Michael Dillon Office of Institutional Research UMBC

UMBC: Founded 1966 Mid-Size Research University located between Baltimore and Washington DC An Honors University Enrollment 12,268: 9,612 Undergraduates & 2,656 Graduates $87 Million Research Funding Some Highlights: Among the fastest growing research universities in the country Ranked # 2 among U.S. universities in NASA research funding According to 2010 U.S. New & World Report America’s Best College Guide: Ranked #1 among up and coming national universities Ranked #1 national public university in undergraduate teaching (4 th overall tied with Stanford)

1988 Today

Living-Learning Communities (LLC) Students with common academic or personal interests live together in a residence hall Programming for personal and intellectual growth Currently nine LLCs serving approximately 270 students per year 2000

First-Year Seminars (FYS) 2002 Three-credit, limited- enrollment courses taught by experienced faculty Offered to all new freshman and transfer students Provides personal connection experiences as well as active learning 17 seminars per academic year Class size limited to 20

Expansion of Introduction to an Honors University (IHU) One-credit seminars linked to 100/200-level courses Focus on the integration of new students Includes study skills, campus resources, student engagement Adding sessions every year 2002

COHORT TABLE Admissions Transfer Student information Placement Testing Financial Aid Affiliations First-year Experiences Residence Life Enrollment & Registration End of Term information Degree information External Survey Data

Chemistry Discovery Center CHEM 101/102 Reforms: Active, small-group learning Problem-based curriculum Increased pass rates, including more As and Bs CASTLE – CNMS Active Student Teaching & Learning Environment – builds on this pedagogy reform 2005

Chemistry 101 Grades Before and After Course Redesign (Fall 2005)

First-Year Intervention (FYI) Faculty report on first-year students in danger of failing the course Students receive an alert via myUMBC 92.3% of faculty participate Expanding beyond freshmen Almost half of students receiving an FYI end the semester with C or better 1988

Blackboard “Self Service” Reports 2008 Brief Video “Show & Tell” Overview UMBC students earning a D or F tend to use Bb 35% less than those earning a C or higher How might students’ awareness and performance change if they could know this sooner in the semester….now they can with Bb-based Check My Activity (CMA) and Grade Distribution Report (GDR) “self-service” tools

Master's Program Enrollment at UMBC Part of Strategic Plan to Grow Applied Master’s Programs Goal is to use part of tuition revenue growth to fund other campus initiatives

Diagram One Distinguishing Analyst from Decision Maker DecisionMaker Analyst The World (Data)

Diagram Two: Positive Feedback Loop DecisionMaker Analyst The World (Data) Answers Questions + Questions Answers +

Diagram Three Frustrated Analyst Error Checking DecisionMaker Analyst The World (Data) Data Cleaning Clean Source Answers Questions + Questions Answers + +

Diagram Four Data Warehouse Components Business e Intelligence (BI) OLAP On-Line Analytic Processing (Delivery System) OLAP On-Line Analytic Processing (Delivery System) Data Storage One Table per Unit of Analysis (Grain)

Diagram Five Lazy Analyst DecisionMaker Analyst The World (Data) Data Cleaning + Answers Clean Source Data Warehouse + Answers Questions Error Checking Questions +

Diagram Six Efficient Analyst Facilitate DecisionMaker Analyst The World (Data) DMC Why Questions + Answers Clean Source Data Warehouse + Answers Questions Error Checking Questions Add Functionality, Including Analytic Tools Add Functionality, Including Analytic Tools Manages + -

Implications for Future Analysis First-Year Experiences Course Redesigns First-year invention and Blackboard usage Growth of Applied Master’s Programs