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Institutional Research collaborates with other divisions to sustain continuous quality improvement processes at SMU by collecting, analyzing, visualizing, and reporting meaningful and critical performance and outcomes data. The listing below describes the data collection tools, cycles, methodology, populations, and reporting of key institutional data.
Alumni Survey
Graduates of SMU 1 and 5 years back across all programs are surveyed.
Data collected every year.
Online and paper surveys.
Implemented, analyzed, and reported by Institutional Research.
Course and Faculty Evaluations (summative)
Evaluations across all courses, programs, and campuses at the end of the course.
Data collected every semester.
Online forms using Qualtrics Course Evaluation System.
Implemented, analyzed, and reported by Institutional Research.
Course and Faculty feedback (formative)
Evaluations across all courses, programs, and campuses at the end of the course.
Data collected every semester.
Online forms.
Inbuilt in Canvas LMS and viewed by course instructors in real-time.
Curriculum Mapping of Learning Outcomes Visualization
Linkages and alignments across course, program, and student learning outcomes are collected across all programs.
Key assignments and alignments with specialty accreditation standards are collected across all programs.
Data are collected or updated after a University Curriculum Committee approval.
Structured, analyzed, visualized, and reported by Institutional Research.
Employer Survey
Employers of SMU graduates who graduated 1 and 5 years back, across all programs are surveyed.
Data collected every year.
Online and paper surveys.
Implemented, analyzed, and reported by Institutional Research.
Entering Students’ Survey
New students in each semester are surveyed across all campuses.
Data collected every semester.
Online surveys.
Implemented, analyzed, and reported by Admissions.
Facts at a glance (Factsheet)
Current summary report of institutional facts - admission, enrollment, demographics, degrees, financial aid, faculty and staff
Data collected every year.
Analyzed and reported by Institutional Research.
Graduate Exit Employment Survey
Graduates surveyed immediately on graduation for employment details
Data collected every graduation period.
Online surveys.
Implemented, analyzed, and reported by Institutional Research.
Institutional Data
Detailed five-year trend visualizations of admission, enrollment, degrees, financial aid, faculty, and staff data with data interactions.
Data collected every year.
Analyzed and reported by Institutional Research.
Regulatory Reporting
Program specialty accreditation annual reports.
IPEDS data collections.
WSCUC annual report.
Other annual reports to regulatory agencies.
Annual HRSA grant performance reports.
Analyzed and reported in collaboration with Institutional Research and other departments.
Predictive Analytics for Student Success
New students in each semester are surveyed using a comprehensive tool.
Data collected every semester.
Online surveys.
Implemented by Admissions.
Statistically modeled and reported by Institutional Research.
Predictive Analytics for Student Success for Licensure Results
Admissions data and HESI exam results are modeled to predict student first-time success in licensing exams.
Models identify which applicant or enrolled student is likely to pass on the first attempt.
Statistically modeled and reported by Institutional Research.
Student Satisfaction Survey
All enrolled students are surveyed across all campuses.
Data collected every year.
Online surveys.
Administered, analyzed, and reported by Institutional Research.
Student Success Measures
Collected across all identified indicators from various data sources.
