Subject: [OKAIRP] FW: Florida State University Certificate in IR

From: Troy Milligan <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:50:39 -0500

See below for an IR educational opportunity from Florida State...

Tory

Troy Milligan

Director of Institutional Research
Redlands Community College
1300 S. Country Club Road
El Reno, OK 73036
Web: www.redlandscc.edu<http://www.redlandscc.edu>

Member, 2010 - 2013
POISE/PX Users Group
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President, 2009 - 2012
Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research & Planning (OKAIRP)
Web: www.okairp.org<http://www.okairp.org>

Office: 405.422.1206
Fax: 405.422.1204
RCC Cell: 405.823.0389

From: Peerenboom, Jill A. [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 11:42 AM
To: Troy Milligan
Subject: Florida State University Certificate in IR

Greetings Mr. Milligan!

Florida State University is preparing to kick off its Summer 20010 Certificate in Institutional Research and professional development course offerings. As the listed representative for the Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research and Planning, we would like to request that you kindly share the following information with your members so that they may take advantage of this unique opportunity.

Thank you,

Dr. Robert Schwartz
Associate Professor/Program Director

Jill Peerenboom
Program Coordinator
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Florida State University's Certificate in Institutional Research Offers ONLINE Summer Courses!

The Certificate in Institutional Research at Florida State University is an online graduate-level 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. Participants 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. For more information, please visit
http://www.fsu.edu/~elps/he/certresearch.htm or email [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

Course offerings:

Introduction to Institutional Research: June 28-August 6

This 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.

Student Success in College: May 10-June 18
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.

Data-Driven Decision Making for Institutional Research: June 28-August 6
This course will provide an introduction to the theoretical and practical application of data-driven decision making for institutional researchers. This class focuses on how to collect, analyze, review, and present data and information to decision makers. Higher education leaders are tasked with making hard decisions for which they have incomplete, inaccurate, misleading, subjective information. This class provides structured tools and approaches to help institutional researchers develop materials that will assist higher education leaders make data-driven decisions.
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Jill Peerenboom
Program Coordinator

Certificate in Institutional Research
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Florida State University

[email-masked]
http://www.fsu.edu/~elps/he/certresearch.htm

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