Evaluations and Data Collection Cycles .

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.
• Data collected every year.
• Analyzed and reported by Institutional Research.