Time accounting

Approved by the Dean on 02/17/2022, effective from and including 08/01/2022.

Work duty rates valid through spring 2022

The work duty account is a tool for employers to distribute tasks among academic staff. Work duty regulations are set by the Dean. Department Heads and Centre Directors may add supplementary local provisions when approved by the Dean.

The work duty account regulates administrative and teaching tasks, the distribution of which often demands the coordination of many employees at a Department or Centre. Other tasks, including research, are generally carried out independently or in smaller groups; these are best administered by employees themselves and are therefore not included in the work duty account.

Tasks encompassed by the work duty account are either mandatory or otherwise approved by the Department Head or Centre Director. The work duty account applies especially to tasks carried out outside the Department/Centre, such as teaching at other University entities. Work compensated with a fee is not to be registered in the work duty account.

The hourly rates set out in the work duty account are based on standardized norms. The actual amount of time spent on a task may diverge from these rates. However, time spent on tasks should align with standardized norms when averaged out over time. It is the responsibility of the Department Head or Centre Director to ensure that individuals can carry out their assigned tasks in a satisfactory manner within the framework of these rates. It is the employee¡¯s responsibility to ensure that the time they invest in assigned tasks reasonably reflects prescribed norms.

Work duty for administration and teaching

The work duty quota for administrative and teaching tasks is calculated as a percentage of total working hours. This percentage varies according to an employee¡¯s position and age, as set out in the table below.

Position	Percentage of total working hours	Work duty hours per year
		Below 60	60-61	62 or older
Professor/Associate Professor	53 %	898	878	831
Lecturer	80 %	1356	1326	1254
Adjunct Professor	20 %	340	332	314
Doctoral Research Fellow (excluding semesters without teaching duties)*	25 %	424

 

*The work duty quota for four-year Doctoral Research Fellows is 25 percent or 1695 hours. The work duty quota may be discounted in order to accommodate for fieldwork, research stays abroad and the like; up to two semesters may be defined as without teaching duties, reducing the work duty quota to 1272 hours. The work duty quota for Doctoral Research Fellows with three-year contracts with an option for a fourth year is set at 75 percent of the employment period after the third year (maximum 1272 hours).

Surpluses and deficits

Surpluses and deficits are calculated annually.

It is the responsibility of the Department Head/Centre Director to ensure that tasks are distributed in a manner that does not contribute to a significant surplus or deficit in an employee¡¯s work duty account. A surplus or deficit exceeding the work duty quota for one semester should occur only under exceptional circumstances. In such cases, the Department Head/Centre Director and the employee shall make a plan to reduce the discrepancy within an acceptable timeframe.

Sick leave and other leaves of absence

In the case of long-term sick leave or other leaves of absence, the work duty quota may be reduced. The Head of Department/Centre Director determines the scope of the reduction. The work duty quota will normally be reduced to reflect the period of absence, without regard to when the absence falls during the course of the year.

In the case of short-term sick leave that prevents an employee from completing assigned tasks, and when the nature of these tasks makes it impossible to perform them out at a later date, the employee is to be credited for these tasks.

Guidelines for registering work duty

Work duty accounts are maintained by administrative staff and presented to academic staff with a deadline for submitting corrections.

Tasks are to be registered the semester in which they are performed, unless one of the following exceptions applies:

• Summertime teaching is registered in the previous Spring semester.
• Exam-related tasks are registered in the same semester the exam is held.
• Grading appeals against exam grades are registered the following semester.

Rates

Applicable standardized rates are presented below. As explained in the introduction, these rates are based on normative expectations for these tasks.

Teaching

Task	Rate
Lecture	5 hours per teaching hour
Seminar	3,5 hours per teaching hour

 

Doctoral Research Fellows and other fixed-term employees receive an additional 10 hours for new teaching duties (lectures, seminars).

Supervision

Supervision of master students

Assignment, 45-60 ECTS: 40 hours

Assignment, 30-45 ECTS: 30 hours

The distribution of hours between the main supervisor and any secondary supervisor is to be agreed upon at the outset.
 

