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Frank Doherty |
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Director of Institutional Research |
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June 4, 2001 |
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Share steps taken to use technology to
facilitate Self-Study |
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What do we do to prepare for the next
Self-Study? |
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JMU’s new Web-based Planning Database |
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Created a MS Access™ database of all “must
statements” from SACS Criteria for Accreditation |
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Improved search and reporting capabilities |
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Many documents provided electronically |
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Online SACS library as well as physical library |
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Fully-searchable from anywhere |
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Customizable reports |
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Shared common drive—SACS Drive |
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Second draft and final documents will be put
onto the Web |
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Internal comments about second draft collected
via the web |
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Visiting Team view capabilities |
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Library and electronic documents |
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Final reports |
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CD of information to be sent |
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Multi-Year Process |
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Phases |
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Prepare the campus |
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Collect the data |
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Organize and train the internal teams |
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Write the reports |
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Prepare for and host Visiting Team |
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JMU Self-Study Web Site |
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Available to the entire world |
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http://www.jmu.edu/jmusacs/ |
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Links to SACS |
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Criteria for Accreditation |
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Leadership and team members |
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Timeline |
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Online Web-based library catalog |
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Data collection |
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Conducted online with Inquisite and MS Access |
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Paper/pencil survey results entered the same way |
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Data analysis |
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SAS and Inquisite used |
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Breakouts by strata predetermined |
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Information for 2nd draft of report |
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Distribution of results through online SACS
database |
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Searchable Database |
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ASP (Active Server Pages) |
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Windows 2000 Server |
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Database |
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http://oirsacs.jmu.edu/database/default.asp |
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Section Overview |
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Index Number |
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Date Added to Database |
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Keyword |
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Getting ready for the new SACS Criteria |
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My brain is like a 486 |
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Being prepared for continual planning,
evaluation, and reporting |
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How do we do this? |
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One way is to build a planning database |
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JMU has 29 Defining Characteristics that
describe what we will be like in 2008. Three Characteristics relate to
planning. |
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12. The university will follow a planning
process that emphasizes accountability and ties resource allocation and
initiatives to the concepts of institutional effectiveness |
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13. The university, through its planning
process, will clearly align aspirations, wills and resources to achieve its
goals |
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14. The university will involve the entire
campus community in a well-defined, consistently-used and
commonly-understood process for planning and decision-making |
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1998-99: Centennial Commission recommends
strong, integrated planning process. |
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1999-00: JMU Mission Statement revised and
Defining Characteristics developed. |
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1999-00: Planning objectives developed and
placed on IE web site. |
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Summer 2000 – May 2001: Web-based Phase I
developed and implemented. |
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June 30, 2001: 2001–02 objectives completed. |
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August 1, 2001: 2000-01 accomplishments. |
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December 2001: Phase II implemented. |
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https://planning.jmu.edu (Not live to non-JMU
individuals) |
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Ask-OIR@JMU.edu |
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If you would like copies of the ASP and MS
Access files for the online library, send us your email address and
institution name. |
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This presentation can be accessed on Friday at http://www.JMU.edu/instresrch |
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My email address: dohertfj@JMU.edu |
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Notes