Other External Resources
Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is the primary professional association and resource for professional development for individuals who conduct research and provide information support for planning, managing, and operating postsecondary institutions, organizations, and agencies. Recognized for its preeminence, the Association will be asked to collaborate with other associations, governmental agencies, private foundations, and others to create and use valid and reliable information sources and analytic methods that promote effective management and improve postsecondary education.
Enrollment Management
Michael Dolence's consulting website contains a lot of useful ideas for turning a strategic plan into an operational reality. Dolence was one of the earliest practitioners of strategic enrollment management.
Knowledge Management (KM)
The Knowledge Management website provides a good introduction to knowledge management, the process through which organizations generate value from their intellectual and knowledge-based assets. Portals are often the means by which a Knowledge Management Plan is implemented.
Integrated Post-Secondary Information Systems (IPEDS)
Most post-secondary educational institutions file a series of required reports with the U.S. Department of Education. This report list includes: Institutional Characteristics, Completions, Employees by Assigned Position, Salaries, Fall Staff, Enrollment, Student Financial Aid, and Finance. The Integrated Post-Secondary Information Systems website (IPEDS) provides users with the opportunity to look up IPEDS reports from many colleges.
Institutional Research Committee (IRC)
IRC Online is the website of the IRC sub-committee of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Administrators' Association.
WTCSB (State Board) Official Client Reporting Summary Reports
The official State Client Reporting System
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