Supervision of PhD candidates

180 hours.

The distribution of hours between the main supervisor and any secondary supervisor(s) is to be agreed upon at the outset.

120 hours are to be registered the first three years. The remaining hours are to be registered once the candidate has submitted their dissertation.

Exam assessment

Task	Rate
School exam or equivalent	0.75 hours per exam
Longer assignment or equivalent	1.5 hours per exam
Oral exam	1 hour per candidate*
Assignment, 45-60 ECTS	7 hours per exam
Assignment, 30-45 ECTS	5 hours per exam

Explanation of grades, participation in meetings for examiners and other tasks associated with the assessment of exams are included in the above rates.

The above rates also apply to grading appeals.

*The rate for oral exams is based on a 30-45 minute exam.

Exam questions and grading guidelines

Task	Rate
Exam question(s)	8 hours
Exam requiring extra work*	12 hours
Quality control of exam question(s) and grading guidelines	1 hour

These rates apply to all types of exams and include drafting grading guidelines for examiners.

*This rate applies only to particularly demanding exams, as for example in statistics.

Course Coordinator

Task	Rate
Standard courses*	10 hours
Courses that require extra coordination*	20 hours
Substantial revision of curriculum (significant changes to reading list, seminar or teaching plan)	15 hours
Pedagogical development (developing new curriculum and/or teaching methods)**	Determined locally

*The rate applies per 10 ECTS and should be scaled accordingly. The rates include responsibility for course webpages, detailed teaching plans, forms of assessment, syllabi and reading lists, following up seminar leaders and course evaluations.

**The rate applies only when such work demands more than is normally expected when updating curriculum.

Adjudication of doctoral dissertations and participation in doctoral defences

Task	Rate
Adjudication of dissertation*	20 hours
Participation in doctoral defence**	8 hours

*An additional 10 hours applies should the internal committee member have to replace the first or second member of the Adjudication Committee.

**The rate for participation in a doctoral defence also applies to the Chair of the Defence.

Reviewing applications for posted positions

Task	Rate
Sorting*	0.5 hours per applicant
Review of applicants, up to 5 candidates	20 hours
Review of applicants, more than 5 candidates	30 hours
Promotion to professor, per candidate	10 hours

*The rate for sorting candidates is the total sum of hours available for reviewers, with an upward limit of 100 hours.

These rates apply to all academic positions, with the exception of positions for Doctoral Research Fellows, for which rates are halved.

Other work

Task	Rate per semester
General work duties, such as daily administrative tasks, participation in internal meetings and events, elected positions or membership on internal committees, councils and boards.*	30 hours per semester
Open office hours for students**	20 hours per semester
Head of Department	Not applicable
Other leadership positions	Determined locally
General pedagogical training program	Actual course time, as reflected in the University¡¯s course offerings
Evaluation of applicants to doctoral research program	2 hours per applicant
Norwegian courses for foreigners***	Actual course time
Lectures for ?faglig-pedagogisk dag? and ??pen dag?	6 hours per semester
Faculty Board member	5,5 hours per meeting
Faculty Hiring Board member	2 hours per meeting
Faculty or University committee, council or board membership	Meeting time plus 1 hour preparation time per meeting
Safety representative/HMS	10 hours per semester

*The rate applies only to permanent employees; the rate does not apply while on sabbatical. In the case of external redemption of more than 25%, the payoff for ongoing professional work and contact time is reduced in proportion to the redemption.

**The rate applies to all staff with teaching duties the given semester.

*** The rate applies solely to pemanently employed scientific staff.

Departmental/Centre rates

Department of Social Anthropology

• Supervision MA students admitted Autumn 2021 or earlier: 13 meetings of 4 hours each (including supervision during fieldwork)

• Supervision MA students admitted Autumn 2022 or later: 12 meetings in total; 3 meetings of 2 hours in the first semester, 1 meeting of two hours in the second semester, 3 meetings of 4 hours in the third semester, and 5 meetings of 4 hours in the fourth semester.

