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The Strategic Impact of Effective Scheduling. Evidence-based Decision-making and Planning. Scheduling for Student Success. Noel-Levitz Survey on Student Satisfaction Notes: generally low student satisfaction in Executive Summary and Biggest Challenges at their Institution:
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The Strategic Impact of Effective Scheduling Evidence-based Decision-making and Planning
Scheduling for Student Success Noel-Levitz Survey on Student Satisfaction Notes: generally low student satisfaction in Executive Summary and Biggest Challenges at their Institution: 4-Year Public - #1 issue is “Ability to get the courses I need with few conflicts” 4-Year Private - #1 issue is “Ability to get the courses I need with few conflicts” 2-Year Community College/Technical - #1 issue - “Classes are offered at times I’m available.” #2 issue - “Ability to get courses I need with few conflicts”
Scheduling for Student Success Blose (1999, New Directions for Higher Education journal) "Because the biggest differences between institutions in terms of persistence and graduation rates is the amount of time it takes to earn a degree, low graduation rates may be partly a function of institutional conditions that impede academic progress, including course availability, scheduling, and problems with advising."
The Primary Issue – Supply / Demand Imbalance (See Animated Demonstration)
Ownership of Student Success Student Institution Course Seats Focus Course Load Registration Order Instruction Planning Offering Time Advising Persistence
Enrollment Management ADMISSIONS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ALUMNI RELATIONS
The Rear-View Mirror and the Windshield Assessing the effectiveness of past schedules • Historical trending demand • Historical last like term demand Forecasting the needs of future term students (progressing students’ demand) • Program analysis (student need via degree progression decision tree) • Student academic planner (student intent and desires via direct “survey”)
Key Solutions Retention Graduation StudentSuccess ForecastCapacity Efficiency Advising/Planning
Key Solutions Classrooms Faculty Parking StudentSuccess ForecastCapacity Efficiency Advising/Planning
Key Solutions StudentSuccess ForecastCapacity Space Course Seats Efficiency Advising/Planning
Key Solutions StudentSuccess ForecastCapacity Completion Roadmap Student Intent Efficiency Advising/Planning
Tom Shaver Founder & CEO 913-652-4110 tshaver@astraschedule.com Questions?