Using Lotus software to calculate faculty merit increases.

Area of Science:

• Higher Education Administration
• Educational Technology
• Human Resource Management

Background:

• Faculty performance evaluations are typically conducted annually in colleges and universities.
• Current evaluation processes are often time-consuming and lack objectivity, failing to provide a comprehensive assessment.
• Faculty merit increases are directly tied to these performance evaluations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To address the inefficiencies and lack of objectivity in traditional faculty evaluation processes.
• To propose and describe a computer-based system for calculating faculty merit increases.
• To enhance the precision and comprehensiveness of faculty performance assessments.

Main Methods:

• Development of a computer spreadsheet system utilizing Lotus software.
• Application of the software for organizing, analyzing, and reporting faculty performance data.
• System designed to calculate faculty merit increases based on performance metrics.

Main Results:

• The developed system offers a more precise and objective method for calculating merit increases.
• Utilizing Lotus software streamlines the organization and analysis of large datasets.
• The computer-based approach simplifies the complex process of merit increase calculation.

Conclusions:

• A computer spreadsheet system can significantly improve the faculty merit increase process.
• Adopting such technology enhances objectivity, precision, and efficiency in evaluations.
• Institutions should consider computer-based solutions for fairer and more effective faculty compensation.