 18.3 11.3 1718 74 23.2 15.5 1674 50 33.5 23.3Occupational Therapy 558 40 14.0 10.3 529 40 13.2 10.2 621 40 15.5 12.2Physiotherapy 773 40 19.3 10.7 1096 40 27.4 17.0 1190 40 29.8 19.2Radiation Therapy 344 25 13.8 11.5 320 25 12.8 10.1 450 25 18.0 15.0General Nursing^^ 2074 148 14.0 6.4 2289 148 15.5 7.3 2791 159 17.6 8.1

Intellectual Disability Nursing (formerly Mental Handicap Nursing)^^ 560 40 14.0 5.7 621 40 15.5 6.3 623 40 15.6 6.0Psychiatric Nursing^^ 683 45 15.2 6.7 687 45 15.3 6.3 790 51 15.5 6.7

Integrated Childrens and General Nursing (new course 2006) 893 20 44.7 24.5 1256 20 62.8 36.4Midwifery (new course 2006) 768 40 19.2 9.5 928 40 23.2 11.5Pharmacy 922 70 13.2 10.2 980 70 14.0 11.0 1109 70 15.8 12.7Total 9786 594 16.5 9.4 10873 574 18.9 11.1 9752 507 19.2 11.7Faculty of ScienceHuman Genetics* 290 13 22.3 15.9 318 13 24.5 15.8 384 10 38.4 25.1Mathematics 350 30 11.7 9.0 388 30 12.9 10.0 410 30 13.7 10.3Science 2054 300 6.8 5.3 2076 300 6.9 5.4 2450 300 8.2 6.2Theoretical Physics 216 35 6.2 4.5 236 35 6.7 4.5 228 35 6.5 4.7Chemistry with Molecular Modelling^^^ 79 5 15.8 10.0 86 5 17.2 12.0 40 5 8.0 6.2Medicinal Chemistry 312 25 12.5 10.2 356 25 14.2 11.9 404 25 16.2 0.0Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials

96 20 4.8 3.4 122 20 6.1 4.8 133 20 6.7 17.2Total 3397 428 7.9 6.1 3582 428 8.4 6.4 4049 425 9.5 7.0Multi Faculty Business Studies & French 325 15 21.7 15.1 364 15 24.3 16.1 434 15 28.9 18.5Business Studies & German# 191 15 12.7 8.3 250 20 12.5 7.9 201 20 10.1 6.1Business Studies & Russian 68 7 9.7 5.3 101 7 14.4 9.1 68 7 9.7 4.0

Computer Science, Linguistics & French 45 10 4.5 1.7 48 10 4.8 2.0 53 10 5.3 2.6Computer Science, Linguistics & German 22 10 2.2 1.0 25 10 2.5 1.0 25 10 2.5 1.1Computer Science, Linguistics & Irish 16 5 3.2 1.4 17 5 3.4 0.8 13 5 2.6 1.0History & Political Science* 401 19 21.1 15.5 343 19 18.1 12.6 433 14 30.9 24.1Law & French 213 12 17.8 13.6 197 12 16.4 13.8 209 12 17.4 13.3Law & German 116 12 9.7 7.3 138 12 11.5 9.5 114 12 9.5 7.9Music Education 130 10 13.0 2.4 102 10 10.2 2.2 121 10 12.1 2.5

Two Subject Moderatorship(quota increase of 10 in 2006 and of 7 in 2007) 6889 395 17.4 12.6 6552 388 16.9 12.1 7614 378 20.1 14.6Total 8416 510 16.5 11.7 8137 508 16.0 11.3 9285 493 18.8 13.4G R A N D T O T A L 33090 2490 13.3 8.9 33528 2441 13.7 9.1 35086 2350 14.9 10.0

# Quota adjusted in 2007 as a result of the strategic planning process* Quota adjusted in 2006 as a result of the strategic planning process

^ Quota adjusted to 50 in 2004 and 2005 to facilitate transition from a six- to a five-year programme in 2005. Quota increases in 2006 and 2007 as part of national expansion of medical places. ^^ The overall quota for nursing in 2003 was increased from 233 to 247 , and to 250 in 2004, to compensate for underfill in 2002 and 2003 The quota reverted back in 2006.^^^ The course title changed in 2005 from Computational Chemistry/Physics to Chemistry with Molecular Modelling and the quota was reduced from 15 to 5

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Table A4: Ratio of total and eligible CAO applications to quota for Two-subject Moderatorship courses 2007, 2006, 2005

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Ancient History & Archaeology 457 23 19.9 12.3 460 23 20.0 13.7 616 23 26.8 18.4Religions & Theology 351 24 14.6 10.0 282 24 11.8 8.7 362 24 15.1 10.4Classical Civilisation 512 29 17.7 12.5 432 29 14.9 11.1 631 29 21.8 17.0Drama Studies#* 371 24 15.5 7.5 467 22 21.2 10.1 414 20 20.7 8.9Early Irish 19 10 1.9 0.6 12 10 1.2 0.5 18 - - -Economics 764 43 17.8 15.0 775 43 18.0 13.9 806 43 18.7 15.2English Literature* 1824 85 21.5 15.7 1799 85 21.2 15.5 1930 81 23.8 17.8Film Studies#* 633 30 21.1 12.9 673 24 28.0 18.1 655 20 32.8 20.5French 1160 84 13.8 10.1 1070 84 12.7 9.8 1213 84 14.4 10.5Geography 515 35 14.7 11.4 486 35 13.9 10.8 603 35 17.2 13.1German 286 32 8.9 6.4 307 32 9.6 6.9 345 32 10.8 8.2Greek 55 - - - 56 - - - 70 - - -History 1139 40 28.5 22.0 991 40 24.8 18.8 1173 40 29.3 22.8History of Art & Architecture# 640 33 19.4 13.6 625 28 22.3 16.4 807 28 28.8 21.1Italian 434 30 14.5 10.5 377 30 12.6 8.8 447 30 14.9 11.1Near Eastern & Jewish Studies 59 10 5.9 3.2 30 10 3.0 1.9 25 10 2.5 0.8Latin 120 10 12.0 7.0 95 10 9.5 6.5 79 10 7.9 4.4Mathematics 276 15 18.4 12.9 271 15 18.1 11.9 317 15 21.1 13.6Modern Irish 357 30 11.9 9.9 334 30 11.1 9.2 381 30 12.7 10.1Music# 205 10 20.5 8.4 194 8 24.3 10.0 227 8 28.4 12.6Philosophy 927 43 21.6 17.2 783 43 18.2 13.7 1028 43 23.9 18.6Psychology 851 17 50.1 35.6 786 17 46.2 31.9 927 17 54.5 40.4Russian 156 36 4.3 2.7 184 36 5.1 3.0 189 36 5.3 3.3Sociology 1077 59 18.3 14.0 1050 59 17.8 13.6 1309 59 22.2 16.7Spanish 590 39 15.1 11.0 565 39 14.5 10.2 656 39 16.8 12.3Total 13778 791 17.4 12.6 13104 776 16.9 12.1 15228 756 20.1 14.6

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Table A5: CAO first preference applications: quotas, points, number registered 2007, 2006, 2005

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Ratio of 1st pref applcnsto no. regd

Number registered at 27.10.

2006


pref applcns to

quota Quota

Number of 1st


Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to quota

Minimum points

Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to no. regd

Number registered at

2.11.2005


pref applcns to quota

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

Religions & Theology 21 36 1.7 345 1.7 21 1.1 21 21 1.0 335 1.5 14 0.6 21 25 1.2 335 1.2 21 0.8

History 38 87 2.3 460* 2.4 36 1.4 38 74 1.9 440 2.1 36 1.3 38 93 2.4 460 2.6 36 1.6

Music# 20 38 1.9 380** 1.9 20 1.0 15 27 1.8 465** 1.7 16 1.1 15 35 2.3 475* 2.5 14 1.2

Classics 15 16 1.1 385 3.2 5 0.5 15 17 1.1 435 3.4 5 0.7 15 6 0.4 430 6.0 1 0.2

Drama & Theatre Studies#* 16 89 5.6 470** 5.6 16 2.5 14 108 7.7 475** 7.7 14 3.1 12 92 7.7 510** 7.7 12 3.3

Early & Modern Irish 15 4 0.3 335 0.6 7 0.2 15 5 0.3 330 1.7 3 0.1 15 6 0.4 315 0.5 12 0.3

English Studies 34 130 3.8 510* 3.7 35 2.4 34 128 3.8 505* 3.8 34 3.1 34 147 4.3 500* 5.7 26 3.3

Germanic Languages 8 11 1.4 385 1.8 6 1.4 8 6 0.8 340 2.0 3 0.4 8 4 0.5 405 2.0 2 0.1

Irish Studies (new course 2007) 20 8 0.4 375 0.9 9 0.1

Clinical Speech & Language Studies* 34 167 4.9 520* 4.6 36 3.7 34 142 4.2 530* 4.2 34 3.2 35 159 4.5 515* 4.4 36 3.6

European Studies* 37 133 3.6 535* 3.6 37 2.4 37 135 3.6 540* 3.6 37 2.7 33 129 3.9 530* 3.7 35 2.9

TOTAL 258 719 2.8 3.2 228 1.8 231 663 2.9 3.4 196 2.0 226 696 3.1 3.6 195 2.1

Faculty of Social & Human Sciences

Law* 83 444 5.3 545* 5.3 83 4.2 83 382 4.6 535 4.4 86 3.7 77 431 5.6 530* 5.7 76 4.4

Philosophy 17 35 2.1 430* 2.2 16 1.2 17 27 1.6 400 1.7 16 0.9 17 38 2.2 460* 2.5 15 1.7

Psychology* 32 272 8.5 545* 7.2 38 6.1 32 242 7.6 545* 7.6 32 5.3 31 275 8.9 545 7.9 35 6.5

Business, Economic & Social Studies 216 543 2.5 480* 2.5 220 2.0 216 540 2.5 475* 2.5 219 2.1 216 521 2.4 470* 2.4 213 1.9Social Studies (quota increase of 6 in 2005, reverted back in 2006) 30 248 8.3 490 7.1 35 4.2 30 248 8.3 480 8.3 30 4.5 36 303 8.4 480 8.2 37 4.2

Sociology & Social Policy 28 39 1.4 425 1.4 28 0.8 28 26 0.9 415* 0.9 29 0.6 28 39 1.4 455 1.3 30 0.8

Philosophy & Political Science 10 34 3.4 470 3.4 10 2.1 10 30 3.0 495 3.0 10 2.6 10 41 4.1 500 4.1 10 3.0

TOTAL 416 1615 3.9 3.8 430 2.8 416 1495 3.6 3.5 422 2.7 415 1648 4.0 4.0 416 2.8

Faculty of Engineering & Systems Sciences

Computer Science 65 54 0.8 355 2.2 25 0.4 65 78 1.2 355 2.4 32 0.4 65 79 1.2 365 2.3 35 0.5

Engineering 175 226 1.3 450* 1.3 168 0.9 175 217 1.2 440 1.2 175 0.9 175 234 1.3 445* 1.3 185 1.0Management Science & Information Systems Studies 24 40 1.7 440 1.3 30 1.2 24 28 1.2 420 1.2 24 0.9 24 34 1.4 455* 1.4 24 1.1Engineering with Management 20 17 0.9 375 0.7 25 0.5 20 9 0.5 365 1.0 9 0.2 20 9 0.5 355 0.6 15 0.4

TOTAL 284 337 1.2 1.4 248 0.8 284 332 1.2 1.4 240 0.7 284 356 1.3 1.4 259 0.8# Quota adjusted in 2007 as a result of the strategic planning process* Quota adjusted in 2006 as a result of the strategic planning process

2007 20052006

Minimum Points: * Random selection; not all students with this number of points were offered a placeMinimum Points: ** Random selection and interview

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Table A5: CAO first preference applications: quotas, points, number registered 2007, 2006, 2005

Course Quota

Number of firstpreference applications

Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to quota

Minimum points

Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to no. regd

Number registered at 19.10. 2007


pref applcns to

quota Quota

Number of first


Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to quota

Minimum points

Ratio of 1st pref applcnsto no. regd

Number registered at 27.10.

