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Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning - George Mason University
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Planning

Data with purpose. The qualitative and quantitative information OIEP curates, analyzes, and publishes illuminates trends, forecasts potential and contributes to the ongoing planning initiatives of the university including strategic institutional goals, program planning and innovation, and student success.

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institutional Effectiveness

How do we know what we are doing works? Defining and assessing student learning outcomes, engaging in rigorous program review, conducting surveys to understand experience and satisfaction and student evaluations of teaching are all ways in which Mason can learn more about how we are doing and what we can improve.

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Mason's Assessment Framework
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Data Analytics and Research

Want to learn more about Mason? Explore the reports here to learn more about applicants to graduates, survey outcomes, human resources and planning.

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Student Evaluations of Teaching

In consultation with the University Effective Teaching Committee, Faculty Senate Chair, the Provost, the Registrar and ITS, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning has selected a new way to conduct student evaluations of teaching. This online format will meet institutional needs in an environmentally friendly and fiscally responsible way. The evaluation software Blue by Explorance was chosen for its functionality, ease of use and demonstrated success at many intuitions, including several in Virginia.

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Student Success

What does the student lifecycle at Mason look like? From where do our applicants come? Where do our admitted students enroll? Once enrolled, how many students are retained to the on the path to graduation? What are the career outcomes? Learn more with these resources.

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Resources

Find how to use our reports, answers to common questions and how to request data not already available

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About Us
About Us

OIEP advances the strategic goals of George Mason University through collaborations and partnerships that engage stakeholders (senior leaders/administration, faculty, staff and students) in data-informed strategic, operational and tactical decisions. OIEP does this by capitalizing on our experience and professional judgment drawing upon quantitative and qualitative analytic information.

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Mission Statement

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OUR TOP FIVE VALUES


Accuracy


Collaboration


Equity


Inquisitiveness


Integrity






OIEP advances the strategic goals of George Mason University through collaborations focused on engaging partners in data-informed strategic, operational and tactical decision-making.
 
We ensure accuracy by using structured, multi-step processes, and proven methodologies. We promote equity by exploring at micro and macro levels to uncover disparity of experience. Our innate inquisitiveness requires that we explore new and innovative methods. And we do this all with integrity that binds us to honesty, trust, pride and responsibility to produce quality information.

 

OIEP fulfills its mission in ways that highlight our areas of expertise including:

  • Academic Program Review (APR)
  • Annual assessment of student learning outcomes and administrative effectiveness
  • Data-informed strategic planning: assessing current status, developing goals and key performance indicators to measure progress
  • Analytics development including
    • forecasting and planning tools
    • documenting university data
      • enrollment
      • retention
      • degree production
      • human resources
      • academic program planning
      • facilities
  • Oversight of institutional information, assessment, and data resources to ensure integrity, accuracy, usability and compliance with widely understood and accepted definitions
  • Anticipating information needs and developing innovative resources and visualizations
  • Responding to external reporting mandates including those generated by the Commonwealth of Virginia and federal government
  • Survey research that independently assesses student experiences across the institution and educational outcomes