Saturday, June 2
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

IR Best Practices: Reporting and Using IPEDS Data for Office Efficiencies ($25)

Presenters: Kristina Cragg, Bridgepoint Education and Mary Ann Coughlin, Springfield College

This workshop is designed for individuals who lead the IPEDS data submission cycle on their campus and have done so for at least one full reporting cycle. Using IPEDS as a focus, participants will:

• Learn IR best practices and technical efficiencies in data management through Excel (e.g., pivot tables, merging data, custom formulas, and filters);
• Examine multiple options for IPEDS submission (manual entry, .csv file upload, and XML);
• Learn how to use benchmarking data to address key institutional questions and needs.

Participants should have experience using the IPEDS Data Center to retrieve data and a working knowledge of Excel (e.g., how to create basic formulas and sort data). This workshop will not review IPEDS survey component submission instructions nor cover basic benchmarking concepts (though intermediate topics are covered).

Participants attending this workshop are required to bring a MAC or PC laptop with wireless capability.

Sunday, June 3
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

IPEDS Data and Benchmarking: Supporting Decision Making and Institutional Effectiveness ($25)

Presenter: Kimberly Thompson, Pearson eCollege

Module 1 introduces the fundamentals of creating benchmarks to measure institutional effectiveness. The module provides an overview of the types of comparison groups that can be constructed using IPEDS data, with examples of appropriate use. Participants will use actual data from the IPEDS surveys, including the IPEDS Data Feedback Report and Executive Peer Tool. Exercises and resources will demonstrate processes to establish key performance indicators and identify variables to refine comparison groups.

Participants attending this workshop are required to bring a MAC or PC laptop with wireless capability.