A Picture is Worth a

Thousand Words2018 Fall Staff Professional Development Conference

“Lead the Way by Embracing Change: Removing Barriers to Professional Growth”

Camellia Inman

Strategic Planning and Assessment

Enrollment and Student Services October 2018

Learning Outcomes Visual is easier to

understand and use

Effective graphics

Show the data

Reduce the clutter

Integrate text and graphs

Image Source: Unsplash.com, https://unsplash.com/search/photos/classroom

Image Source: Unsplash.com, McWay Falls, US by Shadman SakibZ @xergone

Year/Academic Year

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Wake Tech Unduplicated

Headcount (Number of Students)

22,860 24,935 26,273 27,893 28,594 29,025 29,050 29,750 29,936

Wake County Unemployment

Rate8.9% 8.9% 8.5% 6.4% 6.5% 4.9% 4.3% 4.2% 4.2%

Wake Tech Curriculum Enrollment and Wake County Unemployment2009 - 2017

Exhibit A

Data Sources: Wake County Unemployment Rate by North Carolina Department of Commerce (https://d4.nccommerce.com/LausSelection.aspx), Wake Tech Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and ResearchWake Tech Headcount by NCCCS Data Warehouse (CURSTA1 Annual Undup Count by College), Wake Tech Fact Book August 2017, Wake Tech Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Research

Wake Tech Curriculum Enrollment and Wake County Unemployment2009 - 2017

Exhibit B

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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UnemploymentRate

Year/Academic Year

Number of Students

Wake Tech Unduplicated Headcount Wake County Unemployment Rate

Data Sources: Wake County Unemployment Rate by North Carolina Department of Commerce (https://d4.nccommerce.com/LausSelection.aspx), Wake Tech Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and ResearchWake Tech Headcount by NCCCS Data Warehouse (CURSTA1 Annual Undup Count by College), Wake Tech Fact Book August 2017, Wake Tech Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Research

Pictures for Eyes and Mind

University/College Number of Students

Appalachian State University 36

East Carolina University 64

Meredith College 14

North Carolina Central University 11

North Carolina State University 107

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 47

University of North Carolina at Charlotte 38

University of North Carolina at Greensboro 26

University of North Carolina at Wilmington 19

Wake Tech Community College 39

William Peace University 8

Other 73

Spring and Summer 2018 Wake Tech Graduates Accepted at Universities and Colleges

Data Source: First Destination Outcomes Survey, Spring Summer 2018, Career and Development Resources Divisionhttps://go.waketech.edu/employee/initiatives/IEandResearch/FDO%20Documents/First%20Destination%20Outcomes%20Survey%20Results%20Spring%20Summer%202018.pdf

Pictures for Eyes and MindSpring and Summer 2018 Wake Tech Graduates

Accepted at Universities and Colleges

107

73

6347

38

37

36

2618 14 11 8

North Carolina State University

Other

East Carolina University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Wake Tech Community College

Appalachian State University

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Meredith College

North Carolina Central University

William Peace University

Data Source: First Destination Outcomes Survey, Spring Summer 2018, Career and Development Resources Divisionhttps://go.waketech.edu/employee/initiatives/IEandResearch/FDO%20Documents/First%20Destination%20Outcomes%20Survey%20Results%20Spring%20Summer%202018.pdf

Pictures for Eyes and MindSpring and Summer 2018 Wake The Graduates

Accepted at Universities and Colleges

Data Source: First Destination Outcomes Survey, Spring Summer 2018, Career and Development Resources Divisionhttps://go.waketech.edu/employee/initiatives/IEandResearch/FDO%20Documents/First%20Destination%20Outcomes%20Survey%20Results%20Spring%20Summer%202018.pdf

22%

13%

10%

8%

8%

8%

5%

4%

3%

2%

2%

15%

North Carolina State University (107)

East Carolina University (64)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (47)

Wake Tech Community College (39)

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (38)

Appalachian State University (36)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (26)

University of North Carolina at Wilmington (19)

Meredith College (14)

North Carolina Central University (11)

William Peace University (8)

Other (73)

(Number of Students) Percentage of Students

Total (482) 100%

Data Visualization and Human Perception

THINKING(slow and inefficient)

SEEING(fast and efficient)

Image Source: https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/colored-and-labeled-human-brain-diagram_1311040.htm

Gestalt Principles of Perception

Reference: Taylor, Twain. How to Use the Gestalt Principles for Visual Storytelling #PoDV. 28 March 2014. Website. 25 September 2018.

