Program Data
PROGRAM DATA
Program planning data for the fall and spring semesters is compiled annually and disseminated online on the Program Planning Dashboard Links to an external site.. The dataset consists of course enrollment, course success, course completion, WSCH, FTES, and FTEF for fall and spring semesters, as well as numbers of degrees and certificates awarded. Additional measures have been incorporated into the Program Planning dataset over the years, including section fill rate and program participation rates by members of under-represented minorities. In addition, a fiscal comparison is included, wherein the ratio of dollars expended by the department vs. revenue (apportionment FTES) credited to the department is calculated.
These data allow one to observe changes (over six years) in student outcomes, as well as see changes in overall size and efficiency of the program. College-wide numbers for the same set of data points are provided for comparison. Data from summer or winter sessions are not included in the above-described dataset, but are available upon request. Regardless of the programs’ status in the Program Planning cycle, the above-described program data are compiled for all programs annually. Faculty are encouraged to review program data every year.
Program Planning support can be found under item 7 (Program Planning Support) on the PRO-Planning website. Links to an external site. Also, refer to the program planning glossary of terms Links to an external site.located in the eLumen documents library and as a tab on the Program Planning Dashboard Links to an external site..
Appointments with staff to examine, discuss, or learn about the Program Planning data can be arranged. Requests for additional data or analysis are appropriate. For example, “drill down” into the existing program data to examine outcomes data separately for certain courses or groups of courses may be appropriate. Such requests can be particularly useful when a program consists of separate tracks, levels, or methods of instruction, etc. Research requests, such as requests for longitudinal studies, etc. are also appropriate, provided the request is received well in advance. (Such requests should be made via the Research Request form Links to an external site. ).
Section level “raw” data can also be obtained from PRO, on request, for self-service in-depth custom analysis. Formerly known as the “Curriculum Alignment Tool” (CAT), the dataset consists of the detailed records used to build the Program Planning data reports described above.
STUDENT SURVEY
Program planning will begin with surveys of students. These instruments will be administered and tabulated through the Planning and Research Office the semester prior to the commencement of planning. Each department’s survey data is found in the eLumen Document Library (eLumen App Login Links to an external site.) in a division folder with a subfolder marked for the Survey year.