SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Effectiveness of Institutional Research
Comparison of Surveys of Faculty
April 1999 (55 responses)
April 2000 (57 responses)
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1) Which of the following best describes the institutional research process at your college? |
centralized |
decentralized |
don't know |
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1999 |
30 |
6 |
18 |
|
2000 |
32 |
10 |
13 |
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2) Has appropriate administrative responsibility been assigned to the IR function at your college? |
no |
yes |
don't know |
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1999 |
2 |
36 |
17 |
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2000 |
4 |
37 |
16 |
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3) How regularly does the institution evaluate the effectiveness of its institutional research function? |
never |
rarely |
occasionally |
frequently |
don't know |
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1999 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
9 |
24 |
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2000 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
25 |
20 |
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4) How effective is the institution in the following areas? |
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Very Ineffective |
Ineffective |
Shows Improvement |
Effective |
Very Effective |
Don't Know |
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a) Data Collection |
1999 |
4 |
5 |
21 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
|
2000 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
25 |
10 |
4 |
|
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b) Data Dissemination |
1999 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
|
2000 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
26 |
10 |
3 |
|
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c) Data Analysis |
1999 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
|
2000 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
27 |
7 |
4 |
5) How satisfied are you that the IR function at your college adequately performs the following specific functions/activities in a manner consistent with your understanding of SACS expectations?
1 - Very Dissatisfied 2 - Dissatisfied 3 - Shows Improvement
4 - Satisfied 5 - Very Satisfied
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Don't know * |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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a) use of external reports and studies |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
18 |
14 |
6 |
|
2000 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
29 |
10 |
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b) design and implementation of internal reports related to students |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
11 |
6 |
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2000 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
31 |
8 |
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c) design and implementation of internal reports related to personnel |
1999 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
13 |
7 |
|
2000 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
32 |
8 |
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d) design and implementation of internal reports related to facilities |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
12 |
8 |
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2000 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
30 |
8 |
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e) design and implementation of internal reports related to equipment |
1999 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
19 |
12 |
5 |
|
2000 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
27 |
8 |
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f) design and implementation of internal reports related to programs |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
11 |
7 |
|
2000 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
31 |
8 |
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g) design and implementation of internal reports related to services |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
|
2000 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
33 |
5 |
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h) design and implementation of internal reports related to fiscal resources |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
18 |
11 |
6 |
|
2000 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
31 |
6 |
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i) development of data bases for longitudinal studies |
1999 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
11 |
6 |
|
2000 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
32 |
10 |
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j) development of data bases for statistical analysis |
1999 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
11 |
6 |
|
2000 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
29 |
9 |
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k) development of data bases to facilitate evaluation of curriculum |
1999 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
11 |
6 |
|
2000 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
9 |
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l) development of data bases to facilitate management activities |
1999 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
19 |
11 |
6 |
|
2000 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
28 |
7 |
* Although "Don't Know" was not an option in the 1999 survey for this set-of-questions, 10 + respondents chose to write it in anyway, often diagonally across the form.