Preattentive Attributes

Reference: Taylor, Twain. How We Decode Visual Information – #PoDV, FusionBrew. 19 March 2014. Website. 25 September 2018. http://daydreamingnumbers.com/blog/preattentive-attributes-example/

CategoriesForm (yellow)Color (white)Spatial Position (green) Movement (blue)

Preattentive Attributes

Reference: Taylor, Twain. How We Decode Visual Information – #PoDV, FusionBrew. 19 March 2014. Website. 25 September 2018.

Principles and Common Sense

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Spring 2018 Wake Tech Curriculum StudentEnrollment Status

39%

61%

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20%

30%

40%

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Full time Part time

Student Percent

Enrollment Status

Data Source: Curriculum Student Profile for Spring 2018, The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment, Enrollment & Student Services, https://www.waketech.edu/sites/default/files/page-file-uploads/Curriculum%20Student%20Profile%202018%20Spring_2018_04_04.pdf

Principles and Common SenseWake Tech Unduplicated Curriculum Enrollment

Online Campus from 2011 - 2016

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Spring2012

Fall2012

Spring2013

Fall2013

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Fall2014

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Fall2015

Spring2016

Number of Students

Semester

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500

10,000

Fall2011

Spring2012

Fall2012

Spring2013

Fall2013

Spring2014

Fall2014

Spring2015

Fall2015

Spring2016

Number of Students

Semester

Data Source: Wake Tech Fact Book August 2017, Wake Tech Wake Tech Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Researchhttps://www.waketech.edu/sites/default/files/ieandresearch/fact-book/2015-16factbook.pdf

Reason for the decline

Reason for the decline

Principles and Common SenseWake Technical Community College

Support for Learners from CCSSE 2015 Survey

74%

50%

22%

30%

50%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Providing the support you need to help you succeed at

this college

Encouraging contact among students from different

economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds

Helping you cope with your non-academic

responsibilities (work, family, etc.)

Providing the support you need to thrive socially

Providing the financial support you need to afford your

education

Percentage of Student Responses

How much does this college emphasize each of the following?

(Quite a bit or Very much)

Data Source: 2015 Community College Survey of Student Engagement Report, The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment, Enrollment and Student Services and Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Research,https://www.waketech.edu/sites/default/files/assessment/ESS-%20SPA-2015-CCSSE-Report-02_19_2016.pdf

74%

50%

50%

30%

22%

Providing the support you need to help you succeedat this college

Providing the financial support you need to affordyour education

Encouraging contact among students from differenteconomic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds

Providing the support you need to thrive socially

Helping you cope with your non-academicresponsibilities (work, family, etc.)

Percentages of Student Responses

How much does this college emphasize each of the following?(Quite a bit or Very much)

Principles and Common SenseWake Technical Community CollegeSupport for Learners from the 2015

Community College Survey of Student Engagement

0%

Data Source: 2015 Community College Survey of Student Engagement Report, The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment, Enrollment and Student Services and Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Research,https://www.waketech.edu/sites/default/files/assessment/ESS-%20SPA-2015-CCSSE-Report-02_19_2016.pdf

Wake Tech Fall 2017 First Time in College Student Count by North Carolina County

Tableau Developer: Camellia InmanData Source: 2017-18 Pathways Minority Male Success Initiative Report, The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment, Enrollment and Student Services

3,469 Students83% Wake County

Wake Tech Fall 2017 First Time in College Student Count by Zip Code in Wake County

