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SHSU Office of Institutional Effectiveness. Overview of Institutional Research services and resources 2014.
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SHSUOffice of Institutional Effectiveness Overview of Institutional Research services and resources 2014
Key Functions - Office of Institutional Effectiveness- Administrative Program Review- Legislative Relations- Institutional Research Online Data Resources Institutional Data Resources Institutional Tracking Studies Data Cookbook
Institutional Research- Online Data Resources/IPEDS • College Navigator - http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=sam+houston+state&s=all
Institutional Research- Online Data Resources/THECB • THECB Accountability - http://www.txhighereddata.org/Interactive/Accountability/default.cfm • THECB Profile Reports Electronically Produced (PREP) - http://www.txhighereddata.org/Interactive/PREP_New/
Institutional Research- Online Data Resources/IPEDS & THECB • College Measures - http://esm.collegemeasures.org/esm/texas/school/profile/Sam-Houston-State-University-(TX)
Institutional Research– Institutional Data Resourceshttp://www.shsu.edu/dept/institutional-effectiveness/publications.html • SHSU Fact Book - Fall data only; contains 6 years of data • Common Data Set - Fall data only; available back to 2002 • IPEDS data • Certified Data - taken from state reports; contains only reportable students from census day • Frozen Data - snapshot data taken each semester on the census day; contains all enrolled students from census day • Live Data - taken from Cognos/ODS and is reflective of the day in time when the data are queried • Used for address information, current major, end of term GPA • IE Work Order Form - http://www.shsu.edu/~ird_www/workorder/index.php
Institutional Research– Institutional Tracking StudiesCurrently Tracked Student Cohorts • Bearkat Learning Community • Freshman Learning Community • First-Year Experience • Bearkat Camp • SHSU Elite • Study Skills • Project CONNECT • McNair • VIP • MAPP • First Alert • HELP • Developmental Math • Forward Program • Foundations of Science (FoS) • Honors College
Institutional Research– Institutional Tracking StudiesStudent Cohort Tracking
Institutional Research– Institutional Tracking StudiesOutcome Analysis
Institutional Research– Institutional Tracking StudiesOutcome Comparison Groups
Institutional Research Data Cookbook Self-service site for reviewing inventory of Cognos reports and terms within the reports. • Data Cookbook is used to: • Locate and access reports (specifications) • Determine which terms (definitions) are in a report • Determine which department owns a given report • Request a new report
Information Found in Data Cookbook • Specifications (Reports) • Purpose • Description • Report Owner • Data System • Specification Type • Access Details • Additional Information • Definitions (Terms) • Functional Definition • Technical Definitions • Synonyms • Related Specifications
Institutional Research – http://shsu.datacookbook.com
Locating Specifications in Data Cookbook 1. Hover over the “Specifications” tab and choose “Browse Specifications.” 2. This shows a list of all available specifications. Click on a specification title to view more info.
Running Reports from Data Cookbook 1. Click on the link located within the “Overview.” 2. Log in to Cognos and arrive at the prompt page.
SHSU Institutional Effectiveness Contacts For all Department Services/Resources: Donna Artho, artho@shsu.edu, 4-3101 Amanda Clark, aclark@shsu.edu, 4-3619 For Tracking Study Information: Rebecca Bowyer, bowyer@shsu.edu, 4-4433 For Data Cookbook Information: Jessica Collier, jessica.collier@shsu.edu, 4-2792 Prepared by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness for presentation to SHSU Academic Resource Centers team, June 2014.