![]() And they’re not just going to another university they are simply dropping out. “But using SAS Visual Analytics, we discovered that a number of students who withdrew from the university were actually high performers, with GPAs between 3.0 and 4.0. “Normally, you would expect students who have low GPAs or are on probation to be the ones that leave the university,” she says. While digging into data, Sullivan’s team made an unexpected discovery – an interesting trend regarding student attrition. With this dashboard, UCF is better positioned to encourage student participation in high-impact services, such as internships, study abroad opportunities and undergrad research, and it has the foundation to promote and track these initiatives. “They can see the various colleges and faculty who participated as mentors, get accurate student counts, identify the students and compare those who were participating with the full student body.” “Now users can access the dashboard to look at research programs over the years and trends of participation,” Sullivan says. ![]() It was the first time the Office of Undergraduate Research could get this information aggregated in one place. Sullivan’s team worked with the office to pull the data together and develop a dashboard. In the past, the office used Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to collect self-reported data, but it struggled to identify which students participated in undergraduate research, and it was unable to track which faculty members were mentoring students in the various research programs. The IKM team also is collaborating with UCF’s Office of Undergraduate Research. They can use this information to decide how they’re going to change things or what they need to modify to meet these goals.” “Based on that, the deans of the colleges are now seeing information about their students, faculty and performance that they didn’t have access to before or had never seen in this light. ![]() “We’re using SAS Visual Analytics to deliver that dashboard, which maps their trends and trajectories toward meeting their goals,” Sullivan explains. The IKM office was able to help with a new initiative championed by UCF’s provost called Challenge 2020, where each of UCF’s colleges has set annual targets through 2020 toward meeting strategic plan metrics in student success, faculty excellence, research and philanthropy. “It also has reduced the time our users spend on collecting data and information so they can quickly make data-informed decisions.” “SAS Visual Analytics has been very important because it allows us to provide customized reports and information to different units depending on what their needs are,” Sullivan says. UCF uses SAS ® Visual Analytics to meet these needs and to provide users with fast access to data and information through self-service analytics. To meet user expectations, UCF needed to shift from text and table delivery of information to providing visualizations and predictive analytics, as users wanted the ability to visually explore and analyze data. As such, we are driven by our users’ expectations and needs.” “The analysis we conduct serves as a foundation for decision making, policy formation and institutional excellence. “We oversee the development and maintenance of the university's data warehouse and reporting systems,” says Linda Sullivan, Assistant Vice President for IKM. It provides accurate, insightful and practical information to the university and the public. ![]() That’s where the office of Institutional Knowledge Management (IKM) plays an essential role, serving as the official source of UCF institutional data. Data informs and affects every aspect of the organization, from students to programs to resources and initiatives. That commitment isn’t confined to the labs or classrooms. ![]() The University of Central Florida depends on analytics and data visualization to uncover insights for increased student successĪs a preeminent research university, the University of Central Florida (UCF) understands how crucial data analysis is to maintaining its reputation. ![]()
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