City College College-wide Research Agenda Overview

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Overview The purpose of a research agenda is to help organize and prioritize research requests that might otherwise be disjointed or not integrated into college-wide planning and decision making, and to improve the quality of the data and information used on campus. The process for developing and using a research agenda is equally as valuable as the research agenda itself. It serves as a vehicle for dialog and a way in which to move beyond a culture of evidence to a more integrated culture of inquiry. More importantly, it provides a mechanism for collaborative inquiry which helps build research expertise throughout the college rather than isolated pockets of the college. The research that is included in the research agenda supports the major activities and initiatives that serve the broader functions on campus (e.g., strategic planning, enrollment management, budget development, program review, accreditation, grant development, Basic Skills and SLO and assessment). They are typically recurring research requests that have clearly defined indicators and metrics attached to them (e.g., success indicators and successful course completion rates, transfer rates and number of awards conferred). that is narrow in focus or that responds to a singular interest or one-time event or activity may occur under ad hoc requests which are handled separately using the college s research request and prioritization process. City Committee Summer, 2012 1

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 1: Student Improve student learning, achievement of student learning outcomes, course completion, certificate and degree completion, transfer rates, and workforce competencies. Priorities & Priority 1 A. Productivity B. Efficiency C. Student D. Access Plans -wide Master Plan -wide Priorities -Instructional -Student Services -Academic Master Plan A. What is the question or issue that needs to be 1.How well do the students perform and is there a trend toward improved success? What are the course enrollment trends? Questions B. Who will be 1.Current City students and faculty; courses and sections C. How will the data be used? 1.The results will be used by individual programs for program improvement, by schools to set goals and objectives for the coming year, and by the Institutional committee to revise City s strategic goals and objectives as well as to set the collegewide priorities. Design 1.Five year trend analysis of programs by semester, by course and by demographic segments of interest for each indicator listed: 1) Student Characteristics 2) ful Course Completion Rates 3)Retention Rates 4) Productivity indicators: a. Number of Sections b.caps (Max Enrollment) c.census Enrollment d. FTES e. Section FTEF f. WSCH = Weekly Student Contact Hours g. Load (WSCH / FTEF) 1. 1.Annual Data: 1) Student Characteristics Report; 2) Student and Retention Report; 3) Productivity Report 1.2.Enrollment Management Report 1.3.Weekly Enrollment Tally Delivery 1.1. Annual, Fall, 1.2. Each Semester; Each Semester; City. 1.3.Each Week; Each Semester; City Committee Summer, 2012 2

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 1: Student Improve student learning, achievement of student learning outcomes, course completion, certificate and degree completion, transfer rates, and workforce competencies. Priorities & Priority 1 A. Productivity B. Student C. Access D. Equity Plans - -Accreditation Self-study 2010 -BSI -Academic Master Plan question or issue that needs to be 2.How well are the students performing within each program/disciplin e? 3.How well do the Basic Skills students perform and what is their progress in college-level courses? 4. How well are the students performing within each indicator of performance. Questions B. Who will be researche d? 2.All students enrolled as of census. 3.Students in Basic Skills English, Math and ESOL. 4. ARCC Student Cohorts C. How will the data be used? 2.To inform program and course planning and improvement decisions. 3.To inform program, course and services planning and improvement decisions. 4. To make policymakers, local college officials, and elected boards aware of system and college performance in specific areas of effort and to inform the public about overall system performance. Design 2.Single semester analysis by program of: enrollment, success, retention and GPA by demographic segments. 3. Five year trend information on Basic Skills students: headcount by demographic segments of interest, success, retention, persistence, and subsequent enrollment and success into college level courses. 4. Examine performance indicators 2.Annual Reports 3.1. 2012 Basic Skills Report and Briefing. 3.2. 2012 Basic Skills Accountabilit y Report (System-wide and level) 4 ARCC 2012 Report. Delivery 2.Annual, Each Semester, 3.1. Annual, Fall, 3.2 and 4. Annual, Spring, Chancellor s Office California Community s City Committee Summer, 2012 3

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 1: Student Improve student learning, achievement of student learning outcomes, course completion, certificate and degree completion, transfer rates, and workforce competencies. Priority 1 A. Productivi ty B. Student C. Access Plans -Master Plan - Priorities -Enrollment Management -Academic Master Plan question or issue that needs to be 5.What are the characteristics of the students being served and how have they changed over the years? 6.What is the enrollment pattern of the non-credit students to credit courses and how do they perform? Questions B. Who will be 5.Current and past students. 6.All noncredit students and ESOL only students. C. How will the data be used? 5.To inform college- -wide decisions related to increasing diversity and responding to equity initiatives. 6.To improve articulation and support for noncredit students. Design 5.Five year trend information on: headcount by demographic segments of interest, success, retention, awards conferred, transfer, FTES and persistence. 6.Profile of non credit students and a comparison of success, retention and GPA of noncredit students to the general population. 5.Fact Book 6.1.Noncredit to Credit Migration Study 6.2. Prior CDCP Noncredit Tracking Study Delivery Date & 5.Annual, Fall, 6.1Annual, Spring, 6.2. Fall 2010 6.3. Prior CDCP Noncredit Student Perception Survey 6.3. Fall 2010 City Committee Summer, 2012 4

