Title: Strategies and Tools Used to Collect and Report Strategic Plan Data.
Abstract: Academic institutions are increasingly interested in the collection and presentation of data to support strategic planning, accreditation, and accountability needs. With an increased emphasis on campuswide involvement and centralized data collection at some institutions, the integrity, accessibility, and interpretation of data become key elements. The role the Institutional Research Office plays in the preparation and maintenance of this information is critical. This paper will take you through the process used to establish contacts across the university, the collection and management of data and the formatting of facts and figures for clear presentation to diverse audiences. With the increase of data available to colleges and universities from both internal and external sources, and the dramatic increase in the technical tools available to manage and to access data, institutional researchers have the opportunity to become knowledge managers. Organizing data for decisionmaking in a meaningful and useful way is essential for s trategic pl anning, a ccreditation, a nd o ther accountability needs for higher education institutions. The case study below describes the process of developing strategies and tools to meet the needs of strategic planning data collection and reporting that may be informative to professionals charged with similar tasks. Background In A ugust 2000, P urdue U niversity h ired a n ew president. The new President’s decision-making style is most assuredly data driven. One of the top priorities for the new President was to develop and implement a strategic plan. By November 2001, the Strategic Plan
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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