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Institutional Research & Effectiveness

About Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Mission
The mission of Institutional Research & Effectiveness is to improve college quality, efficiency and effectiveness by supporting data driven decision making and planning with data, research, analyses and design of assessment services and systems.

Role
The role of the Institutional Research & Effectiveness Department is to provide accountability through measurement and continuous improvement practices to college scorecards, AQIP, program improvement, assessment and college database driven decision making by:

  • providing accurate and timely reporting of data for college decision making by establishing consistent reporting practices;
  • maintaining the continuous improvement of programs through effective management of the LSQIP process including program data, portfolio process and program monitoring;
  • providing college data and analysis of assessment of student learning outcomes by collecting and maintaining all program outcomes, assessment matrices and measurement data;
  • maintaining a current document of college processes and results according to the AQIP criteria by implementing a system for continuous updating of the AQIP portfolio;
  • building college-wide energy, commitment and follow through on implementing continuous quality improvement at the service unit, program and classroom level through strong assessment systems; and
Within the Institutional Research & Effectiveness Website

About Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Learning Systems Quality Improvement Process (LSQIP):

  • Guiding Principles
  • Process
  • LSQIP Fact Sheet
  • Data Definitions
  • LSQIP Overall Chart
  • In-depth Process
  • LSQIP FAQ
  • Porfolio Process
  • LSQIP Monitoring Team
  • LSQIP & Blackboard
  • Best Practice

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  • developing college-wide understanding of continuous improvement, assessment and research efforts by disseminating results to faculty, staff, leaders, board members and external stakeholders.

Staff

  • Scott Beard, Director for Institutional Research & Effectiveness
    Phone: 608/246-6446
    Fax: 608/246-6421
    Email: sbeard@matcmadison.edu
  • Jeanne Rathgeber, Administrative Assistant I
    Phone: 608/246-6408
    Fax: 608-246-6421
    Email: jrathgeber@matcmadison.edu

Institutional Research (click here to go to Institutional Research site)


For more information about Institutional Research & Effectiveness, contact Jeanne Rathgeber at 608/246-6408.

Note: Many of the reports linked to our webpages are Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) documents. Both the browser plug in and the reader can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe.

 

Last modified: July 15, 2008

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