• Supervision BA essay (and project proposal): 1,5 hours per candidate

• Exam MA thesis: 8 hours plus 2 hours for the oral exam

• MA admissions committee: Nordic countries 30 hours, EU 15 hours, other countries 10 hours

• Midway evaluation PhD: 10 hours

• Department seminar: 60 hours

• Lunch seminar: 20 hours

• Head of PhD program: 120 hours

• Vice Head of Department: 40 hours

• Head of Research: 120 hours

• Head of Education: 175 hours

• Education group member: 100 hours each

• Representative Department Board: 15 hours

• Representative Programme Council: 10 hours

• Coordinator applications SAI stipend: 4 hours

• Ranking applications SAI stipend: 8 hours

• Seminar for PhD supervisors: actual hours spent

• Supervision PhD candidates: 5 hours per meeting (maximum 180 hours. These should be divided between the main supervisor and the co-supervisor according to agreement)

Department of Psychology

• Supervision of bachelor¡¯s thesis (20 ECTS): 10 hours
• Assessment of bachelor¡¯s thesis (20 ECTS): 2.5 hours
• Supervision/feedback (for individuals and groups): from 1 to 1.5 hours per hour spent depending upon course and content
• Internship course, master¡¯s level: 10 hours per student
• Board member: 20 hours per semester

Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture

• Head of master¡¯s program: 150 hours per semester
• Head of PhD program: 100 hours per semester
• TIK seminar: 10 hours per semester
• Head of a research group: 40 hours per semester
• Responsibility for research group meetings (rate for head of a research group is reduced accordingly when this rate is applied): 20 hours per semester
• TIK leadership team member: 30 hours per semester
• Board member: 5 hours per meeting
• Union responsibilities: by individual agreement upon appointment
• Responsibility for planning TIK¡¯s contribution to the Summer School: 5 hours per semester
• Master¡¯s admissions committee member: 2 hours per meeting
• Recognition of academic credentials/coursework from abroad: 5 hours per candidate

Department of Economics

• Deputy Head of Department: 200 hours per semester
• Head of exams: 65 hours per semester
• Quality control of exams: 10 hours per semester
• Head of PhD program: 90 hours per semester
• Head of master¡¯s program: 120 hours per semester
• Head of bachelor¡¯s program: 120 hours per semester
• Educational leader 40 hours per semester (in addition to 120 hours as head of  BA or MA program).
• Head of Memos: 5 hours per semester
• Head of recognition committee: 40 hours per semester
• Recognition committee member: 25 hours per semester
• Head of master¡¯s thesis committee: 40 hours per semester
• Master¡¯s thesis committee member: 20 hours per semester
• PhD committee (does not include adjudication): 10 hours per semester
• Placement officer: 15 hours per semester
• Interview committee member AEA (Spring semester only): 35 hours per semester
• Board member: 15 hours per semester
• Coordinator of research seminar: 20 hours per semester
• Coordinator of the Friday seminar: 10 hours per semester
• Coordinator: 10 hours per semester

Department of Sociology and Human Geography

• SGO4080/90: Evaluation of project description, assignment of supervisor and design seminar: 10 hours
• Supervision of semester or course essay: 1 hour per candidate
• Supervision BA-assignments: 1 hour per candidate
• Supervision UTV3091: 1,5 hours per candidate
• Excursion/cabin trip: actual time, maximum 8 hours
• Project acquisition SVPRO4000: 15 hours per project
• Project acquisition, other courses: 15 hours
• Head of teaching, Human Geography (including meetings): 260 hours
• Head of teaching, Sociology (including meetings): 347 hours
• Head of interdisciplinary program (including meetings): 110 hours
• Head of PhD program Human Geography: 112 hours
• Head of PhD program Sociology: 225 hours
• Mentor: 5 hours per post doctor
• Board or program council member: actual meeting time plus 2 hours for preparation per meeting
• Breakfast seminar: 1 hour per meeting
• Methods lunch: 2 hours per meeting, 5 hours for coordinator
• Information meeting, semester start: 1 hour per meeting
• Regarding processing of applications for positions at the department
  • Hours are registered for reviewing of applications only when review committees are appointed (from and including spring 2021)
  • The vice head of the department, heads of studies and project managers (when recruiting for own-project positions) do not receive hours for the processing and reviewing of applications.

