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Michael Dillon Office of Institutional Research UMBC midillon@umbc

Michael Dillon Office of Institutional Research UMBC midillon@umbc.edu. 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

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Michael Dillon Office of Institutional Research UMBC midillon@umbc

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  1. Michael Dillon Office of Institutional Research UMBC midillon@umbc.edu

  2. 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 (4th overall tied with Stanford)

  3. First-Year Intervention LRC 101A Chemistry Discovery Center Meyerhoff Scholars Program Career Services CWIT Scholars Commuter Retreat Sondheim Scholars Collegiate Success Institute Ph.D. Candidacy Reception Living-Learning Communities Humanities Scholars 1988 Today Sherman Teacher Scholars Dissertation House Ph.D. Completion Project PROF-it HHMI Scholars Training Grants UMBCWorks Shriver Center PROMISE Honors College Linehan Scholars Gender Neutral Housing Dependable Strengths First Year Seminars GSA Dept Organizations Welcome Week Success Seminars

  4. 2000 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

  5. 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 First-Year Seminars (FYS)

  6. 2002 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

  7. 2005 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

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

  9. 1988 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

  10. 2008 Blackboard “Self Service” Reports • 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 Brief Video “Show & Tell” Overview http://screencast.com/t/ppXtylo9aj

  11. 1999 2008 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

  12. The World (Data) Analyst Diagram OneDistinguishing Analyst from Decision Maker Decision Maker

  13. Questions The World (Data) Analyst + Diagram Two:Positive Feedback Loop Answers Questions + Answers Decision Maker

  14. Questions The World (Data) Analyst + Diagram ThreeFrustrated Analyst Answers Clean Source + Error Checking Questions Data Cleaning + Answers Decision Maker

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

  16. The World (Data) Analyst Diagram Five Lazy Analyst Clean Source Data Cleaning Questions Answers + + Error Checking Decision Maker Questions Data Warehouse + Answers

  17. The World (Data) Analyst Diagram SixEfficient Analyst Clean Source Facilitate Why Questions DMC Questions Add Functionality, Including Analytic Tools Answers + + - Error Checking Manages Decision Maker Questions Data Warehouse + Answers

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

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