Course List - Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research

Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research (18 credits)

REQUIRED COURSES (6 credits)
HI ED 801 (Previously HI ED 598I)	Foundations of Institutional Research Explores concepts, methodologies and research practices that support campus decision making: national datasets, planning and budgeting, enrollment management and enrollment forecasting, faculty studies and instructional analysis, institutional effectiveness and accreditation, educational effectiveness and student outcomes assessment.	3 credits
HI ED 830 (Previously HI ED 598D)	Designing Institutional Research Studies Teaches best practices and necessary skills in quantitative and qualitative research design, including sampling and basic measurement issues, research methods, survey research, interviews, focus groups, and selecting appropriate statistical tools.	3 credits

 

PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVES (12 credits) — choose 4 courses from the following list
HI ED 810 (Previously HI ED 598B)	Planning and Resource Management in Higher Education Provides a working knowledge of strategic planning and resource management in higher education, especially in terms of pragmatic skills and decision-support tools relevant to institutional researchers.	3 credits
HI ED 820 (Previously HI ED 598C)	Studying Students and Student Affairs Programs Equips institutional researchers and student affairs administrators to engage in research on student growth, campus climate, and evaluation of student services.	3 credits
HI ED 840 (Previously HI ED 598A)	Assessing Student Outcomes and Evaluating Academic Programs Examines institutional effectiveness: evaluating academic programs, assessing student learning outcomes, coping with accountability and accreditation demands. Assessment topics include studies of students' basic skills, general education, knowledge in the major, personal growth, and alumni studies.	3 credits
HI ED 850 (Previously HI ED 598F)	Analyzing Faculty Workload, Performance, and Compensation Topics include measuring faculty workload, evaluating faculty research productivity, the uses and misuses of student ratings, assessment for promotion and tenure, and methodologies for conducting salary studies.	3 credits
HI ED 860 (Previously HI ED 598E)	Conducting Enrollment Management Studies Studies the three stages of enrollment management: (1) Pre-admission (attracting, admitting, and enrolling students), (2) The Initial Student Experience (orientation, advisement, curricular access, and student support services), (3) Student Success (persistence, academic achievement, graduation, and employment).	3 credits

 

Those without a working knowledge of basic statistics are required to take STAT 500 or an equivalent.

ADDITIONAL COURSES (3 credits)
STAT 500	Applied Statistics Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, power, estimation, confidence intervals, regression, one- and two-way ANOVA, chi-square tests, and diagnostics.	3 credits