Department of Political Science

Position:

• Head of teaching (including political science programs): 337 hours per semester

• Head of interdisciplinary bachelor programs and PECOS: 100 hours per semester

• Head of research area: 60 hours per semester

• Deputy Head of Department: 224.5 hours per semester

Course Convenor for courses that require extraordinary follow-up

• STV1100-STV1400, STV4030A-C: 30 hours

• STV1010, STV1020, STV4021 og STV4022: 40 hours

Teaching/examination:

Kodecafe (?Coffee and coding?) : 1,25 per hour

Compulsory assignments/seminar paper where feedback will only be provided in writing: 0,5 hours per assignment

• Bachelor¡¯s thesis: 1,5 hours per thesis, 0,5 hours for oral exams in OADM3090

• STV4911, mandatory assignments and exam: 3 hours per student

The time accounts:

• Are a tool used by the employer to allocate responsibilities to academic staff.
• Include responsibilities within administration and teaching. These responsibilities often require coordination of many employees across the entire organisation. Other responsibilities, including research, are usually performed by employees individually or as part of smaller groups and are therefore allocated most appropriately by those involved.
• Include responsibilities that are either required or approved by the head of the unit. This applies in particular to responsibilities that are performed outside of the unit, such as teaching at other units at the University. Responsibilities that entitle the employee to receive credits are not normally included in the time accounts.
• The regulations relating to time accounting are set down by the Dean. In consultation with the Dean, heads of units may adopt supplementary regulations for their unit.

The rates used in time accounts:

• Indicate a standard workload relating to the various responsibilities. The actual work associated with a specific responsibility may differ from the hourly rate. However, over time and on average, workload should be in line with the hourly rates.
• The heads of units are responsible for ensuring that each employee is able to perform their responsibilities in a satisfactory manner within the standard time. Each employee is responsible for ensuring that their efforts are in reasonable proportion to the standard hourly rates

Required duties:

The required duties in relation to administrative and teaching responsibilities are calculated in hours as a percentage of the total required duties. Required duties decrease with age and vary depending on the position, as indicated in the table below.

Position	Percentage of total working hours	Work duty hours per year
		Below 60	60-61	62 or older
Professor/Associate Professor	53 %	898	878	831
Lecturer	80 %	1356	1326	1254
Adjunct Professor	20 %	340	332	314
Doctoral Research Fellow (excluding semesters without teaching duties)*	25 %	424

 

* For PhD candidates who are appointed for a four-year period, the required duties shall be equal to 25%, i.e. 1695 hours. Up to two teaching-exempt semesters may be granted for stays abroad, field work and similar, which means that the required duties may be reduced by up to 1272 hours. For PhD candidates who are appointed for a three-year period with the option to extend for a further year, the required duties shall be equal to 75% of the time for which the candidate is employed beyond the three-year period (maximum 1272 hours).

PhD candidates shall receive 15% additional credits for all teaching responsibilities (lectures, seminars, examinations, academic supervision and course responsibilities).

Surpluses and deficits

Surpluses and deficits are calculated annually.

The individual¡¯s time accounts should, over time, achieve an approximate balance. ¡°Approximate balance¡± has been defined as a deviation less than the teaching requirement for one semester or 449 hours. If the time accounts deviate by more than this, the balance must be restored within one year through additional or fewer teaching and/or administrative responsibilities. The upper limit for surplus hours that can be registered in the accounts or carried is 898 hours. Any hours exceeding this number will not be registered.

Absence due to illness and leave of absence

Required duties may be reduced in the event of long-term absence due to illness or leave of absence. The manager at the unit will determine any reduction.

Required duties will normally be reduced proportionately to absence, regardless of when in the year the absence occurs.

In the event of short-term absence due to illness that causes the employee to be unable to perform required responsibilities and if it is not possible to resume such responsibilities at a later date, the work shall be deemed to have been completed.

