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Common Data Set Exchange highered/cdsx

Common Data Set Exchange http://highered.org/cdsx. OKAIRP Fall Conference Presentation Lawton 11/05/04. Cindy Boling University of Central Oklahoma Taken directly from John Milam presentations on 11/10/03 and AIR Forum 2004. Purpose of the CDSX. to facilitate online exchanges of CDS data

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Common Data Set Exchange highered/cdsx

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  1. Common Data Set Exchangehttp://highered.org/cdsx OKAIRP Fall ConferencePresentation Lawton11/05/04 Cindy BolingUniversity of Central Oklahoma Taken directly from John Milam presentations on 11/10/03 and AIR Forum 2004.

  2. Purpose of the CDSX • to facilitate online exchanges of CDS data • to provide useful and timely peer analyses

  3. History of the CDSX • Common Data Set (CDS) Initiative since early 1990s w/ publishers, AIR, & IR community • Many IR staff encourage exchange of CDS data • Based on 1999-01 Voluntary Institutional On-Line Information Network (VIOLIN) project funded by NCES & conducted by John Milam & Tod Massa • AIR HEDPC Task Force led by Mary Sapp w/ Peggye Cohen & Tod Massa met since 2001 • Based on publishers’ 2002-03 CDS Excel file

  4. New CDSX project • John Milam and HigherEd.org, Inc. have established and host the CDSX for data sharing among colleges and universities • Partnership with The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching • With the permission of participating institutions, selected CDSX data may be used as part of the 2005 Carnegie Classification

  5. Current CDSX objectives • Collect, edit, & share 2003-04 CDS data • Provide an outline tool for downloading CDS data • Compile early-release data on Academic Year 2004-05 tuition data and fees, which are part of the 2003-04 CDS but may not be available until now

  6. Steering committee Theresa Smith, ChairJason Casey, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium Peggye Cohen, AIR HEDPC representative/George Washington Univ.Bob Daly, University of California, Irvine Denise Gater, University of Florida Bob Kuhn, Louisiana State University Sam Lowther, Auburn University Tod Massa, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Alex McCormick, the Carnegie Foundation Gerry McLaughlin, DePaul University Marsha Moss, University of Texas Terry Russell, Association for Institutional Research Mary Sapp, University of Miami Deb Teeter, University of Kansas

  7. Status report • 303 registered users as of 5/25/04 • All types of schools (2 year, AAU, SUG, HEDS, other privates) • ½ of schools w/ published data • Only handful chose not to share w/ Carnegie • Produced special 2003-04 tuition & fees report

  8. Expansion – Plus Tools • Provide Premium Membership for low fee ($50) • Create HTML version of CDS to share • Generate Word/PDF version of CDS to share • Download a single CSV file for each part of the CDSX that is shared Future Plans: • Provide trend analyses • Incorporate IPEDS data • Provide value-added analytical reports • Add special collections of interest to peer groups

  9. Registration

  10. UNITIDlookup

  11. UNITIDlookup-cont.

  12. Sharingdata w/Carnegie

  13. Termsofagreement

  14. Activation • Submit registration • Receive email • Activation code and UserID

  15. Login

  16. Submittingdata

  17. Delete/Edit/Adddata

  18. Adddatavia HTMLforms

  19. Publishdata

  20. Uploaddatavia ExcelSpreadsheet

  21. If needed, convertpublishersspreadsheet toadd extra sheet

  22. Reporting

  23. Choose theCDSXPart

  24. Choose theCDSXSection

  25. Choose theCDSXvariables

  26. Display thedata asHTML

  27. Download the data as CSV

  28. Import the data into Excel

  29. Plus Tools • HTML files • PDF files • CSV file for each part of the CDSX shared • $50 annual subscription fee • Public access URL • HTML files • PDF files

  30. For additional information/questions • http://highered.org/cdsx • John Milam or Mike RomaHigherEd.org, Inc.9 West Piccadilly St.Winchester, VA 22601(540) 722-6060 • cdsx@highered.orgjmilam@highered.org

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