Fuzzy System For The Performance Evaluation Of Academic Staff Members At Universities - The Current State

The topic of the paper is the fuzzy evaluation model used in the Information System for Academic Staff Members' Performance Evaluation. In this system, the academic staff members are evaluated according to their performance in main two areas - pedagogical activities and the research and development. The evaluations in both areas are determined using a special model, which takes into consideration the position of the academic staff member and the performance standard that was set for this given position. A fuzzy rule base is then used to obtain the overall evaluation. An important feature of the described system is the use of the linguistic fuzzy modeling - the evaluations are presented in a verbal and also in a graphical form. Moreover, the evaluation results are provided on different levels of aggregation - from a brief overview to the detailed list of all activities performed by the particular academic staff member. The supervisors (e.g. heads of the department, or dean) are therefore given a powerful tool, which gives them the required information on their subordinates' performances in a comprehendible way, thus enabling them to make qualified decisions. After a brief summary of the used mathematical model, the paper focuses on the presented information system, its possibilities and the benefits for the university management.