Procedures for completion

Time accounts are maintained by the administrative staff at the units and are presented to individual employees for correction by a specified deadline. Work is to be registered in the semester it is carried out, with the following exceptions:

• Any teaching that takes place during the summer will be recorded against the preceding spring semester.
• Examination work will be recorded against the semester during which the examination is held.
• The processing of appeals will be recorded against the subsequent semester.

Rates

Applicable standardized rates are presented below. As explained in the introduction, these rates are based on normative expectations for these tasks.

Teaching

Task	Rate
Lecture	5 hours per teaching hour
Seminar	3,5 hours per teaching hour

Supervision

Academic supervision of master students

Assignment, 45-60 ECTS: 40 hours

Assignment, 30-45 ECTS: 30 hours

The distribution of hours between the main supervisor and any secondary supervisor is to be agreed upon at the outset.
 

Academic supervision of PhD candidates

180 hours.

Hours will be allocated between the main supervisor and co-supervisor(s) in advance and by agreement.

120 hours are distributed over the first three years. The remaining hours are allocated when the candidate completes their degree.

Examination results

Task	Rate
School exam or equivalent	0.75 hours per exam
Longer assignment or equivalent	1.5 hours per exam
Oral exam	1 hour per candidate*
Assignment, 45-60 ECTS	7 hours per exam
Assignment, 30-45 ECTS	5 hours per exam

Explanation of grades, participation in examination meetings and other examination responsibilities are included in the hourly rates. The processing of appeals carries the same credits as ordinary examination activities.

* The oral examination rate is based on an examination with a duration of 30-45 minutes.

Preparation of examination tasks and grading guidelines

Task	Rate
Exam question(s)	8 hours
Exam requiring extra work*	12 hours
Quality control of exam question(s) and grading guidelines	1 hour

The rate applies to all types of examinations and includes drawing up guidance for examiners.

* In exceptional cases, the rate is used when the examination question is particularly extensive or challenging, such as the production of statistics

Course responsibility

Task	Rate
Ordinary courses*	20 hours
Courses that require extraordinary follow-up*	30 hours
Significant changes to a course (major syllabus revisions, new seminar or teaching arrangements)	25 hours
Educational development work (development of new courses and teaching methods)**	Discretionary assessment

* These rates apply to courses of 10 credits and must be scaled correspondingly for courses with different levels of credits. The rates include responsibilities for the course website, detailed teaching plan, form of assessment, syllabus, follow-up of seminar tutors and conducting evaluations.

** Credits are assigned only when work is deemed to take significantly longer than what is usually expected for normal upgrading and further development.

Adjudication of doctoral theses and participation in public defences

Task	Rate
Adjudication*	20 hours
Public defence**	8 hours

* In the event that the internal member of the assessment committee needs to step in as an opponent, an additional ten hours will be credited.
** The public defence rate also applies to the head of the disputation.

Processing of job applications

Task	Rate
Filtering*	0.5 hours per applicant
Assessment, up to 5 candidates	20 hours
Assessment, more than 5 candidates	30 hours
Promotion, per candidate	10 hours

* For filtering, the credit is the total for everyone participating in the work and is subject to a maximum limit of 100 hours.

The rates apply to all positions with the exception of PhD candidate positions, 50% of the rate shall apply to such positions.

Other work

Task	Rate per semester
Ongoing academic work, such as simple administrative responsibilities, participation in internal meetings and events, appointments and membership of internal committees and councils.	30 hours per semester
Contact hours**	20 hours per semester
Head of Department	Not covered by the time accounts
Other management positions	Determined by each unit
University pedagogy courses	Time taken in accordance with the scope of the courses available at the University
Admission to doctoral programme program	2 hours per applicant
Norwegian language training***	Actual time taken + 1 hour per course session attended
Lectures at academic/educational events and open days	6 hours per semester
Faculty Board Membership	5,5 hours per meeting
Appointment Committee Membership	2 hours per meeting
Membership of committees, councils, etc. at the Faculty and the University	Meeting time plus 1 hour preparation time per meeting
Safety representative/HSE	10 hours per semester

* The rate for ongoing academic work is available for all members of staff, except for staff on research or teaching sabbaticals. According to the University of Oslo¡¯s guidelines, employees on research or teaching sabbaticals cannot assume any responsibilities that may hinder the purpose of the sabbatical. For this reason, employees on sabbaticals will not record hours in time accounts. Exceptions may only be granted in special situations and only if the total time accounts achieve an approximate balance.

