UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND Appraisal Process

1. Guidance Note 16 UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND Appraisal Process Updated March 2003 April: Executive determines the University’s aims for coming year and inserts these into the appraisal documentation which is emailed to Deans and Directors Dean/Director determines School/Service objectives, priorities and resources and inserts the priorities into the appraisal documentation AppraisER ensures documentation gets to AppraisEE AppraisEE completes Parts 1 and 2 and gives to AppraisER AppraisER responds to Parts 1 and 2 and returns a copy to AppraisEE Preparation Preparation APPRAISAL DISCUSSION (between April - August as appropriate) AppraisER completes Parts 3a and 3b and gives to AppraisEE AppraisEE reads Parts 3a and 3b and if agrees, signs front page. AppraisEE keeps copy and returns original to AppraisER AppraisER signs front page and gives a copy of Parts 3a and 3b to Dean/Director* Informal progress review(s) conducted of actions planned (formal review conducted at next year’s appraisal) September: School/Service management meeting held to review appraisal process and training/development needs School/Service Business Plan informed University planning informed * or Designated Person s:\dave\aptguid2.ppt