2006


pref applcns to

quota Quota

Number of 1st


Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to quota

Minimum points

Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to no. regd

Number registered at

2.11.2005


pref applcns to quota

2007 20052006

Faculty of Health Sciences

Dental Science 32 153 4.8 555* 5.1 30 2.8 32 149 4.7 560* 4.4 34 2.9 32 160 5.0 555* 5.0 32 3.2

Medicine^ 94 771 8.2 575* 8.1 95 4.9 74 741 10.0 580* 9.9 75 7.1 50 696 13.9 590* 13.6 51 10.1

Occupational Therapy 40 105 2.6 500* 2.6 40 2.0 40 104 2.6 510 2.5 42 2.1 40 108 2.7 505* 2.7 40 2.2

Physiotherapy 40 172 4.3 515* 4.6 37 2.1 40 242 6.1 550* 6.1 40 3.6 40 275 6.9 540* 6.5 42 4.1

Radiation Therapy 25 44 1.8 505 1.8 25 1.4 25 42 1.7 500* 1.6 26 1.3 25 64 2.6 510 2.2 29 2.1

General Nursing^^ 148 261 1.8 360* 1.8 147 0.8 148 285 1.9 360* 2.0 146 1.0 159 460 2.9 380* 2.7 168 1.4Intellectual Disability (formerly Mental Handicap)^^ 40 47 1.2 305 1.1 42 0.5 40 40 1.0 320 1.0 40 0.6 40 51 1.3 300 1.6 32 0.5

Psychiatric Nursing^^ 45 75 1.7 340 1.7 45 0.9 45 66 1.5 320 1.9 35 0.6 51 63 1.2 320 1.2 54 0.5Integrated and Childrens General Nursing (new course 2006) 20 104 5.2 485* 5.2 20 3.4 20 151 7.6 480 7.6 20 4.2

Midwifery 40 146 3.7 400 3.7 39 1.8 40 208 5.2 390 5.2 40 2.4

Pharmacy 70 227 3.2 550* 3.3 68 2.3 70 295 4.2 555* 3.9 76 3.3 70 316 4.5 555* 4.5 71 3.5

TOTAL 594 2105 3.5 3.6 588 2.1 574 2323 4.0 4.0 574 2.6 507 2193 4.3 4.2 519 2.8

Faculty of Science

Human Genetics* 13 24 1.8 475* 2.0 12 1.5 13 37 2.8 535* 2.8 13 2.2 10 32 3.2 545 3.2 10 2.4

Mathematics 30 38 1.3 395 1.3 29 1.0 30 39 1.3 400 1.3 29 0.9 30 47 1.6 410 1.7 27 1.1

Science 300 330 1.1 415* 1.1 292 0.8 300 287 1.0 415* 0.9 314 0.7 300 351 1.2 440* 1.2 297 0.8

Theoretical Physics 35 53 1.5 460 1.6 33 1.3 35 65 1.9 490* 1.8 37 1.3 35 47 1.3 445 1.3 35 0.9Chemistry with Molecular Modeling^^^ 5 2 0.4 420 1.0 2 0.4 5 3 0.6 405 3.0 1 0.2 5 1 0.2 410 1.0 1 0.2

Medicinal Chemistry 25 11 0.4 415 0.5 24 0.2 25 15 0.6 470 0.7 23 0.5 25 25 1.0 465* 1.0 25 0.8

Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials 20 8 0.4 370 1.6 5 0.2 20 17 0.9 355 1.1 16 0.7 20 8 0.4 350 0.6 13 0.4

TOTAL 428 466 1.1 1.2 397 0.8 428 463 1.1 1.1 433 0.8 425 511 1.2 1.3 408 0.9

Multi-Faculty

Business Studies & French 15 39 2.6 475* 2.6 15 1.5 15 37 2.5 495 3.4 11 1.5 15 50 3.3 485 2.8 18 1.8

Business Studies & German# 15 14 0.9 430 0.9 16 0.7 20 23 1.2 425 1.3 18 0.9 20 21 1.1 400 1.6 13 0.4

Business Studies & Russian 7 11 1.6 425 2.2 5 0.9 7 13 1.9 435 2.2 6 1.3 7 12 1.7 405 1.2 10 0.7

Computer Science, Linguistics & French 10 4 0.4 425 1.3 3 0.2 10 7 0.7 445 1.0 7 0.6 10 5 0.5 440 1.3 4 0.3

Computer Science, Linguistics & German 10 2 0.2 475 2.0 1 0.1 10 4 0.4 445 1.3 3 0.3 10 3 0.3 440 1.5 2 0.1

Computer Science, Linguistics & Irish 5 1 0.2 - - 0 0.0 5 1 0.2 - - 0 0.0 5 2 0.4 0 - - 0.0

History & Political Science* 19 80 4.2 530* 3.5 23 3.3 19 76 4.0 500 4.0 19 2.9 14 100 7.1 545 7.1 14 6.1

Law & French 12 77 6.4 580* 6.4 12 5.4 12 62 5.2 575* 6.9 9 4.6 12 63 5.3 560* 4.8 13 4.6

Law & German 12 28 2.3 530 2.3 12 1.9 12 26 2.2 540 1.7 15 1.9 12 22 1.8 510 1.7 13 1.6

Music Education 10 24 2.4 440** 2.2 11 1.1 10 23 2.3 430** 2.3 10 1.2 10 30 3.0 450** 3.0 10 1.7

Two Subject Moderatorship (quota increase of 10 in 2006 and of 7 in 2007) 395 1034 2.6 n/a 2.8 371 1.9 388 916 2.4 n/a 2.5 363 0.9 378 1032 2.7 n/a 2.9 358 2.0

TOTAL 510 1314 2.6 2.8 469 1.9 508 1188 2.3 2.6 461 1.1 493 1340 2.7 2.9 455 2.0

GRAND TOTAL 2490 6556 2.6 2.8 2360 1.8 2441 6464 2.6 2.8 2326 1.7 2350 6744 2.9 3.0 2252 2.0

^^^ The course title changed in 2005 from Computational Chemistry/Physics to Chemistry with Molecular Modelling and the quota was reduced to 15 to 5.

* Quota adjusted in 2006 as a result of the strategic planning processMinimum Points: * Random selection; not all students with this number of points were offered a placeMinimum Points: ** Random selection and interview

# Quota adjusted in 2007 as a result of the strategic planning process

^ Quota adjusted to 50 in 2004 and 2005 to facilitate transition from a 6 to a 5 year programme effective from 2005, quota increase in 2006 as part of national expansion of medical places.^^ The overall quota for Nursing in 2003 was increased from 233 to 247, and to 250 in 2004, to compensate for under-fill in 2002 and 2003.Quotas reverted back in 2006.

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Table A6: CAO first preference applications: quotas, points, number registered,Two-subject Moderatorship courses 2007, 2006, 2005

Two Subject Moderatorship Course Quota

Number of 1st


Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to quota

Minimum Points^

Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to no. regd

Number registered at 19.10.07


pref applicns to quota Quota

Number of 1st


Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to quota

Minimum Points^^

Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to no. regd



pref applicns to quota Quota

Number of 1st


Ratio of 1st pref applcns to quota

Minimum points

Ratio of 1st pref

applcns to no. regd



pref applicns to quota

Ancient History & Archaeology 23 73 3.2 370 3.5 21 2.0 23 61 2.7 345 2.8 22 0.7 23 105 4.6 450 5.0 21 1.4

Religions & Theology 24 48 2.0 425* 2.3 21 1.4 24 31 1.3 345 1.4 22 1.0 24 52 2.2 385 2.7 19 1.6

Classical Civilisation 29 72 2.5 430 2.5 29 1.7 29 50 1.7 350 1.8 28 0.9 29 80 2.8 445 2.7 30 1.4Drama Studies#* 24 89 3.7 470* 3.9 23 2.3 22 80 3.6 480* 3.8 21 0.5 20 70 3.5 450** 3.0 23 2.3

Early Irish 10 2 0.2 370 - 0 0.1 10 0 0.0 490* - 0 - - 1 - - - 2 1.0

Economics 43 81 1.9 455* 1.7 47 1.5 43 71 1.7 430 1.6 45 0.8 43 74 1.7 450* 1.8 42 1.2English Literature* 85 377 4.4 525* 4.4 85 3.5 85 366 4.3 505 4.4 84 0.3 81 360 4.4 505* 3.8 94 1.3Film Studies#* 30 105 3.5 430 3.5 30 2.2 24 116 4.8 445* 4.6 25 0.3 20 110 5.5 460 4.4 25 1.9

French 84 166 2.0 425 1.9 86 1.5 84 140 1.7 350* 1.7 81 0.8 84 157 1.9 390* 2.0 78 1.4

Geography 35 63 1.8 425* 2.1 30 1.4 35 46 1.3 430 1.6 28 1.0 35 61 1.7 435 2.9 21 1.2

German 32 44 1.4 425 2.1 21 1.0 32 34 1.1 390 1.5 22 1.2 32 46 1.4 405 1.5 30 1.2

Greek - 5 - 460 1.3 4 - - 7 - 350 0.8 9 - - 9 - 445 - 3 1.8

History 40 162 4.1 510* 3.9 42 3.1 40 153 3.8 500* 3.8 40 0.3 40 150 3.8 510* 3.3 45 1.2

History of Art & Architecture# 33 95 2.9 475* 2.9 33 2.0 28 106 3.8 490* 3.7 29 0.4 28 135 4.8 490* 4.8 28 1.3

Italian 30 68 2.3 450* 2.3 30 1.5 30 47 1.6 390 1.5 31 0.9 30 58 1.9 390 1.9 31 1.4

Near Eastern & Jewish Studies 10 8 0.8 410 2.0 4 0.2 10 1 0.1 480 1.0 1 10.0 10 3 0.3 490 no offers 0 3.0

Latin 10 8 0.8 370 1.0 8 0.7 10 10 1.0 370 1.3 8 1.4 10 13 1.3 395 4.3 3 1.9

Mathematics 15 30 2.0 490* 2.3 13 1.6 15 39 2.6 510* 2.4 16 0.5 15 48 3.2 510 2.8 17 1.4

Modern Irish 30 44 1.5 410 1.3 35 1.2 30 34 1.1 350 1.1 30 1.0 30 38 1.3 335 1.5 26 1.3

Music# 10 30 3.0 470 3.0 10 1.8 8 34 4.3 520 4.3 8 0.3 8 36 4.5 520** 6.0 6 1.6

Philosophy 43 137 3.2 465* 3.3 42 2.6 43 112 2.6 430 2.7 41 0.5 43 126 2.9 475* 3.3 38 1.2

Psychology 17 137 8.1 555* 6.9 20 6.8 17 100 5.9 545* 5.6 18 0.2 17 118 6.9 565* 6.6 18 1.2

Russian 36 27 0.8 425 1.9 14 0.5 36 17 0.5 350* 1.4 12 5.1 36 23 0.6 335 1.4 16 1.6

Sociology 59 100 1.7 430* 1.8 56 1.2 59 86 1.5 420 1.4 61 1.0 59 103 1.7 435* 1.9 54 1.3Spanish 39 97 2.5 450* 2.6 38 1.6 39 89 2.3 400 2.0 44 0.6 39 88 2.3 405* 1.9 46 1.4

TOTAL 791 2068 2.6 2.8 742 1.9 776 1830 2.4 2.5 726 0.6 756 2064 2.7 2.9 716 1.4

# Quota adjusted in 2007 as a result of the strategic planning process.* Quota adjusted in 2006 as a result of the strategic planning process.Minimum Points: * Random selection: not all students with this number of points were offered a place.

^ The points shown are the minimum for the subject but not for all combinations, see Table A12 on A23.

Minimum Points: ** Random selection and interview

200520062007

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Table A7: Total number of CAO applicants* to universities, DIT, other ITs, Colleges of Education and private colleges (all preferences) 2007, 2006, 2005

2007 2006 2005Universities

Trinity College 16,207 16,731 17,455

NUI Cork 15,021 15,100 15,230

NUI Dublin 22,322 23,976 23,101

NUI Galway 14,167 13,940 15,240

NUI Maynooth 10,012 9,318 11,285

University of Limerick 13,769 13,728 13,848

Dublin City University 14,318 14,723 14,818

Total 105,816 107,516 110,977

Dublin Institute of Technology 16,515 17,567 18,380

Other Institutes of Technology (ITs) 46,490 44,683 44,680

National College of Art and Design 1,036 1,136 461

Colleges of Education 13,433 13,369 13,775

Private Colleges** 8,953 8,299 12,097

Source: Central Applications Office*There are up to 10 preferences on each application form and applicants may apply to more than one institution.** This category includes Colleges with some courses eligible for the Government undergraduate fee remission scheme.