** This rate shall be available to anyone who undertakes teaching responsibilities during the semester in question. The rate can be reduced or cancelled if little or no teaching in the given semester.

*** The rate only applies to employees in permanent academic positions

Departmental/Centre rates

Department of Social Anthropology

Feedback on obligatory oral presentations is included in hours given for teaching.

Reading obligatory hand-ins with no written feedback is included in the preparation time for teaching.

Written feedback on obligatory hand-ins: 0,25 hours per hand-in.

Rates specific to the Department of Social Anthropology

• Coordinator OSI cabin trip and seminar: 50 hours
• Coordinator African Anthropology seminar: 20 hours
• Coordinator Cinema SAI: 20 hours
• Coordinator Department seminars: 60 hours
• Coordinator lunch seminars: 20 hours
• Course convenor SOSANT905/9016: 3,5 hours per teaching hour
• Course convenor SOSANT9100A/B: 15 hours per full day
• Department board member: 15 hours per semester
• Deputy Head of Department: 40 hours. Includes work on the Department board
• Examination of bachelor¡¯s thesis: 2,5 hours per candidate.
• Faculty course for PhD supervisors: actual hours spent.
• Head of Education: 175 hours. Includes work on the programme council.
• Head of MA programme: 100 hours. Includes work on the programme council.
• Head of PhD program: 120 hours. Includes work on the PhD programme council and the PhD panel.
• Head of Research: 120 hours.
• MA supervision of students enrolled autumn 2021 or earlier: 13 meetings at 4 hours (including supervision while in the field).
• MA supervision of students enrolled autumn 2022 and after: 3 meetings of 2 hours each in the first semester, 1 meeting of 2 hours in the second semester before fieldwork, 3 meetings of 4 hours each in the third semester, and 5 meetings of 4 hours each in the fourth semester.
• Master¡¯s admissions committee member: Nordic countries: 30 hours. EU: 15 hours. Other countries: 10 hours.
• Master¡¯s exam: 8 hours, plus 2 hours oral exam
• Opponent midway evaluation, PhD: 10 hours
• PhD panel member: Meeting time plus 1 hour preparation per meeting
• Programme council member: 10 hours per semester
• Supervision of bachelor¡¯s thesis and project description: 1.5 hours per candidat
• Supervision PhD candidates: For candidates enrolled autumn 2022 or earlier: 5 hours per meeting. This may be divided between main supervisor and co-supervisor as agreed on. Supervision hours for candidates enrolled in spring 2023 or later will be recorded as described in the Faculty rates.

Department of Psychology

• Supervision of bachelor¡¯s thesis (20 ECTS): 10 hours
• Assessment of bachelor¡¯s thesis (20 ECTS): 2.5 hours
• Supervision/feedback (for individuals and groups): from 1 to 1.5 hours per hour spent depending upon course and content
• Internship course, master¡¯s level: 10 hours per student
• Board member: 20 hours per semester

Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture

• Head of master¡¯s program: 150 hours per semester
• Head of PhD program: 100 hours per semester
• TIK seminar: 10 hours per semester
• Head of a research group: 40 hours per semester
• Responsibility for research group meetings (rate for head of a research group is reduced accordingly when this rate is applied): 20 hours per semester
• TIK leadership team member: 30 hours per semester
• Board member: 5 hours per meeting
• Union responsibilities: by individual agreement upon appointment
• Responsibility for planning TIK¡¯s contribution to the Summer School: 5 hours per semester
• Master¡¯s admissions committee member: 2 hours per meeting
• Recognition of academic credentials/coursework from abroad: 5 hours per candidate

