From sstewart at osrhe.edu Thu Jun 19 12:17:22 2008 From: sstewart at osrhe.edu (Stewart, Sheilynda) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:17:22 -0500 Subject: [OKAIRP] Florida State Offers Certificate in Institutional Research Message-ID: <711A911F392FBA41B7D7901D7619BC5F54082A@postman1.osrhe.edu> Greetings! I was recently informed by Jill Peerenboom, Program Coordinator from Florida State University, that she would like to invite the OKAIRP community to explore summer course offerings toward a Certificate in Institutional Research. These courses will be offered from June 30, 2008 through August 8, 2008. For additional information, please review the information below and visit their web site at: http://www.fsu.edu/~elps/he/certresearch.htm Sheilynda Sheilynda Stewart, M.B.A. OKAIRP President Software Development Project Manager Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Strategic Planning and Analysis 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Phone: (405) 225-9288 Email: sstewart at osrhe.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Florida State University's Certificate in Institutional Research Offers Summer Courses! The Certificate in Institutional Research at Florida State University is an online certificate program, consisting of 18 credits of graduate-level course work, designed to provide academic and professional development opportunities for institutional researchers, administrators, graduate students, and faculty from all areas of higher education. Students will enhance their knowledge and understanding of Institutional Research, have the opportunity to explore national databases, and apply their knowledge to practical applications. All courses can be taken individually or as part of the Certificate. Courses are completely online and will run June 30-August 8, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.fsu.edu/~elps/he/certresearch.htm or email ircertificate at mail.coe.fsu.edu . Course offerings: Introduction to Institutional Research (EDH 5055) The course provides an introduction to the theoretical and practical application of institutional research as a discipline in higher education. Institutional research has direct applications to many, if not all, administrative and strategic activities within the institution. Course content addresses local, state, and national issues in institutional research, examines organizational, administrative, political, and ethical issues in institutional research, and exposes students to national databases. Special Topics: Data Mining (EDH 5931, Section 07) This course will provide an introduction to the basic theories and practice of data mining. Data mining is the process of searching through and analyzing large amounts of data in order to identify data that best fits the researcher's intended purpose. No previous experience with data mining is necessary. Students should have some basic knowledge of statistics and/or experience with database software (i.e., Excel or Access), but expertise is not required. Course content will include exposure to data mining software and the opportunity to use one of these programs. Lab exercises will be used to provide basic experience with data analysis research. Special Topics: Student Success in College (EDH 5931, Section 09) American higher education is changing dramatically as an increasingly diverse population gets ready to go to college. This change provides an exciting opportunity to strengthen our human resources. Meanwhile, the college graduation rate has been just around 50% for decades, so one common question in the minds of policy makers and administrators is: How can the educational system effectively promote student success in college? This course examines the theories and research on student success and explores the effective policies, programs, and practices that can be adopted to promote student success in higher education. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Peerenboom Program Coordinator Certificate in Institutional Research Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Florida State University jpeerenboom at admin.fsu.edu http://www.fsu.edu/~elps/he/certresearch.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okairp/attachments/20080619/408531de/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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