AdministrationΒΆ
Administrative tasks are not Animus nocendi, but with the ever-increasing corporatisation of the university sector, the implementation of "efficient work practices" means that tasks which were previously completed by individuals employed to explicitly complete those tasks (for example, purchasing and expense resolution) have been devolved onto individuals. This topic is typically quite contentious, as there is an attitude of accepting the way universities now operate and the opposing attitude of fight the power, with the net result being a low level of compliance: individuals which previously were provided services by others do not think they need do tasks that are "below them", and individuals without the experience of support tend to a have a general apathy to overwhelming amounts of bureaucracy and let is slide by. Regardless of one's motivations and attitude, knowing how to get tasks done in a timely manner and with minimal stress is a worthwhile endeavour, and the area of the site is dedicated to trying to facilitate exactly this.