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Oh, the things you can think!
The questions we can answer now that we can
see the data
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Track 1: CS 3.5
University of the Incarnate Word
Robin LoganDirector, Institutional Research
Dr. Glenn JamesAssociate Provost, Director of AssessmentDASH Super-user
University of the Incarnate Word
University of the Incarnate Word
• Established in 1881
• 4 year, private not-for-profit
• Hispanic-serving
• Catholic
• San Antonio, TX
University of the Incarnate Word
Main Campus, and… 7 Extended Academic
Program sites Virtual University International
campuses in Mexico and China
Study abroad center in Heidelberg, Germany
Fall 2012 enrollment - 8,442 6,404 - Undergraduate 1,123 - Master’s level 733 - Professional 182 - Doctoral-research Global Enrollment -
9,188
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When we started…
University Planning Commission 2009
“How many majors do I have?”
“How many students are in my cohort?”
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What we recognized…
Information system was clogged Limited historical files Inconsistent columns within files No easy way to do longitudinal studies No common understanding of definitions Awkward update and delivery of files
Continually “reinventing the wheel”
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Can you relate?
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Structure the files
Keep the methodologies and content consistent
Group files on reporting topics Enrollment Course Retention … and so on
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Benefits Interactive Dashboards with multiple views Easily maintainable Can connect directly to Banner/Oracle
Hurdles Secure access for everyone who
needs it Updating stand-alone reports
Select the development tool
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Benefits Interactive Dashboards with multiple views Easily maintainable Secure
Hurdles Access for everyone who needs it Education/Training
aka Tableau Server
Select the distribution tool
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Decision to create expanded historical sets Answer common reporting questions Process common assessment questions
Development workbooks Test with users Distribute Understand that the questions always
change
Data files / Workbooks
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Where are you in your process?
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DASH in Action
Building basic file from data set example
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Example 1Daily Enrollment Report
Report to monitor DAILY registration patterns
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Example 1Daily Enrollment Report
Example 2Course Information from Banner
Requested by Student Success
Interactive report to help study how often courses are offered, particularly in the summer
LIVE connection to Banner with: Term and Year Campus Course vs Subject
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Continuous Improvement
Report Development
Further file development
Requirements for new reports
Time Processes Data Development Communication
Report Testing
Verify the data outcomes
Communication Good Bad Constructive
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More examples
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NSSE Unit Level Question 1: Made a class presentation (CLPRESEN 1b)--How many of students reported that they never made a presentation in class? Has this improved?--How do the trends for the School of Media and Design compare to UIW and the NSSE peers?
NSSE Unit Level Question 1: Made a class presentation (CLPRESEN 1b)--How many of students reported that they never made a presentation in class? Has this improved?--How do the trends for the School of Media and Design compare to UIW and the NSSE peers?
Live Classroom Usage: Room Utilization--I have a new section of Psychology 1301. What rooms and times are available for a MW section?--I would like to review when all of the History 1321 courses are offered for the Fall 2012 term. What filters do I set?
Live Classroom Usage: Room Utilization--I have a new section of Psychology 1301. What rooms and times are available for a MW section?--I would like to review when all of the History 1321 courses are offered for the Fall 2012 term. What filters do I set?
Degrees Conferred: Summary--How many degrees have been awarded to Engineering Management Students over the past 5 years?--I need to track how many Hispanic students have graduated with an Engineering Management degree since 2007. How would I do this? How do I see the trend by each commencement type (i.e., Fall)?
Degrees Conferred: Summary--How many degrees have been awarded to Engineering Management Students over the past 5 years?--I need to track how many Hispanic students have graduated with an Engineering Management degree since 2007. How would I do this? How do I see the trend by each commencement type (i.e., Fall)?
Census Enrollment (Trend): College and Degree Sought--How many students are studying in the College of Math, Science and Engineering?--How many students are studying in the MAA program in ADCaP and VU? How does that compare to the Main Campus?
Census Enrollment (Trend): College and Degree Sought--How many students are studying in the College of Math, Science and Engineering?--How many students are studying in the MAA program in ADCaP and VU? How does that compare to the Main Campus?
2012 Review
Can we answer… “How many majors do I have?” – YES! “How many students are in my cohort?”
– YES!
New Benchmark (s) ?The questions have changed…
and that is a really good thing
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Contact Us
Robin LoganDirector, Institutional ResearchUniversity of the Incarnate Wordrlogan@uiwtx.edu
Dr. Glenn JamesAssociate Provost, Director of AssessmentUniversity of the Incarnate Wordgjames@uiwtx.edu
Session Evaluation: (CS 3.5) http://tamuevaluation.com/