Senior Lecturer's Annual Report 2006/07 - A15 -

Table A8: Percentage rate of acceptances to offers 2007 - 2003 (CAO round 1)

- A16 -

Course 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Faculty of Arts & Humanities % % % % % Religions & Theology 63 55 48 69 52 History 72 57 38 49 40 Music 77 90 67 87 60 Classics 55 33 25 71 67 Drama & Theatre Studies 87 69 100 100 91 Early & Modern Irish 67 40 73 78 73 English Studies 70 60 54 44 24 Germanic Languages 50 80 100 100 70 Irish Studies (new course 2007) 90 Clinical Speech & Language Studies 74 91 90 56 83 European Studies 76 77 84 70 73 Faculty of Social & Human Sciences % %

% % %

Law 81 71 65 58 49 Philosophy 44 44 64 62 70 Psychology 89 81 94 54 48 Business, Economic & Social Studies 82 91 80 83 82 Social Studies 96 83 73 80 67 Sociology & Social Policy 67 81 96 72 96 Philosophy & Political Science 67 64 50 56 73 Faculty of Engineering & Systems Sciences

% %

% % %

Computer Science 75 79 91 78 69 Engineering 86 90 90 84 85 Information & Communications Technology Merged with

Computer Science 100 100

Management Science & Information Systems Studies

91 81 85 89 76

Manufacturing Engineering with Management Science

93 57 93 95 76

Faculty of Health Sciences % % % % % Dental Science 64 68 69 62 54 Medicine 74 58 65 78 67 Occupational Therapy 79 88 74 81 61 Physiotherapy 69 87 90 78 72 Radiation Therapy 79 78 77 69 75 Pharmacy 78 93 80 58 73 General Nursing Adelaide 90 97 100 100 91

Table A8: Percentage rate of acceptances to offers 2007 - 2003 (CAO round 1)

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Faculty of Health Sciences Continued % % % % % General Nursing Adelaide - Mature (Round 0) 100 87 100 67 86 General Nursing 87 84 78 78 81 General Nursing - Mature (Round 0) 87 81 98 86 80 Psychiatric Nursing 60 61 63 82 61 Psychiatric Nursing - Mature (Round 0) 100 85 91 80 93 Intellectual Disability Nursing (formerly Mental Handicap)

83 68 67 75 52

Intellectual Disability Nursing (formerly Mental Handicap) - Mature (Round 0)

93 90 84 70 86

Children’s and General Integrated Nursing 83 69 Children’s and General Integrated Nursing – Mature (Round 0)

100 100

Midwifery 65 65 Midwifery- Mature (Round 0) 87 83 Faculty of Science % % % % % Human Genetics 56 75 75 50 56 Mathematics 57 72 52 59 60 Science 77 80 79 72 77 Theoretical Physics 76 89 83 92 71 Chemistry with Molecular Medicine 67 50 91 100 100 Medicinal Chemistry 60 59 56 71 60 Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials 67 94 93 93 82 Multi-Faculty % % % % % Business Studies & French 87 80 86 88 76 Business Studies & German 85 73 71 86 67 Business Studies & Russian 87 100 100 100 81 Computer Science, Linguistics & French 100 100 100 80 67 Computer Science, Linguistics & German 100 75 100 100 67 Computer Science, Linguistics & Irish 0 0 0 100 0 History & Political Science 95 70 69 55 38 Law & French 78 61 75 73 91 Law & German 77 100 57 91 92 Music Education 100 83 90 100 91 TSM 74 76 75 73 68

Table A9: Percentage rate of acceptances to offers, TSM courses 2007 – 2003 (CAO round 1)

Two Subject Moderatorship Course

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

% % % % % Ancient History & Archaeology 74 71 58 65 87 Religions & Theology 61 61 69 81 67 Classical Civilisation 72 79 78 72 87 Drama Studies 91 95 87 76 59 Early Irish 0 0 0 100 100 Economics 77 81 79 86 80 English Literature 79 72 83 68 66 Film Studies 80 88 77 65 48 French 68 69 70 69 72 Geography 61 89 62 68 74 German 72 68 77 78 41 Greek 66 78 67 67 33 History 84 73 78 72 72 History of Art & Architecture 68 83 69 81 81 Italian 62 63 73 64 66 Near Eastern & Jewish Studies 60 100 0 0 100 Latin 90 66 25 67 57 Mathematics 67 85 85 76 46 Modern Irish 87 93 84 88 96 Music 83 100 75 82 100 Philosophy 74 69 63 77 65 Psychology 84 79 95 73 56 Russian 69 75 79 50 63 Sociology 74 92 79 86 81 Spanish 69 60 80 64 65

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Table A10: Distribution of points within each course: undergraduate new entrants 2007

550 points and above 525-549 points 500-524 points 475-499 points 450-474 points 425-449 points 400-424 points < 400 TOTALS

Quota Sample point info >1A1, 5A2

= 550 points5A2,1B2 = 530

points3A2,3B2 = 510

points 6B2 = 480 points 6B3 = 450 points3B2,3C2 = 435

points2B2,4C2

= 420 points6C2

= 390 pointsSpecials (matures,

deferrals, internationals,etc)

Faculty of Arts & HumanitiesReligions & Theology 21 6 1 1 1 3 9 21History 38 8 3 1 8 8 8 36Music 20 1 1 1 4 5 2 4 2 20Classics 15 1 2 1 1 5Drama & Theatre Studies 16 5 3 1 5 2 16Early & Modern Irish 15 4 1 2 7English Studies 34 10 9 5 11 35Germanic Languages 8 1 1 2 2 6Irish Studies (new course 2007) 20 2 3 1 3 9Clinical Speech & Language Studies 34 6 13 15 2 36European Studies 37 8 20 9 37

Faculty of Social & Human SciencesLaw 83 14 67 2 83Philosophy 17 6 3 2 3 2 16Psychology 32 10 25 3 38Business, Econ & Social Studies 216 30 24 31 66 69 220Social Studies 30 17 4 7 7 35Sociology & Social Policy 28 9 1 5 7 6 28Philosophy & Political Science 10 1 1 5 2 1 10

Faculty of Engineering & Systems SciencesComputer Science 65 6 2 3 1 4 3 1 5 25Engineering 175 9 18 12 28 47 54 168Management Science & Information Systems Studies 24 1 2 1 3 4 14 5 30Engineering with Management 20 2 5 5 6 7 25

- A19 -



Faculty of Health SciencesDental Science 32 4 26 30Medicine 94 13 82 95Occupational Therapy 40 10 2 7 21 40Physiotherapy 40 7 7 19 4 37Radiation Therapy 25 3 3 11 8 25General Nursing 148 26 1 1 1 5 9 17 21 66 147Intellectual Disability Nursing 40 23 1 1 1 16 42Psychiatric Nursing 45 27 2 16 45

Children's & General Integrated Nursing 20 8 1 5 2 4 20Midwifery 40 25 1 6 2 5 39Pharmacy 70 11 57 68

Faculty of ScienceHuman Genetics 13 1 4 1 2 4 12Mathematics 30 2 6 3 4 3 3 3 4 1 29Science 300 25 20 31 38 62 62 51 3 292Theoretical Physics 35 2 15 10 4 1 1 33

Chemistry with Molecular Modelling 5 1 1 2Medicinal Chemistry 25 3 3 3 6 3 4 2 24Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials 20 1 1 1 1 1 5

Multi-FacultyBusiness Studies & French 15 2 2 3 2 6 15Business Studies & German 15 1 2 3 7 3 16Business Studies & Russian 7 1 2 2 5

Computer Science, Linguistics & French 10 2 1 3Computer Science, Linguistics & German 10 1 1

Computer Science, Linguistics & Irish 5 0History & Political Science 19 6 8 9 23Law & French 12 1 11 12

- A20 -



Law & German 12 7 5 12Music Education 10 3 1 1 4 1 1 11Two subject Moderatorship 395 68 82 51 38 45 51 33 1 1 370

TOTAL 2490 421 526 252 270 306 251 145 59 129 23591938

27.1% 13.0% 13.9% 15.8% 13.0% 7.5% 3.0% 6.7% 100%27.1% 40.1% 54.1% 69.9% 82.8% 90.3% 93.3% 100%

% of students who have accepted a place and have 550 points and

above


above


above


above


above


above


above

24.9% 37.2% 51.3% 68.3% 80.0% 90.0% 94.1% 100%23.0% 34.4% 49.3% 66.1% 81.3% 86.4% 91.0% 100%25.5% 38.8% 52.9% 68.7% 79.4% 85.5% 89.5% 100%

Leaving Cert. Points: A1=100; A2=90; B1=85; B2=80, B3=75; C1=70; C2=65; C3=60A Level points: A=150; B=130; C=105

Total excluding specials:

Percentage of students who accepted a place and points level 2007Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2007

Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2006Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2005Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2004

- A21 -

Table A11: Distribution of points within each Two-subject Moderatorship course: undergraduate new entrants 2007


Quota Sample point info >1A1, 5A2 = 550

points5A2,1B2 = 530

points3A2,3B2 = 510

points 6B2 = 480 points 6B3 = 450 points3B2,3C2= 435

points2B2,4C2 = 420

points 6C2 = 390 pointsSpecials (matures,

deferrals, internationals,etc)

Ancient History & Archaeology 23 6 1 1 4 4 4 1 21Religions & Theology 24 7 1 2 4 4 3 21Classical Civilisation 29 6 2 4 5 4 6 2 29Drama Studies 24 3 11 1 4 3 1 23Early Irish 10 0Economics 43 2 9 9 8 8 11 47English Literature 85 15 40 30 85Film Studies 30 4 6 1 7 5 7 30French 84 13 15 9 9 11 14 15 86Geography 35 7 1 3 3 7 9 30German 32 2 2 4 1 2 5 5 21Greek 2 2 4History 40 7 16 9 10 42History of Art & Architecture 33 7 7 6 6 7 33Italian 30 7 3 4 4 7 5 30Near Eastern & Jewish Studies 10 1 2 1 4Latin 10 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8Mathematics 15 8 5 13Modern Irish 30 6 4 3 6 5 4 6 1 35Music 10 1 3 1 4 1 10Philosophy 43 9 15 3 3 6 6 42Psychology 17 7 13 20Russian 36 7 3 1 1 2 14Sociology 59 10 3 1 7 9 14 12 56Spanish 39 8 7 4 5 4 10 38

Totals 791 136 163 103 77 91 102 66 2 2 742606

Percentage of students who accepted a place and points level 2007 26.9% 17.0% 12.7% 15.0% 16.8% 10.9% 0.3% 0.3% 100%26.9% 43.9% 56.6% 71.6% 88.4% 99.3% 99.7% 100%


above


above


above

% of students who have

accepted a place and have 475

points and above


above



points and above



points and above

Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2006 17.5% 29.9% 49.8% 62.0% 80.5% 91.4% 96.4% 100%18.1% 32.7% 54.3% 71.2% 87.9% 94.3% 97.7% 100%22.2% 42.8% 58.1% 70.6% 83.9% 92.6% 96.5% 100%

Total excluding specials:

Leaving Cert. Points: A1=100; A2=90; B1=85; B2=80, B3=75; C1=70; C2=65; C3=60A Level points: A=150; B=130; C=105

Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2007

Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2004Cumulative percentages excluding specials 2005

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Table A12: Two-subject moderatorship course: 2007 Final minimum entry levels

