How Can I Analyze Department Data and Move Towards Closing the Assessment Loop?

This program explores the steps that should be considered once assessment data has been collected at the departmental level. These steps cover very practical implications and the planning tips provided help ensure this process is efficient, meaningful, and considered worthy of your faculty’s time. Having a clear goal for the assessment process includes sharing and analyzing of data and then arriving at planned improvements which are then monitored and revisited in order to close the assessment loop.

Learning Goals

After viewing this program, participants will be able to:

• Examine the steps needed to help organize raw data into useful information and actionable steps
• Decide how best to present the data to the department
• Decide how to communicate the goals of assessment data analysis
• Communicate what planned improvements could look like
• Recognize how to monitor the improvement process to close the assessment loop
• Decide on the role of stakeholders in the process
• Explain the importance of also assessing the assessment process

Topics Covered

• Organizing raw data into useful information and actionable steps
• Deciding how to present the data to the department
• Deciding on the goals of assessment data analysis
• Arriving at planned improvements action items and how to monitor that process
• The role of the stakeholders in the process
• Closing the loop by revisiting improvements and possibly the assessment process itself

Audience

This program will benefit:

• Academic Deans
• Department Chairs
• Program Chairs
• Those involved in faculty and/or program assessment

Product Code: OM19HD