Department of Economics

• Deputy Head of Department: 200 hours per semester

• Master programme Coordinator: 120 hours per semester

• Bachelor programme Coordinator: 120 hours per semester

• ECDA programme Coordinator: 80 hours per semester

• Head of Teaching: 40 hours per semester    

• Exam Coordinator: 25 hours per semester

• Master thesis Committee leader: 40 hours per semester

• PhD programme Coordinator: 90 hours per semester

• Recognition Committee leader: 40 hours per semester

• Recognition Committee member: 25 hours per semester

• Board member (Department): 15 hours per semester

• PhD Committee, including PhD seminar (autumn) and assessment of PhD candidates (spring). The hours are only given to members, not the leader of the Committee: 10 hours per semester

• Member of the Frisch Centre Council: 2,5 hours per semester

• Placement Officer: 15 hours per semester

• Colleague feedback on teaching: 3 hours per lecturer given feedback

• Recruiter (skolebes?k): 8 hours for first visit, 6 hours for further visits

• Arranging research seminar leader: 20 hours per semester

• Arranging research seminar member: 10 hours per semester

• Arranging PhD research seminar (jointly with BI): 20 hours pr semester

Department of Sociology and Human Geography

Leadership and other positions

• Head of teaching (including meetings)
  • Human Geography: 260 hours
  • Sociology: 374 hours
• Head of program (including meetings)
  • Interdisciplinary bachelor¡¯s program: 110 hours
  • OLA: 150 hours
• Board or program council member: actual meeting time plus 2 hours for preparation per meeting (for elected members who must attend)

Events

• Participation at events in connection with start of semester or other student activities: Actual time used (to be agreed with the head of teaching)
  • Does not apply to program heads¡¯ participation in meetings to welcome new students
• Excursions/cabin trips in connection with start of semester: Actual time used, limited to 8 hours

Work with courses

• For courses with automatic explanation of grades: 1 hour total for the grading and written explanation, per candidate
• When course coordination is shared the rate is divided by the number of course coordinators, and 5 hours are added per person. For example, when two course coordinators share a course in which 20 hours are given for coordination, the calculation is such per person: 20/2 + 5 = 15 hours.
• Project acquisition
  • SVPRO4000 ¨C Prosjektforum: 30 hours per project
  • Other courses: 25 hours total per course
• Supervision UTV3091: 3 hours per candidate
• Quality system requirements for evaluation of courses (doing and publishing evaluations, and follow up): 5 hours per course

Processing of applications for positions at the department 

• Hours are registered for reviewing of applications only when review committees are appointed.
• The vice head of the department, heads of studies and project managers (when recruiting for own-project positions) do not receive hours for the processing and reviewing of applications.
• A higher number of hours can be considered when an application process brings in an unusually large number of qualified applicants.
• Interviews: Actual time used

Courses for employees

• Participation in pedagogy courses, courses in digital tools/software, etc: Actual time used + one hour per course session. 
  • An excess of 10 hours per semester must be approved by the head of department. 
• Does not apply to UiO¡¯s course for University Pedagogy (UniPed).

Handing of shortfalls in hourly accounts for permanent employees

• Shortfalls in the hourly accounts during a new employee¡¯s first two semesters will normally not be carried over.
• Shortfalls in the hourly accounts in excess of two semesters work duty will normally not be carried over.

Department of Political Science

Position:

• Head of teaching (including political science programs): 337 hours per semester
• Head of interdisciplinary bachelor programs and PECOS: 100 hours per semester
• Head of research area: 60 hours per semester
• Deputy Head of Department: 224.5 hours per semester

Course Convenor for courses that require extraordinary follow-up

• STV1100-STV1400, STV4030A-C: 30 hours

• STV1010, STV1020, STV4021 og STV4022: 40 hours

Teaching/examination:

Kodecafe (?Coffee and coding?) : 1,25 per hour

Compulsory assignments/seminar paper where feedback will only be provided in writing: 0,5 hours per assignment

• Bachelor¡¯s thesis: 1,5 hours per thesis, 0,5 hours for oral exams in OADM3090

•  STV4911, mandatory assignments and exam: 3 hours per student