- A23 -

AH BT CC DR*** EI EC EN FR FS GG GE GK HS AR JS MI IT LT MT MU** PH PS RU SC SP

AH - 425* - - - - 525* 425 - - - 460 510* 475* 410 - 455* 370 - - - - 425 - 450*

BT 425* - 430 - 430 - 525* 430 435 - 430 460 510* 475* - 430 - 430 - - 465* 555* 430 430* 450*

CC - 430 - 470* - - 525* 430 - - - 460 510* 480* 430 430 450* 430 - - 470* - 430 - 450*

DR*** - - 470* - - - 525* 470* 470* - 470* 470* - 490 - 470* 470* 470* - 470* - - 470* 470* 470*

EI - 430 - - - - - - - - - - 510* 490 410 - - 370 - - - - - - -

EC - - - - - - - - - 455* 460* - 510* - - - - - 525* - 485 555* 460* 460* 460*

EN 525* 525* 525* 525* - - - 525* 525* - 525* 525* 525* 525* 525* 525* 525* 525* 530 525* 525* 555* 525* 525* 525*

FR 425 430 430 470* - - 525* - 430 - 425 - 510* 490 425 425 450* 425 530 470 465* 555* 425 430* 450*

FS - 435 - 470* - - 525* 430 - - 435 - - - 435 435 450* - - - - - 435 - 450*

GG - - - - - 455* - - - - - - 510* - - - - - 530 - 470* 555* - 425* -

GE - 430 - 470* - 460* 525* 425 435 - - - 510* 490 425 425 455* - 530 - 485 - 425 430* 450*

GK 460 460 460 470* - - 525* - - - - - 510* - 460 - 460 - - - 485 - 460 - 460

HS 510* 510* 510* - 510* 510* 525* 510* - 510* 510* 510* - 510* 510* 510* 510* 510* - 510* 510* - 510* 510* 510*

AR 475* 475* 480* 490 490 - 525* 490 - - 490 - 510* - 490 - 475* 490 - 490 490 - - 490 490

JS 410 - 430 - 410 - 525* 425 435 - 425 460 510* 490 - 410 - 410 - - 485 555* 425 430* 450*

MI - 430 430 470* - - 525* 425 435 - 425 - 510* - 410 - 455* 410 - 470 485 - 425 430* 450*

IT 455* - 450* 470* - - 525* 450* 450* - 455* 460 510* 475* - 455* - 455* - - 485 555* 455* 455* 450*

LT 370 430 430 470* 370 - 525* 425 - - - - 510* 490 410 410 455* - 530 - 485 - 425 - 450*

MT - - - - - 525* 530 530 - 530 530 - - - - - - 530 - 530 490* 555* - - -

MU** - - - 470* - - 525* 470 - - - - 510* 490 - 470 - - 530 - 485 555* - - -

PH - 465* 470* - - 485 525* 465* - 470* 485 485 510* 490 485 485 485 485 490* 485 - 555* 480* 470* -

PS - 555* - - - 555* 555* 555* - 555* - - - - 555* - 555* - 555* 555* 555* - - 555* -

RU 425 430 430 470* - 460* 525* 425 435 - 425 460 510* - 425 425 455* 425 - - 480* - - - 450*

SC - 430* - 470* - 460* 525* 430* - 425* 430* - 510* 490 430* 410 455* - - - 470* 555* - - 450*

SP 450* 450* 450* 470* - 460* 525* 450* 450* - 450* 460 510* 490 450* 450* 450* 450* - - - - 450* 450* -

* Not all applicants at this level were offered places. ** Applicants are assessed on a music test and interview and on their leaving certificate examination results. *** Applicants are assessed on a questionnaire and interview and on their leaving certificate examination results. AH: Ancient History & Archaeology BT: Religions & Theology CC: Classical Civilisation DR: Drama studies EI: Early Irish EC: Economics EN: English Literature FR: French ` FS: Film Studies GG: Geography GE: German GK: Greek HS: History AR: History of Art & Architecture JS: Near Eastern & Jewish Studies MI: Modern Irish IT: Italian LT: Latin MT: Mathematics MU: Music PH: Philosophy PS: Psychology RU: Russian SC: Sociology SP: Spanish

Table A13: Repeated survey of undergraduate new entrants 2007, 2006, 2005

Why did you choose Trinity College?* 2007 2006 2005

Reputation for Quality in Teaching 63% 63% 63%

Reputation for Quality in Research 27% 26% 26%

International Reputation 43% 43% 44%

College Life and Societies 26% 27% 25%

Location 39% 38% 38%

Recommended by School 11% 10% 11%Employment Prospects 49% 45% 47%

*The percentage indicates the number of respondents who indicated on a scale 1-4 that the above factors were very important in their choice of Trinity College (very important = 1).

Senior Lecturer's Annual Report 2006/07 - A24 -

APPENDIX B - STUDENT POPULATION The number of registered students for 2006/07 was 15,492. The geographical distribution of the student body is detailed in Table B1 below.

Table B1: Geographical distribution of the student body 2006/07 Number of

Students %

Distribution 2006/07

% Distribution

2005/06 Ireland: Republic of Ireland: 13,066 84.34 84.30 Northern Ireland: 459 2.96 2.88 Europe (EU): 1,050 6.78 6.95 Europe (Non EU): 69 0.45 0.43 Africa: 69 0.45 0.58 Asia: 300 1.94 1.91 Australasia: 8 0.05 0.08 North & Central America: 466 3.00 2.82 South America: 5 0.03 0.05 TOTAL: 15,492 100% 100% Comparative figures for the years 2006/07 - 2001/02 are detailed in Table B2 below.

Table B2: Student numbers 2006/07 - 2001/02 2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2002/03 2001/02

UNDERGRADUATE

Full-time undergraduate degree 9,719 9,649 9,538 9,461 9,234 9,042 Full-time undergraduate diploma/ certificate/occasional

474 507 569 770 966 1,121

Part-time undergraduate degree/diploma/ certificate/occasional

496 635 859 990 1,118 1,183

Total undergraduate 10,689 10,791 10,966 11,221 11,318 11,346

POSTGRADUATE Full-time postgraduate degree 2,342 2,267 2,164 1,998 1,885 1,725 Full-time postgraduate diploma/ certificate/occasional

482 437 457 511 517 245

Part-time postgraduate degree/diploma/ certificate/occasional

1,979 1,827 1,677 1,698 1,791 1,849

Total postgraduate 4,803 4,531 4,298 4,207 4,193 3,819

TOTAL undergraduate + postgraduate (including SOCRATES)

15,492

15,322 15,264 15,428 15,511 15,165

Number of SOCRATES students

274 310 305 320 310 296

Total (excluding SOCRATES)

15,213 15,012 14,959 15,108 15,201 14,869

- B1 - Senior Lecturer’s Annual Report 2006/07

APPENDIX C – ACADEMIC STAFF

Table C1: Appointments by faculty 2006/07

Permanent Lecturers

Contract of Indefinite Duration

Contract Lecturers

Temporary Lecturers*

Lecturers/ Registrars Professorial TOTAL

Gender M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Arts & Humanities 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 8 5 Social & Human Sciences 7 4 1 2 5 1 1 2 16 7 Engineering & Systems Sciences 3 2 1 3 3 Health Sciences 3 8 1 5 3 5 6 3 2 1 15 22

Science 10 2 1 3 11 5

Irish School Of Ecumenics 1 1 Total 25 18 0 0 3 7 14 11 7 4 5 2 54 42

Table C2: Appointments by qualification 2006/07

Ph.D. M.A. / M.Sc. Other Higher

Degree Primary Degree

Total

Permanent 36 13 1 50

Contract of Indefinite Duration 0 5-Year Contract 0 4-Year Contract 0 3-Year Contract 3 1 4 2-Year Contract 2 1 1 2 6 Temporary* 13 5 3 4 25

Lecturer / Registrar 11 11

Total 2006/07 54 20 16 6 96

% of total 56% 21% 17% 6% 100% Total 2005/06 46 (59%) 15 (19%) 15 (19%) 2 (3%) 78 (100%)

*Temporary appointments range in duration from nine months to one year. Appointments in this category are made principally to replace permanent members of the academic staff of the College who have been granted leave of absence or career breaks, or to complete a contract term following a resignation.

- C1 - Senior Lecturer’s Annual Report 2006/07

- C2 - Senior Lecturer’s Annual Report 2006/07

Table C3: Appointments by gender 2006/07

Male % Male Female % Female Total % Permanent 25 26.0% 18 18.7% 43 44.7% Contract of Indefinite Duration 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Fixed-term Contract 3 3.1% 7 7.3% 10 10.4% Temporary 14 14.6% 11 11.5% 25 26.1% Lecturer / Registrar 7 7.3% 4 4.2% 11 11.5% Professorial (permanent) 5 5.2% 2 2.1% 7 7.3% Total 2006/07 54 56.2% 42 43.8% 96 100% Total 2005/06 42 53.8% 36 46.2% 78 100%

Staff/Student Ratios 2006/07

Summary of Analysis

Table C4 (a)

FACULTYSTAFF

FTESTUDENT FTE Ratios

2006/07Ratios

2005/06

Undergraduate Postgraduate Taught

Postgraduate Research* Total

Social & Human Sciences 167.30 2656.87 851.73 337.90 3846.50 23 21

Health Sciences 194.14 2284.77 364.19 387.50 3036.46 16 16

Arts & Humanities** 160.59 1934.12 264.71 314.60 2513.43 16 16

Science 147.65 1664.27 38.74 401.50 2104.51 14 15

Engineering & Systems Sciences 124.10 1074.23 425.62 241.50 1741.35 14 14

COLLEGE 793.78 9614.26 1944.99 1683.00 13242.25 17 17

* The calculation of staff/student ratios in 2006/07 does not include those postgraduate research students made live on College systems for thesis examination only.** Religions &Theology and The Irish School of Ecumenics included as Aspirant School

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Staff/Student Ratios 2006/07 - 1991/92

Table C4 (b)

BESSArts

(Humanities) Engineering Science Arts (Letters)Health

Sciences TCD

1991/92 30 28 27 17 21 11 20

1992/93 32 28 27 18 21 12 21

1993/94 32 29 28 19 21 12 22

1994/95 (PG=3)* 30 31 25 19 21 14 22

1994/95 (PG=1)* 27 25 20 14 18 11 18

1995/96 27 25 20 15 17 12 18

1996/97 28 27 20 16 18 13 19

1997/98 26 26 21 15 16 14 19

1998/99 27 26 21 17 16 13 19

1999/00 28 25 20 17 17 13 19

2000/01 25 24 18 16 15 11 18

2001/02 24 24 17 16 14 11 17

2002/03 24 24 17 16 13 12 172003/04 24 23 16 16 15 12 172004/05 23 23 17 16 15 15 18

Arts & Humanities

Social & Human Sciences

Engineering & Systems Sciences

Health Sciences Science TCD

16 21 14 16 15 1716 23 14 16 14 17

161 167 124 194 148 7942513 3847 1741 3036 2105 13242

* With effect from 1994/95, all full-time postgraduate degree students were calculated as equivalent to 1 FTE (rather than equivalent to 3 FTEs). In order to provide comparative data in the transition year staff/student ratios were calculated with both weightings.

Academic Year2005/062006/07Staff FTE 2006/07Student FTE 2006/07

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Faculty of Social & Human Sciences

Table C4 (c)

RATIOS 2003/04

RATIOS 2004/05

RATIOS 2005/06 SCHOOLS & DEPARTMENTS

STAFF FTE

STUDENT FTE RATIOS 2006/07

Professors FTE Associate Professors FTE

Senior Lecturers FTE Lecturers FTE Part-time

Lecturers FTEDemonstrators

FTE Undergraduate Postgraduate Taught

Postgraduate Research Total

32 26 26 School of Business Studies 4.5 1 7 8.1 5.09 0 25.69 425.52 130.56 43 599.08 2314 14 13 School of Psychology 3 3 6 10 1.21 1.34 24.55 173.53 145.89 46 365.42 15

School of Social Sciences & Philosophy33 32 26 Sociology 1 0 6 3.5 2.12 0 12.62 237.64 14.05 31 282.69 2226 29 22 Political Science 2 2 1 5 2.67 0 12.67 249.86 5 25 279.86 2224 25 21 Economics 3 4 3 9 2.77 0 21.77 431 41 54.2 526.20 2420 22 18 Philosophy 0 1 3 3.5 0.71 0 8.21 157.32 9 15 181.32 22

27 22 Total 6 7 13 21 8.27 0 55.27 1075.82 69.05 125.2 1270.07 23

11 11 11 School of Social Work & Social Policy 1 0 4 10.5 3.41 2.59 21.5 153.27 88.18 24.7 266.15 12

40 39 34 School of Education 0 1 5 11 3.62 0 20.62 409.83 339.98 55 804.81 39

30 30 23 School of Law 1 3 2 12 1.67 0 19.67 418.9 78.07 44 540.97 28

24 21 FACULTY 15.50 15.00 37.00 72.60 23.27 3.93 167.30 2656.87 851.73 337.90 3846.50 23

Staff figures include:Business Studies Professors - Includes Chair of International Business and Chair in International Business & Development, and half-time Visiting Professorship.

Includes one Senior Lecturer for self-financing course joint with IMIIncludes 0.6 FTE for Director MBA Programme, 0.5 FTE for Director of Master’s programme in International Business, one Lecturer for the self-financing BIT Programme and one Broad Curriculum Lecturer funded from a Benefaction.

Psychology: Professors Figure includes Chair of Childhood Research, held in Children’s Research Centre and funded from a benefaction.Includes one Senior Lecturer for D.Clin.Psych Programme and one Senior Lecturer for M.Sc in Counselling PsychologyIncludes 2 Lecturers and one Clinical Co-Ordinator/Lecturer for D.Clin Psych Programme and two Lecturers for M.Sc. in Counselling Psychology. Also includes one Broad Curriculum Lecturer, funded from a Benefaction in 2006/07.Includes one Lecturer funded from the Academic Change Fund and the MSc Applied Psychology programme in 2006/07.

Economics Includes 2 FTE Lecturers in respect of Teaching Assistants. Includes two Lecturers funded from benefaction and one Lecturer funded from self-financing M.Sc. programme.Excludes Lecturers paid from self-financing activity accounts.

Political Science Includes one Broad Curriculum Lecturer, funded from a Benefaction in 2006/07Philosophy: Includes one Broad Curriculum Lecturer funded from a Benefaction. Includes one Part-time Lecturers = 0.5 FTE in lieu of vacant ChairSociology Includes Dr. Ronit Lentin as 1 FTE (not now included in Part-time conversions to FTE)

Includes one Lecturer replacing Dr. Evelyn Mahon following transfer to School of Social Work & Social Policy.Includes 0.5 FTE Lecturer in Globalisation joint with Geography, funded from Broad Curriculum benefaction.