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 1: Student Improve student learning, achievement of student learning outcomes, course completion, certificate and degree completion, transfer rates, and workforce competencies. Priority 1 A. Productivi ty B. Student C. Access Plans - -BSI -Learning Comminuties question or issue that needs to be 7. How well do the LCOM students perform and what is their progress in college level courses? Questions B. Who will be 7. All LCOM students (e.g., Puente, Umoja Price Scholarship, Honors, FYE, and DSPS). C. How will the data be used? 7. To inform program, course and services planning and improvement decisions. Design 7. Single semester information on: valid enrollment, success, retention and GPA by demographic segments, and comparison to the non-lcom students. 7.s to Improve Outcomes for Underrepresent ed Students Delivery Date & 7. Annual, Fall, City 8. How well do students who received supervised tutoring perform and what is their progress in college level courses? 8. All students received supervised tutoring 8. To inform tutoring centers, course and services planning and improvement decisions. 8. Trend data on enrollment, success, retention, demographic segments, and comparison to the non-tutoring students. 8. City Annual Tutoring Report. 8. Annual, Fall, District City Committee Summer, 2012 5

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 2: Collaborative and Outreach Ventures Priority Develop collaborative and outreach ventures that enhance student learning within the college, district and community, public and private agencies, businesses, and industry-locally, nationally, and globally. Priority 2 A. Access B. Student C. Responsiveness to Market Demand D. Productivity Plans -Outreach -Matriculation -BSI -Enrollment Management -Student relationship management question or issue that needs to be 1.What are the enrollment characteristics of incoming freshmen and how do they perform? Questions B. Who will be 1.Incoming freshmen students from feeder high schools and non feeder high schools. C. How will the data be used? 1.To inform recruitment and retention decisions. Design 1.Trend study of enrollment by demographic segments, placement, success, retention, and average units completed. 1.High School Pipeline Report. Delivery Date & 1.Annual, Fall 2011, Institutional and Planning () -Master Plan -Accreditation Self-study 2010 - -Enrollment Management 2.What are the success rates and high school graduation rates of students who participated in early/middle college programs compared to traditional high school students. 2. Students who attended Early college high school programs at San Diego High School (the LEADS and Performing Arts programs) and the Early/Middle High School at City. 2. To inform recruitment and retention decisions. 2. Comparison of performance of early/middle college students to traditional high school students to measure performance differences. 2. Reports provided by the third research party. 2. Jobs for the Future City Committee Summer, 2012 6

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 3: Fiscal Adequacy and Efficiency Budget, manage, and account for financial resources to maintain comprehensive, current, and effective programs and services. Priority 3 A. Productivi ty B. Efficiency C. Access Plans & Initiatives - Enrollment Manageme nt question or issue that needs to be What are the enrollment changes at critical points (prior to opening day, opening day, census, and end of term) in time? Questions B. Who will be President, VPI and Deans C. How will the data be used? The information will be used to manage course and section offerings and to manage and improve access. Design level data and information by semester by accounting method and mode of instruction for : 1) FTES 2) Number of Sections Offered 3) Fill Rates (enrollment/caps) 4) Enrollment 5) Headcount 6) Load (WSCH / FTEF) 7) Waitlisted courses (number of seats and students) by course 8) Low enrollments by course 9) FTEF/FTES ratio 10) Classes with highest enrollment Items 1-8 are provided in hardcopy form in the weekly Cabinet Update Report to the President as well as electronic copies in the Tallies to the VPI. Items 9 and 10 are provided in the enrollment management report available in both hardcopy form and electronic copies. Delivery Date & Weekly; All Terms; Each semester; Each semester; City. City Committee Summer, 2012 7

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 4. Accountability Ensure accountability through the integrated process of program review, assessment, master planning, resource allocation, accreditation, and ongoing evaluation. City Committee Summer, 2012 8

