a. Patents. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. b. Research commercialisation income. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. c. Registered designs. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. d. Plant breeder’s rights. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. e. NHMRC endorsed guidelines. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer.
ERA rating scale
Q3.23
The five-band ERA rating scale is suitable for assessing research excellence. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. Noting that 90% of units of evaluation assessed in ERA 2018 are now at or above world standard, does the rating scale need to be modified to identify excellence? Yes/No. a. If you answered, ‘Yes’, please explain how the rating scale can be modified to identify excellence.
Q3.24
ERA low-volume threshold
Q3.25
The ERA low-volume threshold is appropriate. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. Are there ways in which the low-volume threshold could be modified to improve the evaluation process? Please describe.
Q3.26
ERA staff census date
Q3.27
What is the more appropriate method for universities to claim research outputs— staff census date or by-line? Please explain your answer.
Q3.28
What are the limitations of a census date approach? Please describe.
Q3.29
Would a by-line approach address these limitations? Yes/No. Please explain your answer.
Q3.30
What are the limitations of a by-line approach? Please describe.
ERA interdisciplinary research and new topics
Q3.31
ERA adequately captures and evaluates interdisciplinary research. Strongly agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Strongly disagree. Please explain your answer. a. If you disagreed with the previous statement, how could interdisciplinary research best be accommodated? Please describe.
ERA and Indigenous research
Q3.32
My institution would meet ERA low-volume threshold in Indigenous studies at:
a. Two-digit? Yes/No. If you answered ‘yes’, please list which ones.
b. Four-digit? Yes/No. If you answered ‘yes’, please list which ones.
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