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Clarification. “The Objective is measurable” Any starting statement And the Benchmark, Indicator, and Target are- part of the objective . You don’t need to have one honking great sentence cover everything in one go…. Sample Rewording. University Transfer Students:
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Clarification “The Objective is measurable” • Any starting statement • And the Benchmark, Indicator, and Target are- partof the objective. • You don’t need to have one honking great sentence cover everything in one go…
Sample Rewording • University Transfer Students: • The college will strive to increase the proportion of students attaining a transfer degree within 3 years of starting SCC. Further, we will determine the ratio of the transfer degree graduates who successfully transfer to a 4 yr institution within 4 years of starting at SCC.* • Note: We have no direct control over how a student does, once they get into a 4 yr institution. If student successfully transfers, the 4yr has made a determination that the student is ‘good enough for them’. Recommendation is to stop the objective at ‘when they leave here’.
Benchmark: Cohort: Headcount of new (to SCC) students enrolling in Fall 2006(x), identified as having a transfer intent. Measure1 – Number of Transfer degree Graduates from the Fall cohort as of (end of) Spring 2008(y), Divided by the headcount of the starting cohort. Expressed as a percentage. i.e. x/y % Measure2 – Number of transfers to a 4 yr institution as of Spring 2009(z), from the cohort Divided by y, and expressed as a percentage. z/y % Note: Spring 2008 = A894
Target: Cohort: Headcount of new (to SCC) students enrolling in Fall 2010(x), identified as having a transfer intent. Measure1 – Number of Transfer degree Graduates from the Fall cohort as of (end of) Spring2012(y) Divided by the headcount of the starting cohort. Expressed as a percentage. This will be 2% higher than benchmark. i.e. x/y% +2%. Measure2 – Number of transfers to a 4 yr institution as of Summer 2013(z) Divided by y, and expressed as a percentage z/y% + 3%. (i.e. 3% higher than benchmark)
Indicators: Measures taken in quarters between the Benchmark and Target start-end points. Indicator1: Quarterly measure of remaining students. Headcount of currently enrolled (sub)set of cohort (x) expressed as a percentage of the original starting headcount. Indicator 2: Quarterly calculation of average GPA of remaining students.
How I got there How I think! Yes, it’s true…I think! (Despite any empirical evidence you may have to the contrary…)
The Practical Application of “Cosmic Zoom”OrDrill Baby! Drill!OrGoing down the rabbit holeOrPlaying with Russian dolls PseudoCoding • Take one Big problem challenge • Break it into two smaller pieces • Take each of the smaller pieces and break it into two smaller pieces… • Repeat as necessary. • For example. • University Transfer Students.
University Transfer Students Graduate SCC Not Graduate SCC Transfer in <4 Yrs Not Xfer in 4 Yrs Graduate <3Yrs Not Graduate <3 Yrs Job No Job Xfer <4 Yrs Not Xfer <4 yrs Xfer < 4 Yrs Not Xfer < 4 Yrs Done Done
Not Transfer in 4 yrs Job No Job Studying elsewhere Not studying Job Related to Study Job Unrelated to Study Done Done Done ?
The ‘Final’ cut University Transfer Students Graduate SCC !Graduate < 3 Yrs Graduate <3Yrs Xfer <4 Yrs Xfer < 4 Yrs !Xfer < 4yrs Done
Sample Rewording • University Transfer Students: • The college will strive to increase the proportion of students attaining a transfer degree within 3 years of starting SCC. Further, we will determine the ratio of the transfer degree graduates who successfully transfer to a 4 yr institution within 4 years of starting. • Note: We have no direct control over how a student does, once they get into a 4 yr institution. If student successfully transfers, the 4yr has made a determination that the student is ‘good enough for them’. Recommendation is to stop the objective at ‘when they leave here’.
Summary • Goals are fuzzy • Objectives are measurable. • They should be SMART • And have Benchmarks, Targets, and probably Indicators. • S.M.A.R.T. – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.
Goals are ‘Big Picture’ statements that are generally not measurable Objectives are SMART Indicators are driven by the Objectives and are measurable They are signposts toward the objective. Note: Indicators may look like benchmarks. Benchmarks are driven by the Objectives and are measurable A Benchmark defines your starting point. Targets are what you want the next benchmark to show and are measurable. It should mirror the Benchmark in format. Definitions!