Social Work & Social Includes one Senior Lecturer in each of self-financing programmes Addiction Studies and Child Protection & Welfare.Policy Includes 2 Lecturers for self-financing MSW Programme and one Lecturer for self-financing Addiction Studies Programme. Also includes one Lecturer funded by Department of Health, and 0.5 Lecturer invoiced in from Department of Justice.Education Includes one Lecturer transferred from AVMSLaw Includes one Broad Curriculum Lecturer, funded from a Benefaction.

Excludes four Lecturers funded from Departmental self-financing activity. Excludes DAAD-sponsored Fachlektor and MOPS Lecturer, both included in part-time FTE

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Faculty of Health Sciences

Table C4 (d)

RATIOS 2003/04

RATIOS 2004/05

RATIOS 2005/06 SCHOOLS & DEPARTMENTS STAFF FTE


Professors FTE

Associate Professors

FTE

Senior Lecturers

FTE

Lecturers FTE

Part-time Lecturers

FTE

Demonstrators FTE Undergraduate Postgraduate

TaughtPostgraduate

Research Total

8 9 9 School of Dental Science 4 1 14 6 4.7 0 29.70 226.65 17.92 33.00 277.57 9School of Medicine 0.00

13 16 24 Surgery 2 0 0 6 0.28 0 8.28 83.15 10.00 93.15 1117 17 21 Psychiatry 1 0 1 1 1.1 0 4.10 49.25 20.00 19.00 88.25 2216 18 21 Clinical Medicine 2 0 5 8 1.05 0.11 16.16 171.78 32.14 56.63 260.55 1620 16 18 Anatomy 0 0 0 4 0.07 3 7.07 95.91 4.76 2.28 102.95 1514 14 15 Physiology 3 0 1 7 0.23 0.71 11.94 121.73 17.59 30.50 169.82 149 14 15 Division of Laboratory Medicine 2 1 2 5.5 0.27 0.05 10.82 103.12 72.73 28.03 203.88 199 13 14 Pharmacology & Therapeutics 1 1 1 2 0.19 0.06 5.25 71.94 9.53 12.52 93.99 1816 13 13 Occupational Therapy 0 0 1 8.76 0.01 0 9.77 130.71 4.04 4.00 138.75 1410 11 11 Physiotherapy 0 0 1 11 0.58 0.11 12.69 134.76 12.54 9.00 156.30 126 7 10 Radiation Therapy 0 0 1 7 0.1 0 8.10 69.80 1.50 71.30 913 7 7 Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1 1 1 0.25 1.38 0 4.63 25.10 10.80 35.90 85 13 7 Public Health and Primary Care 1 1 1.5 0 0.17 0 3.67 44.74 53.84 6.80 105.38 296 13 5 Paediatrics 1 0 1 2 0.32 0 4.32 26.80 2.00 28.80 7

13 15 Total 14 4 16.5 62.51 5.75 4.04 106.8 1128.79 227.17 193.06 1549.02 15

25 24 21 School of Nursing & Midwifery 1 0 4 57.6 5.18 0 67.78 958.98 85.33 139.44 1183.75 18

19 17 17 School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 2 1 5 10 0.19 1.37 19.56 197.00 51.69 55.00 303.69 16

16 17 FACULTY 21 6 39.5 136.11 15.82 5.41 194.14 2284.77 364.19 387.50 3036.46 16

Staff figures include:Nursing Excludes Lecturers currently absent on Career Breaks.

Includes 6 Clinical Nurse Tutors calculated at an FTE of 0.75 each on basis of working 9/12ths annuallyIncludes 0.5 Lecturer invoiced in from Central Mental Hospital

Pharmacology Excludes Senior Lectureship in Practice of Pharmacy, currently vacant.Includes Drs. Sheridan and Tajber each as 0.5 FTE.

Clinical Medicine Includes one Lecturer in AMiNCH, funded by School of Medicine fee income account, and one temporary Lecturer replacing vacancy occurring in Associate Professor post.Obstetrics & Gynaecology 0.25 Lecturer/Registrar charged in from AMiNCHPhysiology Includes two Lecturers in Neuroscience, funded from HSE Expert Skills programme. Includes 0.06 FTE in respect of the Biology Teaching CentrePsychiatry Includes 0.5 FTE joint with St. Patrick’s Hospital and 0.5 FTE joint with, and fully funded by, the CMHPH & PC Includes 0.5 Senior Lecturer in Public Health, invoiced in from the HSE. Excludes 0.5 Senior Lecturer funded from self-financing activity

Excludes 1 Professor, 1 Senior Lecturer and three Lecturers/Co-Ordinators for Global Health and Health Services Management, all currently charged to the home cost code of Public Health & Primary CareSurgery Includes one Lecturer in AMiNCH funded by School of Medicine accountClinical Microbiology Includes one Lecturer funded by School of Medicine account and one Lecturer funded from Diagnostic Service income

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Faculty of Arts & HumanitiesTable C4 (e)

RATIOS 2002/03

RATIOS 2003/04

RATIOS 2004/05

RATIOS 2005/06 SCHOOLS & DEPARTMENTS STAFF FTE STUDENT FTE

RATIOS 2006/07

Professors FTE Associate Professors FTE

Senior Lecturers FTE Lecturers FTE Part-time

Lecturers FTEDemonstrators

FTE Total Undergraduate Postgraduate Taught

Postgraduate Research Total

School of Histories and Humanities

21 21 22

21 23 20

18 22 18 18 Classics 2 0 3 3 0.3 0 8.30 128.84 0.10 18.00 146.94 1820 13 15 14 History of Art 1 0 1 5 0.54 0.55 8.09 81.93 11.00 18.00 110.93 1410 14 14 13 Centre for Gender and Womens Studies 0 0 1 0 0.65 0.21 1.86 8.17 7.60 15.77 9

19 17 Total 8 5 9 13.25 2.76 0.76 38.77 535.64 47.41 103.60 686.65 18School of Linguistic, Speech & Communication Sciences

12 12 14 15 Clinical Speech & Language Studies 0 0 3 3.5 0.41 0 6.91 97.80 12.50 2.00 112.30 169 12 11 9 Language and Communication Studies 0 5 2 7.5 2.89 0.2 17.59 77.95 29.73 32.00 139.68 8

12 11 Total 0 5 5 11 3.3 0.2 24.5 175.75 42.23 34 251.98 10School of Drama, Film & Music

13 14 13 16 Drama and Theatre Studies 0 2 2 7 2.5 0 13.50 190.66 6.08 18.00 214.74 1612 13 16 13 Music 0 0 1 5.5 0.29 0 6.79 62.46 8.00 23.50 93.96 14

15 Total 0 2 3 12.5 2.79 0 20.29 253.12 14.08 41.5 308.7 15

21 22 23 22 School of English 2 3 4 10 2.38 0 21.38 334.13 53.16 44.00 431.29 20

School of Languages, Lieterature & Cultural Studies10 11 13 11 Germanic Studies 1 1 2 2 0.85 1.2 8.05 100.91 4.35 9.00 114.26 1411 14 15 20 Hispanic Studies 0 2 1 1 0.46 0.6 5.06 81.94 1.57 10.00 93.51 1912 15 17 18 Irish & Celtic Languages 1 0 0 3 0.65 0 4.65 78.44 2.19 7.00 87.63 1911 10 13 13 Italian 0 1 1 1 0.3 0.6 3.90 46.81 3.26 4.00 54.07 145 5 5 7 Russian & Slavonic Studies 0 0 1 4.25 0.23 1.2 6.68 41.03 1.58 4.00 46.61 713 14 14 17 French 2 0 2 6 0.33 1.8 12.13 181.80 11.88 8.00 201.68 17

14 Total 4 4 7 17.25 2.82 5.4 40.47 530.93 24.83 42 597.76 15Aspirant School of Religions, Theology & Ecumenics

14 13 17 17 Religions & Theology 2 1 0 2 1.13 0 6.13 104.55 16.00 120.55 208 10 10 15 Irish School of Ecumenics 1 1 0.7 5.5 0.85 0 9.05 0.00 83.00 33.50 116.50 13

16 Total 3 2 0.7 7.5 1.98 0 15.18 104.55 83.00 49.50 237.05 1616 FACULTY 17.00 21.00 28.70 71.50 16.03 6.36 160.59 1934.12 264.71 314.60 2513.43 16

Staff figures include:Classics Includes Walsh Family Lectureship. Includes one post funded by Leventis FoundatioHistory of Art Includes one Broad Curriculum Lecturer and two Lecturers for the Centre for Research in Irish Art HistorHistory Includes one Broad Curriculum Lecturer and one Lecturer funded from self-financing MPhil programme in Modern Irish History. Also includes 0.25 Lecturer joint with European Studies and Russ

Includes Chair of Contemporary Irish HistoryG&WS Includes post funded at Senior Lecturer level by APCLCS Includes one Associate Professor transferred from ITE

Inludes Dr. Jeffrey Kallen, transferred from CSLS, and one Senior Lecturer transferred from ITIncludes 2 Lecturers and 1 Full-time Tutor for self-financing programme in Deaf Studies and 2 Lecturers transferred from the ITE.

Drama Chair funded from a benefactionIncludes one Broad Curriculum Lecturer, funded from a benefaction, and one Temporary Lecturer in lieu of vacancy in the Chair of Dram

English Includes one Temporary Lecturer in lieu of vacant ChaiLL&C 1 FTE for Italian Government funded Lettrice di Ruolo

1 FTE for Thomas Brown LectureshipReligions & Theology Includes two Lecturers based in Belfast, invoiced in from ISE Trust, and one Lecturer whose working hours have been reduced, by request, to 50% time for a period of five yea

History (formerly Medieval History and Modern History as separate departments)

5 5 419 413.01 2020.52 324.87 28.14 60.005.25 1.27 0

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Saff/Student Ratios 2006/07

Faculty of Science

Table C4 (f)

RATIOS 2002/03

RATIOS 2003/04

RATIOS 2004/05

RATIOS 2005/06

SCHOOLS & DEPARTMENTS STAFF FTE


Professors FTE


FTE

Senior Lecturers

FTE

Lecturers FTE

Part-time Lecturers

FTE


TaughtPostgraduate

Research Total

17 14 14 11 School of Biochemistry & Immunology

3.00 1.00 5.00 8.00 0.07 1.43 18.50 158.36 42.00 200.36 11

18 18 21 20 School of Chemistry 1.00 4.00 5.00 8.00 0.43 2.14 20.57 296.37 84.00 380.37 1919 22 19 19 School of Mathematics 2.00 0.00 5.40 12.00 1.19 2.59 23.18 354.70 20.00 1.00 375.70 16

School of Natural Sciences11 13 12 14 Botany 1.00 1.31 3.17 4.00 0.07 0.15 9.70 96.61 5.43 31.00 133.04 1416 19 15 16 Geography 1.00 1.10 3.00 5.00 0.00 0.57 10.67 141.57 3.87 29.00 174.44 169 11 12 11 Geology 0.00 1.21 2.50 6.00 0.00 0.80 10.51 93.26 1.68 32.00 126.94 12

15 15 17 16 Zoology 0.00 2.38 2.34 4.00 0.24 0.66 9.62 158.00 7.76 29.00 194.76 2014 14 Total 2.00 6.00 11.01 19.00 0.31 2.18 40.50 489.44 18.74 121.00 629.18 16

12 12 14 13 School of Physics 2.50 6.00 5.60 5.00 1.78 3.11 23.99 189.13 87.00 276.13 12School of Genetics & Microbiology

15 14 15 14 Genetics 4.00 3.00 1.17 3.00 0.02 0.24 11.43 79.73 40.00 119.73 1117 17 14 15 Microbiology 2.00 3.00 3.17 0.00 0.00 1.31 9.48 96.54 26.50 123.04 13

14 Total 6.00 6.00 4.34 3.00 0.02 1.55 20.91 176.27 0.00 66.50 242.77 1216 15 FACULTY 16.50 23.00 36.35 55.00 3.80 13.00 147.65 1664.27 38.74 401.50 2104.51 14

Staff figures include:Biochemistry & Includes Hitachi Lecturer (now Senior Lecturer), funded from a BenefactionImmunology Includes 1 Lecturer for Neuroscience and 2 Lecturers for Immunology. Excludes replacement Lecturer for Dr. Paul Voorheis, who will take up duty on 1/10/2007.

