As of February 12th, Spring ’13 Census data is now available for reporting.
What is the AIM Dashboard? The Academic Insights Management (AIM) Dashboard is a source of information for review and evaluation of departmental activity. It was developed with the purpose of assisting administrators in planning as well as managing the scope and direction of university departments. The information is updated annually after the Fall Census date. It is a valuable resource for MSU staff and faculty seeking information about their respective departments. It now contains Fall 2012 data.
You can use the AIM Dashboard 
track down your department’s student headcount, degrees conferred, credit hour production, first fall to second fall retention, faculty characteristics, and a whole range of other information.
If you need any help exploring the AIM Dashboard, feel free to contact the Office of Institutional Research at institionalresearch@missouristate.edu.
According to Wikipedia, “The Common Data Set is a product of the Common Data Set Initiative, “a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report.” The stated goal is to provide accurate and timely data to students and their families while decreasing the workload of administrators. In producing their popular publications and rankings, these publishers “ask the same core questions” of institutions using the Common Data Set to define those questions and their responses. These data are also used in public accountability efforts such as the Voluntary System of Accountability’s [VSA's] College Portrait.”
Missouri State University’s new Common Data Set (CDS) is now available on the OIR website.
Have you checked out Missouri State University’s VSA page?
http://www.collegeportraits.org/MO/MSU
The VSA is “a source of basic, comparable information about public colleges and institutions presented in a user-friendly format. ” In short, you can easily compare Missouri State to other colleges and easily check our stats. Available to the public, this is a great source to share with people who make inquiries about Missouri State. Categories include admissions, college costs & financial aid, classes & campus life, student experiences, majors, student success, and learning outcomes. This is a great resource.
Below is an illustration of just one of the many informative charts and graphs you can find.
The KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) focus on 15 important institutional measures, including five items that are part of the State of Missouri Performance Funding Formula. For each measure, up to five years of trend data will be presented; newer measures will have fewer years. The KPIs will provide accountability along with serving as a guide for longer-term planning, priority setting and budgeting.
The features focused upon include: Fall-to-Fall Retention, Six-Year Graduation Rate, Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Awards, Degree Program Alternate Pathways, Total Enrollment, Student Performance on Exit Exams, Student Performance on Discipline-Specific Competency Exams, Student and Faculty Involvement in Missouri State University’s Public Affairs Mission, “Engendering a Supportive Learning Environment”, Faculty Scholarship, Diversity, Educational & General Expenditures, Faculty and Staff Salaries, External Grant and Contract Activity, and Private Contributions to Missouri State University Foundation.
Check it out at:
http://www.missouristate.edu/KPI
There is also KPI User Documentation available.
Did you know that the OIR page has its own Consumer Information Topics section?
Consumer information topics are basically a list of legal procedures and policies that are available to the general public. This is where to go if you want to know the university’s policy on Copyright Infringement, our procedures for emergencies, Missing Persons policy, etc. This is a good reference for people needing legal information about the school.
The OIR website features a Retention Chart, showing First Fall to Second Fall Retention for Full-Time New in College and Full-Time Transfer Students. Skim down the page and click on the link that says “Retention Rates”.
It will be updated after census in Fall.
Did you know that there are User Guides for many of the reports on Bear Intelligence?
There are more than 50 User Guides available through the Expert Documentation website. You will be asked to log in using your BearPass ID and Password.
For your convenience, reports that have user guides available have been annotated; simply click on the link to open the User Guide.
If you have any questions, or would like further assistance; please contact the Office of Institutional Research at 417-836-5274 or InstitutionalResearch@MissouriState.edu.
A new dimension has been added in several reports. The Pell Eligible category has been requested by multiple users, and has been added to the following reports:
Source: Argos\Student\Campus-wide Census\ODSPROD-Student Enrollment-Point in Time
Source: Argos\Student\Campus-wide Grade\ODSPROD Course/Section Grade Distributions FA2009 & After (OLAP)
This new dimension provides the user with the ability to perform analytics identifying a subsection of enrollment indicative of socio-economic demographic. The Pell Eligibility indicator is determined by the FAFSA for the entire aid year. Keep in mind that students who did not file a FAFSA will automatically be considered ineligible for the Pell Grant. The reports containing this indicator are summary level, and do not identify individual students.
If you have any questions, or would like further assistance; please contact the Office of Institutional Research at 417-836-5274 or InstitutionalResearch@MissouriState.edu
It’s that time of year again! Research & Scholarship Activities, as reported on Activities Insights, are updated for display on the AIM Dashboard. The Office of Institutional Research has provided a Preliminary update in February. As faculty continue to enter their accomplishments in Activities insights, a final update to the AIM Dashboard will be made in March.
Not seeing your scholarly activities reported? Perhaps a required field was overlooked. There’s a new option available to find out why:
Log in to Activities Insights, and < Run Custom Reports
Select the Report: Activities Exclusion Reports and Select a Date range between Jan 01 2008 and the present, and Build Report.
The Activities Exclusion Report will list, by department, the faculty member name, the error which is preventing an item from being listed under a reporting category, and the title of the accomplishment.
Last Name, First Name: Faculty Rank
Error: (such as) No Publication Year, Academic Status Unknown, No Exhibit End Date, Juried-Peer Review Status unknown
Title: Title of Your Work
If you have any questions, or would like further assistance; please contact the Office of Institutional Research at 417-836-5274 or InstitutionalResearch@MissouriState.edu