THE RESEARCH QUALITY FRAMEWORK RQF

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THE RESEARCH QUALITY FRAMEWORK (RQF)
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• The Research Quality Framework (RQF) provides the
  Australian Government with the basis for
  redistributing a proportion of the block funding
  on the basis of ratings for research quality and
  research impact.
• DEST The aim of the RQF initiative is to
  develop the basis for an improved assessment of
  the quality and impact of publicly funded
  research and an effective process to achieve
  this. (http//www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_s
  ector/policies_issues_reviews/key_issues/research_
  quality_framework/)

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DEST Timeline

• Research Assessment Period
• 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2006
• Expression of Intent to submit
• due 31 January 2008
• Institutional Submission Deadline
• 30 April 2008
• Assessment Phase
• July/August 2008
• Funding Outcomes
• 1 January 2009

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Assessment

• Assessment Panels
• Chairs
• Members The list of panel members was released
  on 18 September 2007. A full list of the members
  can be found on the DEST RQF homepage.
• Guidelines
• Submission specifications released 18 September
  2007
• Guidance Material for Assessment Panels and
  Advisors pending

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Publishers

• Australian Academic Press
• Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
• Blackwell Publishing
• Cambridge University Press
• CSIRO Publishing
• Elsevier
• Emerald Group Publishing
• Nature Publishing Group
• Oxford University Press
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Sage Publications
• Springer
• Taylor and Francis
• Westburn Publishers Ltd
• John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Others can be included

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Metrics Update

• Quantitative measures will be used to assess the
  quality and impact of research
• Ranked Research Outlets and
• Citation Data
• DEST is working on discipline specific outlet
  rankings. A number of relevant bodies are
  facilitating the consultation of these rankings.
  A list of these bodies can be found at
  http//www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/92FDBE2E-B011-
  4286-AF50-795B7C1599AD/18757/Update0743RankingsCon
  tact.pdf
• DEST will release the final outlet ranking lists
  with the Guidance Material for Assessment Panels
  and Advisors.

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Quality Assessment

• The assessment of research quality uses a
  five-point scale

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Impact Assessment

• Impact is the social, economic, environmental,
  and/or cultural benefit of research to end-users
  in the wider community regionally, nationally,
  and/or internationally.

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The assessment of research impact uses a
five-point scale
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Evidence Portfolios

• Research Groups will nominate up to 3 separate
  4-digit RFCD codes to cope with
  cross-disciplinarity and up to 3 separate 4-digit
  SEO codes.
• A Home Panel will also be nominated that will be
  responsible for ensuring proper assessment of the
  portfolio

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Evidence Portfolios

• Context Statement assessment of quality (Group)
• Four best outputs assessment of quality
  (Individual)
• Body of Work assessment of quality and impact
• Impact Statement assessment of impact (Group)

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Context Statement

• Descriptive component - 7 criteria
• Researcher Information four best research
  outputs and body of work

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Four Best Outputs

• Outputs published in the assessment period 1
  January 2001 to 31 December 2007.
• Best Output Justifications no more than 100
  words

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Impact Statement - Social, Economic,
Environmental and/or Cultural Benefit
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What is CDU Doing?

• An RQF Project Manager has been employed by CDU
  to project manage the implementation of the
  Research Quality Framework at CDU in conjunction
  with the RQF Steering Team.
• RQF Steering Team
• Prof Bob Wasson
• Prof Bruce Campbell
• Prof Wendy Brady
• Assoc Prof Donal Fitzpatirck
• Dr Michael Christie
• Dr John Condon
• Dr Jenny Carter
• Dr Janis Shaw
• Mr Roy Pidgeon
• Ms Ruth Quinn
• Mr Anthony Hornby
• Ms Linda Cuttriss
• Ms Katherine Knuth

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What is CDU Doing? Cont

• RQF Internal Moderation Panel Forum 18th
  October and 12th 16th November
• CDU has purchased the Thomson ISI National
  Citation Report
• 19 Research Groups have been formed these are
  still being reviewed

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CDU Timeline for 2007
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• For more information visit the following link
• http//www.cdu.edu.au/research/office/rqf/rqfhome
  .htm
• Or Contact
• Katherine Knuth at katherine.knuth_at_cdu.edu.au

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