Institutional Research
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Institutional Research
Institutional Research is part of the Office of Academic Compliance, Effectiveness, and Research (ACER), and serves as the coordinating unit for data gathering for external and internal reporting, which includes:
- Compiling and filing reports required by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the U.S. Department of Education, and other governmental and private agencies and individuals.
- Verification and approval of all statistics pertaining to the university that are released to any external agency.
- Generating and compiling education-related data used for university planning, decision-making, and accreditations.
Data for both external and internal reporting are drawn from existing university databases. When data are unavailable, surveys and other means of data collection may be used.
Services
Institutional Research supports planning, accreditation, scholarship, and other university needs by:
- Providing data to answer questions about UMMC
- Coordinating data sent outside UMMC
- Assisting with surveys
- Performing analysis
External Surveys
An external survey is any request for official education-related data from off-campus agencies; individuals; or professional, private, and governmental organizations. "Official" data is that which is reported to Mississippi's Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL).
The UMMC policy regarding external surveys reads:
- "To ensure consistency of data sent to off-campus constituents, the data must be verified by the Office of Institutional Research before being sent to the external agency. Examples of off-campus agencies include individuals, and professional, private and governmental organizations."
- "All data sent to off-campus constituents must have the data approved by the Office of Institutional Research before mailing. The completed survey should be submitted to the Director of Institutional Research at least three days before the mail date for sending the survey to the requesting agency."
- "A copy of the survey as it is sent to the off-campus agency will be retained by the Office of Institutional Research."
Surveys that pertain to UMMC health care- and research-related data (e.g., hospitals and clinics, patients, etc.) are exempt from the UMMC policy regarding external surveys, unless the request includes education-related data (e.g., student or faculty).
All off-campus surveys should be referred to the Office of Institutional Research.
For more information, email Institutional Research or contact the ACER team.