Figure for Demonstrators includes 0.14 FTE in respect of Biology Teaching Centre, and 0.08 FTE in respect of Neuroscience DemonstratorsChemistry Excludes Professor Senge, currently funded by SFI. Includes 0.07 FTE in respect of Science of MaterialsMathematics 40% of Dr. Sara McMurry’s time is attributed to Mathematics

Vacancy created by Professor Sexton’s resignation replaced by two Lecturers. 1 FTE included for Dr. Hwang, on leave of absence 2006/07 and replaced by two Temporary Lecturers.Includes 0.06 FTE in respect of Maths Methods

Botany Includes 0.31 FTE in respect of Professor Nicholas Gray. Includes 0.17 FTE in respect of Director of Biology Teaching CentreGeography Includes 0.10 FTE in respect of Professor Nicholas Gray, currently charged to School code in absence of an Environmental Science code.Geology Includes 0.21 FTE in respect of Professor Nicholas Gray (see 1 above) 0.5 FTE for Broad Curriculum lecturer shared with GeographyZoology Includes 0.38 FTE in respect of Professor Nicholas Gray

Includes 0.34 FTE in respect of Director of Biology Teaching CentreIncludes one Lecturer funded from Change Fund, and 0.38 FTE in respect of Teaching Fellow fo Environmental Science

Physics 2 FTE for contract lecturers in lieu of one Professor and one Associate Professor (seconded to SFI)

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Faculty of Engineering & Systems Sciences

Table C4 (g)

RATIOS 2002/03

RATIOS 2003/04

RATIOS 2004/05

RATIOS 2005/06 SCHOOLS & DEPARTMENTS

STAFF FTE


Professors FTE


FTE

Senior Lecturers

FTE

Lecturers FTE

Part-time Lecturers

FTE


TaughtPostgraduate

Research Total

School of Computer Science and Statistics13 13 17 16 Statistics 1.00 1.00 5.00 4.50 0.25 0.32 12.07 124.72 54.92 15.00 194.64 1619 17 16 13 Computer Science 3.00 1.00 11.00 36.40 7.60 3.49 62.49 402.51 193.35 132.00 727.86 12

16 13 Total 4.00 2.00 16.00 40.90 7.85 3.81 74.56 527.23 248.27 147.00 922.50 12School of Engineering

21 20 21 17 Civil, Structural and Environmental 1.00 1.00 6.00 6.00 1.66 0.79 16.45 228.37 129.50 22.00 379.87 2313 14 18 17 Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering 1.00 6.00 1.00 7.00 1.30 1.29 17.59 213.18 17.20 44.50 274.88 1610 9 11 9 Electronic & Electrical Engineering 3.00 1.00 6.00 2.00 3.04 0.46 15.50 105.45 30.65 28.00 164.10 11

17 15 Total 5.00 8.00 13.00 15.00 6.00 2.54 49.54 547.00 177.35 94.50 818.85 1717 14 FACULTY 9.00 10.00 29.00 55.90 13.85 6.35 124.10 1074.23 425.62 241.50 1741.35 14

Staff figures include:Computer Science Excludes one Professor currently funded by SFI

Excludes one Associate Professor currently seconded to SFI Project.Includes one Lecturer in lieu of Associate Professor seconded to SFI.Excludes two Research Lecturers wholly funded from Research Account.

Statistics Includes one full-time post currently filled on a half-time basis.Civil Engineering Includes one Lecturer funded from Departmental Pay AccountMechanical Engineering Includes two Lecturers for self-financing Engineering with Management course; includes Professor Prendergast; excludes temporary replacement for Professor Prendergast.

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APPENDIX D - ACADEMIC PROGRESSTable D1: Junior Freshman full-time degree students successfully completing the year 2006/07 - 1997/98

2002/03 2001/02 1998/99 1997/98

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total %

Pass

Total No. of

Students

Faculty of Arts & HumanitiesBiblical &Theological Studies 87% 15 84% 19 63% 16 53% 17 63% 19 70% 27 41% 17 71% 14 38% 24 59% 22History 92% 39 100% 38 97% 35 98% 42 100% 38 90% 41 95% 37 97% 39 100% 40 95% 39Music 93% 15 79% 14 60% 15 80% 10 91% 11 100% 9 100% 6 84% 19 77% 13 92% 13Theology 100% 12 100% 5 100% 6 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aClassics 88% 8 n/a 0 80% 5 80% 5 71% 7 67% 6 100% 3 67% 3 100% 4 80% 5Drama & Theatre Studies 100% 16 100% 13 100% 16 94% 18 93% 14 100% 12 100% 11 93% 15 94% 17 89% 9Early & Modern Irish 0% 3 90% 10 60% 12 58% 19 44% 16 88% 8 0% 11 50% 16 47% 17 36% 14English Studies 91% 34 100% 24 97% 36 97% 37 89% 35 93% 30 95% 40 92% 37 98% 40 94% 34Germanic Languages 50% 2 100% 3 100% 5 14% 7 71% 7 63% 8 43% 7 70% 10 43% 7 100% 11Bachelor in Acting Studies 100% 15 100% 12 100% 10 100% 10 - - 92% 12 93% 14 92% 12 100% 12 100% 11Clinical Speech & Language Studies 91% 33 93% 42 90% 29 100% 25 100% 27 91% 32 88% 26 92% 25 100% 28 92% 26European Studies 94% 36 97% 36 97% 37 100% 33 100% 38 97% 37 94% 34 100% 35 93% 41 88% 33Average 92% 228 95% 216 89% 222 87% 223 88% 212 89% 222 83% 206 88% 225 85% 243 86% 217

Faculty of Social & Human SciencesB.Ed. 96% 225 97% 225 99% 192 98% 202 98% 210 97% 198 94% 195 93% 193 99% 146 98% 120B.Ed. (Home Econ) n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a n/a 91% 22 97% 31 97% 29 96% 27 81% 26 90% 29 100% 29Law 96% 90 96% 79 99% 80 95% 87 97% 79 99% 84 98% 81 97% 86 100% 88 99% 83Mental & Moral Science 73% 22 79% 19 94% 17 89% 19 81% 16 95% 20 94% 16 86% 14 95% 20 95% 19Philosophy & Political Science 75% 8 93% 14 92% 13 92% 13 92% 13 100% 10 100% 10 100% 10 90% 10 90% 10Psychology 90% 40 97% 37 91% 33 100% 30 87% 30 90% 40 100% 31 97% 37 93% 40 97% 35Economic & Social Studies 93% 230 92% 226 94% 211 96% 214 94% 252 94% 227 96% 243 94% 236 93% 245 90% 236Social Studies 97% 30 97% 35 93% 30 97% 32 92% 36 94% 31 97% 33 93% 30 100% 29 90% 29Sociology & Social Policy 93% 27 93% 29 90% 20 84% 25 90% 21 82% 22 87% 23 88% 25 76% 21 76% 17Average 93% 672 95% 664 96% 596 96% 644 95% 688 95% 661 96% 659 93% 657 95% 628 94% 578

Faculty of Engineering & Systems SciencesB.A. Computer Science 79% 29 85% 33 68% 38 64% 42 64% 61 76% 74 80% 69 79% 63 78% 68 80% 64Engineering 86% 187 88% 185 90% 181 88% 182 86% 178 91% 204 82% 191 79% 198 80% 186 83% 188Information & Communications Technology n/a 0 n/a n/a 80% 5 60% 10 83% 18 77% 47 69% 90 61% 127 72% 124 85% 80Management Science & Information Systems Studies 88% 24 88% 24 89% 28 91% 22 100% 19 100% 26 93% 27 96% 28 100% 24 96% 28Manufacturing Engineering with Management Science 82% 11 63% 19 59% 17 65% 20 67% 12 68% 25 53% 15 - - - - - -

Average 85% 251 86% 261 84% 269 82% 276 81% 288 85% 376 78% 392 75% 416 78% 402 84% 360Pass rates are based on annual, supplemental and special examination results and are calculated on the basis of the number of students passing examinations compared to students registered at the end of Trinity term.

2006/07 2004/05 1999/002000/012003/042005/06

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APPENDIX D - ACADEMIC PROGRESSTable D1: Junior Freshman full-time degree students successfully completing the year 2006/07 - 1997/98

2002/03 2001/02 1998/99 1997/98

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total % Pass

Total No. of

Students

Total %

Pass

Total No. of

Students

2006/07 2004/05 1999/002000/012003/042005/06

(/….contd)

Faculty of Health ScienceDental Science 90% 41 93% 40 100% 38 100% 36 100% 34 100% 41 100% 42 95% 41 91% 33 90% 41Dental Technology 80% 5Medicine (6 years) n/a 0 n/a n/a 98% 50 96% 76 97% 74 94% 86 100% 78 93% 84 95% 77 95% 85Medicine (5 years) 98% 121 96% 81Nursing Studies 94% 216 89% 247 82% 235 93% 231 90% 188 - - - - - - - - - -Children's & General Nursing 100% 20Midwifery 100% 35Occupational Therapy 100% 43 92% 38 97% 38 93% 41 100% 47 97% 39 94% 35 93% 29 97% 30 93% 30Physiotherapy 90% 40 95% 42 91% 34 97% 39 98% 42 85% 40 91% 35 90% 31 97% 33 100% 30Radiation Therapy 96% 26 87% 31 96% 25 92% 26 87% 23 90% 21 100% 12 92% 12 100% 8 88% 8Pharmacy 97% 78 97% 71 96% 67 97% 60 100% 77 100% 73 96% 69 99% 76 99% 73 100% 76Average 96% 625 92% 550 89% 487 95% 509 95% 485 95% 300 97% 271 95% 273 96% 254 96% 270

Faculty of ScienceChemistry with Molecular Modelling (previously Comp Physics/Comp Chemistry) 100% 2 100% 1 100% 5 67% 3 100% 2 67% 6 75% 4 82% 11 100% 19 100% 10Human Genetics 93% 15 67% 6 91% 11 100% 11 100% 9 93% 15 100% 14 100% 11 100% 7 100% 10Mathematics 90% 29 73% 26 68% 31 68% 25 74% 27 73% 37 77% 30 90% 30 81% 37 72% 29Medicinal Chemistry 91% 23 82% 22 88% 25 92% 24 94% 34 92% 24 94% 17 100% 16 - - - -Natural Sciences 84% 311 85% 299 89% 297 86% 285 81% 293 85% 278 84% 288 73% 273 85% 257 86% 266Physics & Chemistry of Advanced Materials 69% 16 69% 16 73% 11 88% 16 80% 10 63% 8 89% 9 - - - - - -Theoretical Physics 89% 36 79% 28 94% 33 94% 31 100% 24 83% 30 89% 35 85% 27 100% 19 90% 20Average 85% 432 83% 398 87% 413 86% 395 83% 399 84% 398 85% 397 78% 368 87% 339 86% 335

Multi-Faculty Business Studies & a Language 70% 43 66% 38 83% 40 80% 44 79% 57 85% 48 82% 57 79% 47 84% 50 73% 51Music Education 100% 10 100% 9 100% 8 100% 11 100% 10 100% 6 100% 7 100% 10 100% 11 100% 10Computer Science, Linguistics & aLanguage 78% 9 40% 5 100% 4 100% 6 89% 9 88% 17 70% 27 67% 24 62% 29 64% 28History & Political Science 96% 26 100% 13 100% 16 94% 16 100% 13 100% 15 100% 15 93% 15 100% 16 100% 15Law and French 88% 8 100% 14 88% 8 100% 10 100% 11 100% 9 91% 11 100% 10 100% 10 100% 10Law and German 100% 15 93% 14 100% 8 100% 12 91% 11 100% 9 100% 10 100% 11 92% 13 100% 10Two Subject Moderatorship 87% 363 88% 354 88% 330 90% 331 90% 325 87% 337 83% 355 85% 378 88% 371 85% 360Average 86% 474 87% 447 88% 414 90% 430 89% 436 88% 441 83% 482 85% 495 87% 500 84% 484COLLEGE AVERAGE 90% 2682 90% 2536 90% 2401 91% 2477 90% 2508 90% 2398 88% 2407 86% 2434 88% 2366 88% 2244Pass rates are based on annual, supplemental and special examination results and are calculated on the basis of the number of students passing examinations against students registered at the end of Trinity term.

