OIEP DATA DASHBOARDS ARE CURRENTLY DOWN.  OIEP IS WORKING WITH THE VENDOR TO FIND A RESOLUTION ASAP.  WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE AND ARE WORKING ON FINDING ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR DATA AND REPORT DELIVERY.  STATUS CHANGES WILL BE NOTED HERE.

IF YOU HAVE AN AD-HOC DATA REQUEST:  PLEASE SUBMIT A DATA REQUEST FORM.   WE WILL WORK ON PROVIDING THAT DATA AS SOON AS WE CAN GIVEN RESOURCES AND VOLUME.

IF YOU ARE SEEKING DATA FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW SPECIFICALLY:  PLEASE CONTACT SHEENA SERSLEV AND PROVIDE HER DETAILS REGARDING DATA NEEDS.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE MICROSTRATEGY REPORTS:  THE DATA PROVIDED MAY OR MAY NOT MATCH OFFICIAL REPORTING PROVIDED BY OIEP DUE TO TIMING, DEFINITIONS, DATA CLEANLINESS, ETC.  DO NOT USE MICROSTRATEGY REPORTS FOR OFFICIAL DATA REPORTING NEEDS, e.g. SURVEY RESPONSES TO EXTERNAL AGENCIES.

Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Annual Assessment

As an accredited institution in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Mason’s academic programs, co-curricular units, and administrative units are expected to participate in ongoing outcomes assessment and reporting.1  This process supports continuous improvement and improved decision-making, as well as regional accreditation and state requirements for the assessment of student learning. The university has moved to an annual assessment schedule, and all degree programs, co-curricular units, and administrative units need to report assessment plans and findings on an annual basis. Regardless of a unit’s Academic Program Review or external accreditation schedule, annual assessment reporting is a university-wide activity required of all degree programs, co-curricular units, and administrative units.

Relationship to Academic Program Review (APR)

APR and annual assessment are complementary processes. Programs should use the same learning outcomes, measures, and findings for each process.

Relationship to Co-Curricular Program Review (CCPR)
CCPR and annual assessment are complementary processes. The Action Plan for Co-Curricular Program Review should be developed in alignment with the annual assessment plan in mind.

1 Principles 7.3 and 8.2, The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, 2024, https://sacscoc.org/accrediting-standards/

For more information about annual assessment, contact [email protected].

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