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The purpose of this reflective study is to examine the extent to which data driven assessment und... more The purpose of this reflective study is to examine the extent to which data driven assessment undertaken through Institutional Research, has been strengthened to guide decision making at the St. Augustine Campus. This was identified as an evident weakness of the Campus in the Institutional Accreditation review of 2011. Special attention will be given to the role of the Campus Office of Planning and Institutional Research (COPIR) in not only leading the effort of Institutional Research, supported by a Business Intelligence (BI) system, but also in providing the empirical data to measure institutional performance and assessment. The study will draw on some specific projects which were undertaken by COPIR to provide evidence of particular findings and emerging trends in student and graduate enrolment, progression, and attrition, as well as feedback gathered from institutional surveys. The data generated has served to inform campus management decision making and supports the development of policy, practice and process more strategically. In an environment where higher education is continuously evolving, and institutions are being held more accountable, institutional research will play an increasingly more important role in responding to the needs of its various stakeholders. It is therefore imperative that COPIR strive to strengthen its capacity to provide evidence-based information to improve the rigors of an information management system whilst drawing on the comparative work of peer institutions and keeping abreast of disciplinary best practices.
Paper presented at the Regional Conference on Institutionalising Best Practice in Higher Educatio... more Paper presented at the Regional Conference on Institutionalising Best Practice in Higher Education, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 24-26 June, 2015.
The purpose of this reflective study is to examine the extent to which data driven assessment und... more The purpose of this reflective study is to examine the extent to which data driven assessment undertaken through Institutional Research, has been strengthened to guide decision making at the St. Augustine Campus. This was identified as an evident weakness of the Campus in the Institutional Accreditation review of 2011. Special attention will be given to the role of the Campus Office of Planning and Institutional Research (COPIR) in not only leading the effort of Institutional Research, supported by a Business Intelligence (BI) system, but also in providing the empirical data to measure institutional performance and assessment. The study will draw on some specific projects which were undertaken by COPIR to provide evidence of particular findings and emerging trends in student and graduate enrolment, progression, and attrition, as well as feedback gathered from institutional surveys. The data generated has served to inform campus management decision making and supports the development of policy, practice and process more strategically. In an environment where higher education is continuously evolving, and institutions are being held more accountable, institutional research will play an increasingly more important role in responding to the needs of its various stakeholders. It is therefore imperative that COPIR strive to strengthen its capacity to provide evidence-based information to improve the rigors of an information management system whilst drawing on the comparative work of peer institutions and keeping abreast of disciplinary best practices.
Paper presented at the Regional Conference on Institutionalising Best Practice in Higher Educatio... more Paper presented at the Regional Conference on Institutionalising Best Practice in Higher Education, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 24-26 June, 2015.