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2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006

Faculty / CourseTotal Number of

Scholarships awarded

Total number of SF students

% of SF students who received a

Scholarship

Total Number of Scholarships

awarded

Total number of SF students

% of SF students who received a

Scholarship

Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesBiblical and Theological Studies 1 16 6% 1 15 7% 1Theology 1 6 17% 1 7 14% 0History 1 37 3% 2 39 5% 1Music 1 9 11% 0 10 0% 0Classics 0 0 0% 2 4 50% 1Drama and Theatre Studies 1 14 7% 0 15 0% 0Early and Modern Irish 1 9 11% 1 8 13% 0English Studies 2 26 8% 0 36 0% 1Germanic Languages 0 3 0% 0 5 0% 0European Studies 2 33 6% 1 37 3% 1Clinical Speech and Language Studies 0 39 0% 0 25 0% 0Total 10 192 5% 8 201 4% 5

Faculty of Social and Human SciencesBachelor in Education 0 219 0% 0 192 0% 0Law 3 76 4% 3 78 4% 3Mental and Moral Science 1 16 6% 0 17 0% 0Psychology 3 34 9% 2 29 7% 2Bachelor in Education (Home Economics) 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0Economic and Social Studies 7 221 3% 4 215 2% 8Social Studies 0 32 0% 1 31 3% 1Sociology and Social Policy 0 28 0% 0 14 0% 1Philosophy and Political Science 0 11 0% 2 * 10 20% 1Total 14 637 2% 12 586 2% 16

Faculty of Engineering & Systems SciencesB.A Computer Science 0 31 0% 0 27 0% 1B.Sc. Computer Science (Evening) 0 7 0% 0 12 0% 1Engineering 6 170 4% 2 171 1% 5Management Science and Information Systems Studies 0 21 0% 0 23 0% 0Manufacturing Engineering + Management Science 0 12 0% 0 9 0% 0

Information & Communications Technology 0 1 0% 0 4 0% 0

B.Sc (Information Systems) Hons^ 0 0 0% 1 * n/a 0% 0Total 6 242 2% 3 246 1% 7

Faculty of Health SciencesDental Science 4 37 11% 2 37 5% 4Human Nutrition & Dietetics 0 22 0% 0 24 0% 1Medicine 10 77 13% 10 * 54 19% 8Occupational Therapy 0 33 0% 0 37 0% 0Radiation Therapy 0 25 0% 0 25 0% 0Physiotherapy 3 42 7% 2 35 6% 4Nursing Studies 0 229 0% 0 197 0% 1Pharmacy 2 63 3% 1 65 2% 3Total 19 528 4% 15 474 3% 21

Faculty of ScienceHuman Genetics 0 4 0% 1 11 9% 0Mathematics 3 20 15% 2 26 8% 3Natural Sciences 7 266 3% 6 * 272 2% 4Theoretical Physics 4 24 17% 5 26 19% 5Medicinal Chemistry 0 20 0% 0 23 0% 0Physics & Chemistry of Adv. Materials 0 12 0% 1 12 8% 3Computational Science 0 1 0% 1 6 17% 0Chemistry with Molecular Modelling 0 1 0% 0 0 0% 0Total 14 348 4% 16 376 4% 15

Multi-FacultyBachelor in Music Education 2 9 22% 0 8 0% 0Business Studies and a Language 0 24 0% 0 34 0% 1

Computer Science,Linguistics and a Language 0 4 0% 0 4 0% 1History and Political Science 1 14 7% 0 17 0% 2Law and French 2 13 15% 3 7 43% 2Law and German 0 13 0% 0 10 0% 1B.Sc. Business & Information Technology 0 17 0% 0 15 0% 0Two Subject Moderatorship 8 314 3% 8 * 299 3% 9Total 13 408 3% 11 394 3% 16

Grand Total 76 2355 3% 65 2277 3% 80

*In cases where one or more scholarships were awarded to Sophister students, a percentage for the course and faculty is not provided.^ Students register on the Diploma course for the first two years

Total Number of Scholarships

awarded

Table D2: Foundation and non-foundation scholarships awarded by course 2007, 2006, 2005

2005

D3

2005/06

Faculty Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland England Scotland Wales Other Total

No. of Reports

Received*

% of Reports Received*

% of Reports Received**

Arts & Humanities 6 2 18 5 2 5 38 28 74% 87%

Social & Human Sciences 11 4 13 2 0 1 31 21 68% 60%

Engineering & Systems Sciences 3 0 6 1 1 1 12 7 58% 91%

Health Sciences 17 2 23 4 2 8 56 31 55% 41%

Science 1 3 14 1 1 1 21 15 71% 81%

TOTAL 38 11 74 13 6 16 158 102 65% 66%

Percentage 24% 7% 47% 8% 4% 10% 100%

* As at 31 October 2007** As at 18 October 2006

2006/07

Table D3 - External Examiners for undergraduate courses appointed to examine in 2006/07

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Table D4: Degrees conferred 2006 - 1997

2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia In Person In Absentia

Moderatorships 961 55 998 63 1062 56 1027 43 1102 42 995 48 989 49 932 38 839 40 848 54

Bachelor in Arts 307 15 313 31 302 30 308 26 306 30 283 12 311 8 269 10 272 14 286 15

Other Primary DegreesTCD 1347 62 1272 75 1255 70 1258 72 1228 53 1046 40 1065 33 921 37 986 25 890 26DIT 3 4 9 6 15 5 47 16 178 87 807 110 846 108 833 96 841 114 719 129

Total Primary Degrees 2618 136 2592 175 2634 161 2640 157 2814 212 3131 210 3211 198 2955 181 2938 193 2743 224

Master in Arts 108 92 98 79 85 71 90 74 107 87 88 83 142 77 96 77 74 92 46 100

Master in Arts (jure officii) 30 42 0 14 0 8 0 8 0 11 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 6 0

Other Masters 784 105 742 102 670 89 587 135 554 116 555 96 555 73 492 87 399 70 341 73

Doctors 236 12 192 14 164 12 149 23 161 16 155 11 169 17 130 10 143 12 136 10

Total Higher Degrees 1158 209 1074 195 933 172 834 232 830 219 809 190 871 167 724 174 623 174 529 183

Sub Total 3776 345 3666 370 3567 333 3474 389 3644 431 3940 400 4082 365 3679 355 3561 367 3272 407

Grand Total

Number of Ceremonies 29

2004

4075

28

Primary Degrees

Higher Degrees

4340

32

4447

3132

4034 3928

31

3679

30

2006

4121

31

2003

27

3863

2005

4036

30

3900

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Table D5: Summary of grades achieved at undergraduate honors degree examinations in 2006/07 - 2001/02

First ClassSecond Class First Division

Second Class Second Division

Third Class Other* Total** Total

2006/07 15% 52% 23% 6% 3% 2200 100%

2005/06 16% 51% 23% 6% 4% 2194 100%

2004/05 17% 59% 20% 2% 2% 2038 100%

2003/04 15% 57% 21% 4% 2% 2113 100%

2002/03 15% 56% 21% 4% 3% 2051 100%

2001/02 14% 55% 24% 5% 3% 2081 100% *'Other' includes the following returns: Absent, Allowed B.A., Awaiting Result, Deferred, Excluded, Fail, Incomplete, Medical Certificate, Repeat Year, Withdrawn, WithheldNote: These data exclude Medicine and Dental Science as they have an undivided second class (see Table D6 for information).

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Table D6: Distribution of grades achieved by course at undergraduate degree examinations in 2006/07*

2006/07 First Class

Second Class First

Division

Second Class Second Division Third Class Other* Total

% First Class by Course

Faculty of Arts & HumanitiesBiblical & Theological Studies 2 1 6 0 0 9 22%History 9 21 5 0 1 36 25%Music 0 6 4 0 1 11 0%Clinical Speech & Language Studies 2 12 8 0 1 23 9%Classics 1 1 0 0 0 2 50%European Studies-Double Diploma 0European Studies 3 26 6 0 0 35 9%Drama & Theatre Studies 2 14 2 0 1 19 11%Early & Modern Irish 1 0 3 3 0 7 14%English Studies 4 22 7 0 2 35 11%Germanic Languages 0 1 1 0 0 2 0%Total 24 104 42 3 6 179 13%Percentage distribution 13.4% 58.1% 23.5% 1.7% 3.4% 100%

Faculty of Social & Human SciencesBusiness Studies 5 39 7 0 1 52 10%Economic & Social Studies 20 107 29 3 5 164 12%Social Studies 7 22 4 0 0 33 21%Law 15 57 7 0 4 83 18%B.Ed. (Home Economics) 2 14 6 0 0 22 9%Education 19 132 28 1 6 186 10%Mental & Moral Science 1 11 3 0 1 16 6%Philosophy & Political Science 3 7 0 0 0 10 30%Psychology 15 13 1 0 0 29 52%Sociology & Social Policy 2 10 3 0 0 15 13%Total 89 412 88 4 17 610 15%Percentage distribution 14.6% 67.5% 14.4% 0.7% 2.8% 100%

Faculty of Engineering & Systems SciencesB.Sc. Computer Science - Honors 4 3 2 2 4 15 27%B.Sc (Information Systems) Honors (5yr P/T) 3 12 5 2 4 26 12%B.Sc (Information Systems) Honors (4yr P/T) 0 6 9 0 0 15 0%Computer Science 8 7 7 6 2 30 27%Engineering 44 60 48 12 6 170 26%Double Diplome in Engineering 5 5 100%Information & Communications Technology 0 3 2 1 1 7 0%Manufacturing Engineering with Management Science 4 9 1 0 0 14 29%Management Science & Information Systems Studies 7 9 3 0 3 22 32%Total 75 109 77 23 20 304 25%Percentage distribution 24.7% 35.9% 25.3% 7.6% 6.6% 100%

Discontinued

*Data as at 21st November 2007

- D7 - Senior Lecturer's Annual Report 2006/07

Table D6: Distribution of grades achieved by course at undergraduate degree examinations in 2006/07*

2006/07 First Class

Second Class First

Division

Second Class Second Division Third Class Other* Total

% First Class by Course

(…contd.)Faculty of Health Sciences (excl. Medicine & Dental Science)Bachlelor in Midwifery Studies 3 5 2 9 1 20 15%Bachelor in Nursing Studies 7 19 22 23 2 73 10%B.Sc. Nursing Studies 22 39 62 50 4 177 12%Occupational Therapy 2 20 12 0 2 36 6%Pharmacy 6 34 15 3 2 60 10%Physiotherapy 1 35 3 0 1 40 3%Radiation Therapy 2 10 6 0 0 18 11%Total 43 162 122 85 12 424 10%Percentage distribution 10.1% 38.2% 28.8% 20.0% 2.8% 100%

Faculty of ScienceComputational Science: Physics 0 1 0 1 0 2 0%Computational Science: Chemistry 0Chemistry with Molecular Modelling 0Human Genetics 0 8 1 0 1 10 0%Mathematics 6 3 7 2 0 18 33%Medicinal Chemistry 2 5 7 3 0 17 12%Natural Sciences 27 136 68 5 8 244 11%Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials 2 1 2 2 0 7 29%Theoretical Physics 8 6 5 0 0 19 42%Total 45 160 90 13 9 317 14%Percentage distribution 14.2% 50.5% 28.4% 4.1% 2.8% 100%

Multi-FacultyB.Sc (Business and Information Technology) 4 15 3 0 0 22 18%Business Studies and a Language 6 9 12 1 1 29 21%Computer Science, Linguistics and a Language 2 4 2 1 0 9 22%History and Political Science 4 8 0 0 0 12 33%Law and French 2 6 0 0 0 8 25%Law and German 3 2 1 0 2 8 38%Music Education 0 8 1 0 0 9 0%Two Subject Moderatorship 35 148 72 6 8 269 13%Total 56 200 91 8 11 366 15%Percentage distribution 15.3% 54.6% 24.9% 2.2% 3.0% 100%

COLLEGE TOTAL 332 1147 510 136 75 2200Percentage distribution 15% 52% 23% 6% 3% 100%Cumulative percentage distribution 15% 67% 90% 97% 100%

Faculty of Health Sciences - Dental Science & Medicine I PASS Other** TotalDental Science 1 9 2 35 3%Medicine 4 69 12 140 3%Dental Science/Medicine total 5 78 14 175 3%

No Final Year StudentsNo Final Year Students

78**'Other' includes Absent, Deferred, Excluded, Fail, Incomplete, Withheld, Medical Certificate

*'Other' includes Absent, Allowed B.A., Awaiting Result, Deferred, Excluded, Fail, Incomplete, Medical Certificate, Repeat Year, Withdrawn, Withheld

II2355

*Data as at 21st November 2007

- D8 - Senior Lecturer's Annual Report 2006/07

E1

APPENDIX E

Faculty/School Structure 2006/07

Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Social and Human Sciences

Faculty of Engineering and Systems Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Science

School of Histories and Humanities • History • History of Art • Classics • Centre for Gender and Women’s

Studies

School of Social Sciences and Philosophy

• Economics • Political Science • Sociology • Philosophy

School of Engineering • Civil, Structural and

Environmental Engineering • Electronic & Electrical

Engineering • Mechanical & Manufacturing

Engineering

School of Dental Science • Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine

& Oral Pathology • Public & Child Dental Health • Restorative Dentistry and

Periodontology • Oral Biosciences

School of Chemistry • Inorganic and Synthetic

Materials Chemistry • Organic, Biological and

Medicinal Chemistry • Physical, Computational and

Materials Chemistry

School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences

• Centre for Language and Communications Studies

• Clinical Speech and Language Studies

School of Social Work and Social Policy

• Social Studies

School of Computer Science and Statistics

• Computer Science • Statistics

School of Nursing and Midwifery • General Nursing • Psychiatric Nursing • Intellectual Disability Nursing • Paediatric Nursing • Midwifery

