College of Business and Economics Annual Report 2017 44 TALENT MANAGEMENT The School of Accounting is resourced with the equivalent of 104 Senior Lecturer Units (SLUs). A SLU is the salary budget of the school divided by the average salary of a Senior Lecturer in the College, and therefore, provides for an interpretation of productivity across the College. Of all academic staff, 44% represent designated groups of whom 1% recruited was international. Within the SoA, women of African, Indian or Coloured origin represent 25% of all academic staff. Some 8% of the School’s academic staff holds doctorates. The talent profile and predominant contribution of the school from the undergraduate to the honours/ postgraduate diploma level need to be interpreted in the context of the demand for chartered accountants. Workload stands at 54 full-time equivalents per Senior Lecturer Unit and compares well with the College average of 54. Undergraduate output is recorded at 16 graduates per Senior Lecturer Unit (College average = 14), honours and postgraduate diplomas at four graduates per Senior Lecturer Unit (College average = 4), and master’s at 0,20 (College average = 0,60). Master’s and doctoral output per SLU will improve over the next five years. SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS Projects on transformation largely included capacitybuilding initiatives aimed at bringing about greater access in certain disciplines. Some important programmes here include: • The SAICA Thuthuka Bursary Fund (TBF) that provides structured support for black students in the chartered accountancy. • Support for at-risk second and third-year Bachelor of Accounting students, funded by FASSET (the Finance Seta). • The University Upliftment Project is the vehicle through which the Department of Accountancy provides academic leadership support to the University of Limpopo (UL) and the University of Venda (UV). • The agreement with the Polytechnic of Namibia to assist it to become SAICA accredited. • The UJ Educator Empowerment Initiative, a project undertaken by the Department of Accountancy, is aimed at empowering Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) educators to provide informed and effective teaching in the classroom. • Kliptown Youth Programme (KYP) Tutor Initiative, undertaken by the Department of Accountancy, involves UJ students tutoring grades 11 and 12 learners in the KYP; and 7.
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