The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports faculty and staff with technologies to collect, analyze, and use data to inform decision-making and track progress toward goal attainment.
Lightcast (formerly Emsi) is an essential tool that brings together statistics and trends, demographics, and higher education data to provide integral labor market information to Commonwealth University and other PASSHE schools. Key CU offices and personnel were granted access to Lightcast to conduct analyses for new program proposals, annual reports, 5-year program reviews, and accreditation reports. Please contact our department for more information on Lightcast.
Nuventive Solutions Premier (formerly TracDat or Nuventive Improve) is the newest platform available for academic programs and administrative/student support units to use as a repository for program/unit assessment plans and results, student learning outcomes assessment data, annual reports, and documentation related to 5-year program reviews and accreditations. Additionally, reports can be generated which may be useful for program and unit assessments. Nuventive Solutions Premier is a highly versatile tool which can be customized to meet your needs. Please contact OIE for more information on Nuventive Solutions Premier. CU faculty and staff can log in by clicking on the linked text and using SSO. Additional materials will be added to this web page and trainings held to assist navigation of the new platform.
PAR workshop recordings can be found on the Program Assessment Web Page or on Brightspace
1-16-24 Admin Unit Workshop Recording
1-16-24 Admin Unit Slide Deck
Qualtrics is a powerful and versatile survey platform which is available to the University community. Qualtrics can be used for collecting and analyzing data for research projects, assessment and planning purposes, or for general feedback. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness oversees the administration of Qualtrics. Please contact our department for information on Qualtrics or to obtain your login credentials.
You can create a Qualtrics account through the BL Qualtrics homepage or the LH Qualtrics homepage: • Click Don't have an account. • Enter your bloomu email address or your LH email address respectively • You do not need an access code. • Click Sign me up.
Before disseminating any survey, consult with the IRB for possible needed approval.
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