School of Mathematics • Mathematics

School of Drama, Film and Music • Drama and Theatre Studies • Music • Film

School of Business • Business Studies

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Pharmacy

School of Natural Sciences • Geography • Geology • Zoology • Botany

School of English • English

School of Psychology • Psychology

School of Biochemistry and Immunology

• Biochemistry • Immunology

School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies

• Centre for European Studies • Germanic Studies • Hispanic Studies • Irish & Celtic Languages • Italian • Russian & Slavonic Studies • French

School of Education • Education

School of Physics • Physics

Aspirant School of Religions, Theology and Ecumenics

• Religions and Theology • Irish School of Ecumenics

School of Law • Law

School of Medicine • Anatomy • Clinical Medicine • Medical Gerontology • Obstetrics & Gynaecology • Paediatrics • Pharmacology &

Therapeutics • Physiology • Psychiatry • Public Health & Primary

Care • Surgery • Histopathology & Morbid

Anatomy • Haematology • Immunology • Clinical Microbiology • Unit of Nutrition and Dietetic

Studies • Radiation Therapy • Physiotherapy • Occupational Therapy • Centre for Health Services

Management

School of Genetics & Microbiology • Genetics • Microbiology

APPENDIX F Table F1: Broad Curriculum Cross-Faculty courses 2006/07

‘Home’ Faculties of Students As Determined by their Main Course of Study

‘Home’ Faculties of Students TOTAL

Cross-Faculty course Department/ School/ Centre

Arts & Humanities

Engineering & Systems Sciences

Health Sciences

Science Social & Human Sciences

Multi-Faculty*

Two-Subject Moderatorship

Global Environmental Change Botany 2 5 6 2 13 3 31

Business and Enterprise Business Studies 3 20 10 8 8 3 52

Working with Film: History, Context and Detail Drama 8 11 14 21 20 7 81

The Challenge of Development Economics 3 0 4 2 6 1 16

Understanding Literature English 4 2 13 10 6 6 41

Ireland's Changing LandscapesGeography and Geology 0 1 1 12 4 1 19

Globalisation: Changing Worlds Changing MindsGeography and Sociology 0 0 4 2 13 0 19

The ‘Rise’ of the West and the Origins of the Modern World History 2 3 13 8 12 5 43

Art and SocietyHistory of Art & Architecture 9 2 13 9 8 13 54

Sustainable Development and the Law Law 0 1 19 3 2 1 26

The Foundation of Human Values Philosophy 3 2 9 7 6 5 32

Citizens, Politics and Decisions Political Science 2 0 1 3 3 3 12

Critical Thinking Psychology 6 24 33 17 6 2 88

TOTAL 42 71 0 140 104 107 50 514

* Includes 66 Visiting Students

- F1 - Data as at 1st May 2007Senior Lecturer’s Office

APPENDIX FTable F2: Broad Curriculum Cross-Faculty Course Retention Rates 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-04 and 2002-03

2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03

Cross-Faculty courseDepartment/

School/Centre

Students registered at 16th October

2006

Students completing

course Retention Rate 06/07

Students Registered at 14h October 2005

Students completing

course Retention Rate

05/06Students Registered at

20th October 2004

Students completing

course Retention Rate 04/05

Students Registered

October 2003Students Registered at

24th March 2004Retention Rate

03/04

Students Registered

October 2002

Students completing

course Retention Rate

02/03% % % % %

Global Environmental Change Botany 24 31 100%* 31 24 77% 31 36 100%* 22 24 100% n/a n/a n/a

Business and Enterprise Business Studies 59 52 88% 36 28 78% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aWorking with Film: History, context and Detail Drama 86 81 94% 79 65 82% 77 66 86% 93 64 69% 157 62 39%

The Challenge of Development Economics 18 16 89% 21 21 100% 24 19 79% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Understanding Literature English 49 41 84% 53 45 85% 63 59 94% 63 57 90% n/a n/a n/a

Ireland's Changing Landscapes

Geography and Geology 15 19 100%* 28 23 82% 16 21 100%* 17 13 76% 25 13 52%

Globalisation: Changing Worlds Changing Minds

Geography and Sociology 17 19 100%* 17 11 65% 17 15 88% 29 16 55% n/a n/a n/a

The ‘Rise’ of the West and the Origins of the Modern World History 52 43 83% 59 37 63% 43 28 65% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Art and SocietyHistory of Art and Architecture 57 54 95% 69 50 72% 72 70 97% 68 55 81% n/a n/a n/a

Sustainable Development and the Law Law 30 26 87% 35 28 80% 51 30 59% 60 48 80% 69 17 25%

The Foundation of Human Values Philosophy 29 32 100%* 49 31 63% n/a n/a n/a 66 52 79% 66 29 44%

Citizens, Politics and Decisions Political Science 15 12 80% 27 27 100% 42 42 100% 60 48 80% 88 26 30%

Critical Thinking Psychology 88 88 100% 89 70 79% 87 52 60% 125 101 81% 186 53 28%

TOTAL 539 514 95% 593 460 78% 523 438 84% 603 478 80% 591 200 34%

*Numbers on these courses increased after October due to late registrations. Senior Lecturer's Office November 2007

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APPENDIX G

Funded Learning Innovation Projects – 2006/07

Title Academic Units Amount Awarded €

Area Projects

Innovative approaches using e-Learning Natural Sciences 7,500

The Development of a Multi-Disciplinary Case-based e-Learning Modules

Medicine 7,500

The Development of an Integrated Approach in the Academic Setting to Reflect the Clinical Radiotherapy Environment

Medicine (Radiation Therapy)

5,000

Learning through Service in Northern Ireland

Irish School of Ecumenics (Belfast)

2,500

Individual Projects Developing Critical Thinking for Professional Practice

Nursing & Midwifery 2,000

SpeakWise

Germanic Studies, and CLCS

5,000

Development of Interactive Pathology Tutorials in Oral and General Pathology

Dublin Dental School & Hospital 2,700

European Media Regulation

Law 4,600

An Experimental Evaluation of Podcasting

Computer Science & Statistics

3,200

- G1 - Senior Lecturer’s Annual Report 2006/07

APPENDIX H

Individual Activities of the Centre for Learning Technology Learning Innovation Projects The Learning Innovation Projects (LIP) are competitively awarded funds to support the design, development, deployment and evaluation of learning innovation. A sub committee consisting of representatives of the CLT, Academic Practice Student Learning Committee considered all the proposals submitted and decided nine awards. Four awards were made at School level, which involve multiple courses across degree programmes. Five awards were made at individual academic course level. CLT/CAPSL is supporting these initiatives in embedding innovative use of technology enhanced learning and pedagogic practice. These projects are due to complete in September 2008. Appendix G provides a listing of these projects. Programme of seminars, workshops for academic staff development in e-Learning In 2006/07, CLT activities in academic staff development for e-Learning included developing and delivering: • A set of workshops and seminars for academics new to use and potential impact of

technology enhanced learning • Five courses on use and application of Learning Management Systems (WebCT) • Three courses on creating, delivering and managing Assessments and Assignments on-line • Four courses on developing e-Learning content and embedding e-Learning within the

curriculum • Three courses on Plagiarism Avoidance and Detection • Eight e-Learning drop-in ‘Clinics’ for WebCT migration • Seven courses on the Migration of currently online courses to the new e-Learning college

infrastructure (WebCT CE6) • Developing a Programme of schools presentations for realising the potential of e-Learning • 5th Trinity College Technology Enhanced Learning Conference with national and

international speakers from across the higher education community in Ireland and Europe. In total 346 academics participated in these CLT workshops, courses and conference.

Supporting the application and embedding of e-Learning technology In 2006/07 CLT, with the assistance of IS Services, significantly upgraded the Learning Management System (WebCT). This involved the migration of over 400 online modules and courses from the old course management system to WebCT CE6, the complete installation of two new high performance servers for hosting WebCT CE6, the integration of WebCT CE6 with ORACLE Database service and the integration of WebCT CE6 with the College’s authentication system. The new service now supports nearly 10,000 users across undergraduates, postgraduates, teaching assistants, support staff and academics. The system is supporting nearly 400 courses in the university. Initial integration with student record database has been achieved, with further integration planned in the coming year. Also automated setup and registration of student in WebCT is planned in the next year. National Digital Learning Repository (NDLR) CLT is co-coordinating the National Digital Learning Repository. This nationally recognised HEA project, involving all seven IUA universities, twenty two institutes of technology and all associated teacher education colleges, is supporting the sharing of digital teaching resources across the higher education sector. The project is also supporting the establishment and growth of academic communities involved in higher education teaching in subjects such as Computer Science, Nursing and Midwifery, Education, Technology Enhanced Learning, Bio Environmental, Physics & Chemistry, Mathematics, Modern Languages (French, German, Spanish, Irish), Engineering. The project supports the hosting and management of the NDLR repository and community website (http://www.ndlr.ie/).

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APPENDIX I Table 1 Schedule of Quality Reviews for Schools 2006/07 – 2011/12

Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Date agreed in 2004

reviseddate

Faculty of Engineering & Science Date agreed in 2004

revised date

Faculty of Health Sciences Date agreed in 2004

revised date

School of Histories & Humanities • History 00/01 • History of Art 98/99 • Classics 97/98 • Centre for Gender & Women’s

Studies

07/08 05/06 04/05 -

08/09

School of Engineering • Civil, Structural & Env. Eng 04/05 • Electronic & Elect. Eng. 02/03 • Mechanical & Man. Eng. 00/01

04/05 08/09 06/07

10/11

School of Dental Science 99/00 • Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine &

Oral Pathology • Public & Child Dental Health • Restorative Dentistry &

Periodontology

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08/09

School of Linguistic, Speech & Communication Sciences • Centre for Language &

Communications Studies 03/04 • Clinical Speech & Language

Studies 97/98

10/11

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10/11

School of Computer Science & Statistics • Computer Science 01/02 • Statistics 99/00

07/08 05/06

07/08

School of Nursing & Midwifery 01/02 • General Nursing • Psychiatric Nursing • Intellectual Disability Nursing • Paediatric Nursing • Midwifery

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09/10

School of Drama, Film and Music • School Drama & Theatre Studies

00/01 • School of Music 97/98

07/08

04/05

09/10

School of English • English 97/98

04/05

07/08

School of Chemistry 98/99 • Inorganic and Synthetic Materials

Chemistry • Organic, Biological and Medicinal

Chemistry • Physical, Computational & Materials

Chemistry

08/09 07/08

School of Languages/Literatures and Cultural Studies • Centre for European Studies • Germanic Studies 97/98 • Hispanic Studies 98/99 • Irish & Celtic Lang. 01/02 • Italian 99/00 • Russian & Slavonic Studies 98/99 • French 99/00

- 05/06 05/06 09/10 07/08 05/06 07/08

07/08

Aspirant School of Religions, Theology and Ecumenics • Religions & Theology 01/02

09/10

09/10

School of Mathematics • Mathematics 97/98

07/08

06/07

School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 99/00 • Pharmacology • Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical

Technology • Pharmacognosy • Pharmaceutical Chemistry • Centre for the Practice of

Pharmacy

08/09

08/09

School of Social Sciences & Philosophy • Economics 01/02 • Political Science 00/01 • Sociology 97/98 • Philosophy 98/99 • Policy Institute

08/09 07/08 04/05 05/06 -

08/09

School of Social Work & Social Policy • Social Studies 98/99

05/06

06/07

School of Natural Sciences • Geography 98/99 • Geology 00/01 • Zoology 00/01 • Botany 01/02

08/09 08/09 08/09 08/09

09/10

School of Business Business Studies 00/01

06/07

06/07

School of Psychology Psychology 03/04

10/11

10/11

School of Biochemistry & Immunology • Biochemistry 02/03 • Immunology

08/09 -

09/10

10/11 – 11/12

School of Education • Education 99/00

06/07

07/08

School of Physics • Physics 03/04

08/09

10/11

School of Law • Law 00/01

08/09

08/09

School of Genetics & Microbiology • Genetics 00/01 • Microbiology 99/00

08/09 08/09

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School of Medicine • Anatomy 01/02 • Clinical Medicine 96/97 • Medical Gerontology • Obs & Gynaecology 98/99 • Paediatrics 00/01 • Pharmacology & Therapeutics

99/00 • Physiology 02/03 • Psychiatry 00/01 • Public Health & Primary Care

02/03 • Surgery 97/98 • Histopathology & Morbid

Anatomy • Haematology • Immunology • Clinical Microbiology 99/00 • Unit of Nutrition & Dietetic

Studies • Radiation Therapy 02/03 • Physiotherapy 00/01 • Occupational Therapy 01/02 • Centre for Health Services

Management

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