Professional Development Day October 2009 Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 Data Matters! Presenter  Maggie Tymms, Assessment Coordinator for Academic Programs October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness2

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 Data Matters! Institutional Research and Effectiveness  Institutional Research and Planning Lisa Charest, Institutional Research and Planning Coordinator  Academic Effectiveness Maggie Tymms, Assessment Coordinator for Academic Programs October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness3

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 Purpose  SPC collects data on everything from institutional characteristics to student outcomes.  Why is this data important and how is this information helpful to the institution?  Learn how to access the wealth of information about the institution and how to use this information to become better informed. October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness4

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness5 Performance Improvement  From Compliance to Performance Improvement

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October Institutional Research and Effectiveness October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness6

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness7 Fact Book  The Fact Book provides information about the college to support sound planning and decision-making, as well as provide an historical perspective of the institution. It is designed to be used as a reference for documenting data to support academic and administrative decisions.  It also functions as a handbook for faculty wishing to gain a college-wide perspective. Topics include a brief college history, a description of the service area, and data related to the College's student body academics, personnel, financial position, facilities, and outcomes indicators. Data are provided for multiple years with graphs and charts for at-a- glance comparisons.

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 Fact Book October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness8

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness9 Research Briefs  Research Briefs are research based reports that compare trends across time. Subjects are varied and relate to the needs of St. Petersburg College.

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness10 Research Briefs

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness11 MISATFOR  Management Information Systems Advisory Task Force (MISATFOR) is a task force that has representatives from each of the community colleges. The purpose is to assure useful, consistent, and accurate data collection while at the same time working to reduce the reporting burden by avoiding duplication of data.

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness12 Institutional Survey Reports  Students are surveyed periodically during their tenure at the College.  Institutional Survey Reports include the results of Entering Student Survey, Enrolled Student Survey, Graduating Student Survey, Recent Alumni Survey, Employer Survey, and Community College Survey of Student Engagement.

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness13 Student Assessment Points Students surveyed multiple times

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness14 Institutional Survey Reports  The Enrolled Student Survey (ENSS) was developed at St. Petersburg College (SPC) as one component of a college- wide assessment system to ensure the delivery of quality academic and student support services.  The specific purposes of this annual survey is to ascertain how our enrolled students perceive the College and determine both the importance and level of satisfaction of enrolled students with the College's academic and student support services. Subsequently, this information is to be used by the faculty and administration to establish quality improvement initiatives that benefit our students.

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 Institutional Survey Reports  The Entering Student Survey (ESS) developed by St. Petersburg College is part of a comprehensive college-wide assessment program to ensure that the College delivers quality academic and support services to students.  The primary purpose of the ESS is to develop a demographic profile of the students entering the College, discover what factors influence their decision to apply to the College, discern how they learned about the College, and measure their perception of the importance of various academic, student support services and tutoring areas provided to them by the College. October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness15

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 Institutional Survey Reports  The Graduating Student Survey (GSS) is part of a comprehensive college-wide assessment program developed to examine the demographic profile of the responding graduates, assess their perceptions of the educational experience at the College and determine how the educational process at the College has changed their behavior and/or their knowledge as it relates to some specific areas of inquiry (educational outcomes).  The GSS is available to students applying for graduation on-line during all three terms of each academic year. October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness16

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness17 Institutional Survey Reports Recent Alumni Survey was designed to:  Gain insight into alumni’s perceptions of the quality of general education and career preparation  Determine the current activities of former students such as employment information and educational status

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness18 Institutional Survey Reports First Second Third First mailing Second mailing 2 weeks Recent Alumni Survey Multiple Points of Contact 2 weeks

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness19 Institutional Survey Reports Employer Survey was designed to:  Gain insight into an employer’s perceptions of hired SPC graduates in the areas of key general education competencies and foundational skills  Provide the employee’s major job responsibilities and wage information, as well as employer’s willingness to hire another SPC graduate  Identify employer’s willingness to support various college activities

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October Institutional Survey Reports October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness20

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness21 Ed Outcomes Online  To provide a medium for completing the draft educational assessment reports as well as establishing a repository for program specific information, SPC developed an Educational Assessment Web site (  College administration and instructional staff are provided access to “completed” assessment reports including the APAR (Program & Gen Ed) and the CAPR  Online access further encourages the use of assessment data as well as highlighting “best practices” across the college

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness22 College Access

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness23 Program Administrator Access

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness24 Academic Program Viability Review  Academic Program Viability Review (APVR)  Published yearly  Included measures:  Program Graduates  Course Enrollment  Student Semester Hour (SSH) productivity  Relative Profitability Index (RPI-T)  Economic Trend Data

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 End of Program Assessment Reports October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness25

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 Comprehensive Academic Program Review October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness26

Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC October 2009 October 23, 2009 Institutional Research and Effectiveness27 Questions/Next Steps

Professional Development Day October 2009 Data Matters! Finding and Accessing Information at SPC