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Program-Level Curriculum Planning: An Exploration of Faculty Perspectives on Two Different Campuses.
Peer reviewedStark, Joan S.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 59 faculty at two very different colleges investigated assumptions and influences on them as they worked with colleagues in planning program curriculum. While some common factors influenced course and program planning, program planning was irregular or infrequent compared to course planning, typically responded to a specific catalyst,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
Yost, Michael – 1983
The use of an integrated student information system (ISIS) to conduct institutional research at Trinity University is discussed. The types of data contained in the system, which has 59 files, include: student characteristics, recruitment, financial aid, registration, faculty load, and class scheduling. The data for students, faculty, departments,…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
Knapp, Michael S. – 1979
This paper reviews the empirical literature regarding factors associated with the development of Institutional Research (IR) offices in community colleges. The IR office is defined as any organizational unit which has at least one half-time staff member given responsibility for the synthesis and reporting of institutional data, is visibly…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Administration, Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics
Halpern, Sheldon; Rosenblum, Jesse H. – Currents, 1986
IN 1980, the president of Trenton State College directed the administrators for admissions, college relations, planning, and institutional research to develop and implement a marketing program to raise the average total SAT scores of entering freshmen from 927 to 1000. The accomplishment of this goal is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Environment, College Faculty
Peer reviewedHoward, Richard D.; Rogers, Brenda H. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
The article proposes that the key to tracking and evaluating the academic progress of college students, particularly at complex institutions, is development of a longitudinal tracking system with flexibility to support a diverse community of users and applications. Considerations for efficient maintenance and effective use of such a system are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Information Utilization, Institutional Characteristics
Kieft, Raymond N.; And Others – 1978
Planning activities at higher education institutions should be comprehensive, program based, and long-range. The daily process of planning and the necessity of integrating planning and resource allocation into a single system are emphasized in this handbook, which deals only with centralized planning activities. The focus is on program merit, not…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Planning, College Programs, Educational Planning
