Institutional Effectiveness

Analytics + Studies

Capturing DataOrganizations are capturing data at an ever-increasing rate. What can we learn from it? How can we find and analyze data that will help us understand what is happening and how we can improve our programs and processes as well as make data-informed decisions.

Analytics is the science of extracting patterns, trends, and actionable information from large sets of data. While often used interchangeably with the term "business intelligence" or BI, there is a difference. BI is the monitoring and reporting of real- or near-time data and historical trends needed to run an organization efficiently. Analytics involves exploring historical data from many source systems and building analytics solutions that provide insight into information that can drive organizational effectiveness and change.  


Dashboards + Analyses

Institutional Research (IR) develops analytics solutions for executive leadership, colleges, and administrative units at Augusta University and AU Health published on a secure platform. 

In response to the need for more insight into the performance, people, and processes of AU, Institutional Research has launched analytics.augusta.edu, powered by Tableau Server. This secure platform allows IR analysts to share visual analyses with relevant audiences across the enterprise via a web-based, mobile-ready platform.

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Research Studies

We lead and support benchmarking studies that involve combining external and internal data from multiple sources, discovering patterns and trends, finding correlations and outliers, and presenting findings in a variety of formats. 

Delaware Study

A discipline-level comparative analysis of faculty teaching loads, direct instructional costs, and separately budgeted scholarly activity

Institutional Peers and Select Groups

Comparative trend data on enrollment, graduation, research funding, and more for peer and University System of Georgia institutions

AU Rankings

Published institutional rankings by category from U.S. News & World Report and the National Institute of Health for Augusta University and peer institutions

Faculty Workload

Analysis related to faculty workload and effort including instructional, research, and clinical

National Survey of Student Engagement

Self-reported academic engagement, intention, and behavior data for students attending Augusta University in their first and fourth years

Retention of Native Undergraduate Students

Long-term statistical analysis of students beginning at Augusta University as traditional freshman with insights into retention by term and year

How Do I Learn More About Tableau?


Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Tableau has a wealth of free training resources, including videos and this quickstart guide.

Training Videos
Training Videos

Training Videos

Tableau's learning community has a variety of videos to help you learn how to prepare, analyze, and share your data.

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Questions?

Questions?

If you have a need to dig into data to discover insights and gain knowledge, email the IR analytics team at  analytics@augusta.edu for a consultation!


 

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