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Oliver, 2010 July
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Define target audience Decide on stastistics Make Data Requests Chase data requests Collate Data Check the data Run analysis Produce report Deliver 1st draft of report
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Internal to Southampton Solent University
External
Dean and Assistant Dean
Subject lecturers
Public relations and Marketing
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Mode, Median, Mean
Discreet or continuous variables
Normal distribution
Chi squared, null hypothesis
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Discuss suitable format for the reports with faculty managers and course leaders
Which statistics would be appropriate ?
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Drop out rate
Degree results 1sts, 2.1, 2.2, 3rds
Masters results : number of distinctions
Vocational courses
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Request the data extract or access to database from IT
Construct one or more queries. Maybe link data from different tables / systems.
Manipulate the data to obtain a data set
suitable to run the statistics on.
Use a stats package or do by hand or using Excel functions.
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Use a student id rather than a name, maybe generate a new key field
So that students can't be individually identified by the student id
If the data is grouped need an audit trail back to starting point
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Show initial reports to faculty managers and course leaders and request feedback, customisation
Add / Remove columns, further analysis
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Are all the sections of the data complete ?
Are they consistent, do parts of the data contradict each other ?
How are nulls treated, no data, N/A, no
shows for exam
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Comma delimited, xml, flat file,
excel, .mdb, blogs, Wikis Research : Wikipaedia versus journals
Tools for mapping data sets, eg Apatar forge
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Co-worker, line manager
Sanity check, totals etc.
Agile techniques, code peer review
Investigate anomalies
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Hard copy, Access report, email, web page,
Interactive web page linked to data, mySql, PHP, Java
Confidence limits 95%
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For subject lecturers 5 Technology Subject Groups:
Communications Engineering, Computing, Design, Engineering and Construction, Maritime and Coastal Studies
Faculty as a whole
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Architecture Business IT Civil Engineering Computer Networking Computing Construction Electrical/Electronic Engineering Engineering (General) Interior Design Mechanical Engineering Media Technology Music and Music Technology Outside Broadcasting Surveying
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What are the key performance indicators ?
Career outcomes, did the course help job prospects ?
Meeting learning objectives 360 students, lecturers, exam boards, employers
Qualitative data - stories of students
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Quantitative data - pass rate, number of distinctions
Complaints - modular choice, overlap Level - too technical, not technical enough Drop out rates
Raising status of the organisation,
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Helping to meet social or research objectives
Helping to meet staff development
objectives Time spent online to student portal ? Amount of portal interaction between
students and teachers ?
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Social presence, tweets, webcam, video phone, skype
Mandatory number of postings per week ?
In online coursed, terms such as communities of inquiry, communities of learners, and knowledge-building communities have evolved.
Improvement from knowledge / educational level at
course entry Endowments and annual giving from past students
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Define target audience Decide on stastitistics Make Data Requests Chase data requests Collate Data Check the data Run analysis Produce report Deliver 1st draft of report
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Any questions welcome
Thanks Olly
http://obromley.deoss.net/web/index/course_performance.htm