2,878 StudentsTableau Developer: Camellia InmanData Source: 2017-18 Pathways Minority Male Success Initiative Report, The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment, Enrollment and Student Services

Wake Tech Fall 2017 First Time In College Students Proximity to Wake Tech Campuses and Centers by Zip Code in Wake County

2,878 Students

Tableau Developer: Camellia InmanData Source: 2017-18 Pathways Minority Male Success Initiative Report, The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment, Enrollment and Student Services

Wake Tech Curriculum Education Annualized Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Data Source: NCCCS Data Warehouse (CURCEFTEA26) 3/6/2017, Wake Tech Fact Book August 2017, Wake Tech Institutional Effectiveness Accreditation, and Research

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

Associate 6,183 6,533 6,713 7,076 7,223 7,950 8,923 9,855 11,371 12,112 13,054 13,421 13,633 13,895

Certificate 420 381 343 286 271 314 366 470 465 477 443 411 423 451

Diploma 393 345 339 369 295 291 467 647 830 739 833 857 692 462

Transtional 415 379 435 466 464 640 704 559 530 423 346 356 398 411

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Associate Certificate Diploma Transtional

Wake Tech Curriculum Education Annualized Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Data Source: NCCCS Data Warehouse (CURCEFTEA26) 3/6/2017, Wake Tech Fact Book August 2017, Wake Tech Institutional Effectiveness Accreditation, and Research

6,183

8,923

13,895

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Year

Certificate

393

291

857

462

0

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200

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600

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2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

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2015-2016

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Year

Diploma

415

704

411

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Year

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The Dataviz Golden Rule

Data Source: Data Source: Curriculum Student Profile for Spring 2018, The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment, Enrollment & Student Services, https://www.waketech.edu/sites/default/files/page-file-uploads/Curriculum%20Student%20Profile%202018%20Spring_2018_04_04.pdfImage Sources: Unsplash.com, https://unsplash.com

Don’t betray your audience's first impression.

COLD

COOL

WARM

HOT

VERY HOT48%

42%

31%

25%

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20%

25%

30%

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45%

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At leastone

online All seated

At leastone

online orhybrid All online

At leastone

hybrid All hybrid

Wake Tech Course Delivery MethodsSpring 2018

The Dataviz Golden Ratio

Image Source: Unsplash.com, https://unsplash.com/search/photos/the-golden-ruleReferences: https://www.evolytics.com/data-driven-storytelling-tips-iron-viz-champion/5-use-the-golden-ratio/https://visual.ly/community/infographic/how/golden-ratio-design

The Golden Ratio is 1.618 to 1 rectangle.It is also means the focal point is 61.8% of height times 61.8% of width.

Dataviz Illusion

Image Source: Public Domain Images, https://www.moillusions.com/modern-reflections-on-some-classic/

Additional References

Few, Stephen. "Data Visualization for Human Perception, The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed." n.d. Interaction Design Foundation.Website. 21 September 2018.

Schwabish, Jonathan A. "An Economist's Guide to Visualizing Data." Journal of Economic Perspectives (Winter 2014): 209-234. Document.

Sharma, Nishith. "7 most common data visualization mistakes." 15 May 2015. The Next Web. Website. 1 October 2018.

Taylor, Twain. "How to Use the Gestalt Principles for Visual Storytelling #PoDV." 28 March 2014. FusionBrew: The FusionCharts Blog. Website. 25 September 2018.—. How We Decode Visual Information –#PoDV, FusionBrew. 19 March 2014. Website. 25 September 2018.

Image Source: Public Domain Pictures https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/hledej.php?hleda=book

Takeaway:1. Show the data2. Make text easy to read3. Use a zero origin4. Don’t exaggerate the slope5. Integrate text and the graph6. Reduce the clutter7. Use color to enhance and guide8. Be aware of colorblindness9. Sometimes less is better10.Use Golden Ratio Design

Sometimes we simply need to make it easier to do those things that work.

Thank you for attending.Contact: Camellia Inman clinman1@waketech.edu

SPA Website assessment.waketech.edu

Enjoy Lunch!

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