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 5. Equity, Inclusiveness, and Diversity Strengthen and support an inclusive and diverse campus culture which enhances student, faculty, and staff success at City and in a global community. Priorities & Plans & Initiatives question or issue that needs to be Questions B. Who will be researc hed? C. How will the data be used? Design Current or Delivery Priority 5 A. Productivity B. Efficiency C. Equity D. Access E. Student -Master Plan -wide Priorities - Instructional -Student Services -Academic Master Plan 1.What are the characteristics of the students being served and how have they changed over the years? 2.How well do the students perform and is there a trend toward improved success? What are the course enrollment trends? 1.Curre nt and past students. 2.Curre nt City students and faculty; courses and sections 1.To inform college-- wide decisions related to increasing diversity and responding to equity initiatives. 2. The results will be used by individual programs for program improvement, by schools to set goals and objectives for the coming year, and by the Institutional committee to revise City s strategic goals and objectives as well as to set the collegewide priorities. 1.1.Single semester headcount profile of students by: age, gender, ethnicity, enrollment status, residency, income, ed. goal and units attempted. 1.2.Five year trend information on: headcount by demographic segments of interest, success, retention, awards conferred, transfer, FTES and persistence. 2.Five year trend analysis of programs by semester, by course and by demographic segments of interest for each indicator listed: 1) Number of Sections Offered 2) CAPS (Max Enrollment) 3) Census Enrollment 4) Census Headcount 5) ful Course Completion 6) Retention Rates 7) Total Load for FT Faculty 8) Total Load for Part Time and Overload Assignments 9) WSCH = Weekly Student Contact Hours 10) Load (WSCH / FTEF) 1.Student Profiles 2. 2012 City Fact Book 1.Semester; Fall, Spring, Summer; 2.Annual, Fall, City Committee Summer, 2012 9

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 5. Equity, Inclusiveness, and Diversity Strengthen and support an inclusive and diverse campus culture which enhances student, faculty, and staff success at City and in a global community. Priority 5 A. Diversity B. Equity C. Access D. Student Plans -Master Plan -wide Priorities -Instructional -Student Services question or issue that needs to be 3. How well are faculty, staff, and administrators satisfied with the current cultural climate as it relates to diversity, equity, cultural competency and the general work environments? Questions B. Who will be 3.Faculty, staff, and administrators C. How will the data be used? 3.To inform college--wide decisions related to increasing diversity and responding to equity initiatives. Design 3. A survey research design will be carried and all employees will be administered an online survey. 3.2011 Employee Cultural Climate Survey Delivery 3.Semester; Fall, Spring, Summer; -Academic Master Plan City Committee Summer, 2012 10

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 5. Equity, Inclusiveness, and Diversity Strengthen and support an inclusive and diverse campus culture which enhances student, faculty, and staff success at City and in a global community. Priority 7 A. Student B. Service Quality C. Employee Plans -Master Plan -Accreditation Selfstudy 2010 - A. What is the question or issue that needs to be 4.How satisfied are the students with the programs, services, instruction, facilities and college environment? Questions B. Who will be 4.Random sample of day and evening students. C. How will the data be used? 4.To inform planning and improvement decisions about programs, services, instruction, facilities and the college environment. Design 4.Random sample of day and evening students surveyed in classes using a survey including Likert scaled and open-ended comment questions. Current or 4.Student Satisfactio n Followup Survey 2012 Delivery 4.Threeyear cycle, -Technology Plan 5. How satisfied are the employees with the programs, services, instruction, facilities and college environment? 5.All employees 5.To inform planning and improvement decisions about programs, services, instruction, facilities and the college environment. 5.All employees surveyed online with pencil and paper option available. 5.Employ ee Satisfactio n Followup Survey 2012 5. Threeyear cycle, City Committee Summer, 2012 11

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 5. Equity, Inclusiveness, and Diversity Strengthen and support an inclusive and diverse campus culture which enhances student, faculty, and staff success at City and in a global community. Priority 5 A. Productiv ity B. Efficienc y C. Student D. Access Plans -wide Master Plan -wide Priorities -Instructional -Student Services -Academic Master Plan question or issue that needs to be 6.How well do the students perform and is there a trend toward improved success? What are the course enrollment trends? Questions B. Who will be 6.Current City students and faculty; courses and sections C. How will the data be used? 6.The results will be used by individual programs for program improvement, by schools to set goals and objectives for the coming year, and by the Institutional committee to revise City s strategic goals and objectives as well as to set the college-wide priorities. Design 6.Five year trend analysis of programs by semester, by course and by demographic segments of interest for each indicator listed: 1) Student Characteristics 2) ful Course Completion Rates 3)Retention Rates 4) Productivity indicators: a. Number of Sections b.caps (Max Enrollment) c.census Enrollment d. FTES e. Section FTEF f. WSCH = Weekly Student Contact Hours g. Load (WSCH / FTEF) 6. 1.Annual Data: 1) Student Characteristics Report; 2) Student and Retention Report; 3) Productivity Report 6.2.Enrollment Management Report Delivery 6.1. Annual, Fall, 6.2. Each Semester; Each Semester; City. City Committee Summer, 2012 12

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 6. Environmental Stewardship Strengthen a measureable environmental stewardship effort that implements sustainable practices and educates the campus community. Priority 6 A. Sustainability Plans -Reduction, recycling, and sustainability question or issue that needs to be 1a- What is the status of the campus greenhouse gas emissions inventory? 1b -What is the status of the resulting plan to reduce emissions? 1c -To what extent is the college meeting the goals stated in this plan? 2 To what extent is the college in compliance with SDCCD Sustainability Policy? 6 To what extent are our diversion practices in line with CA SB 1020 which requires 60% diversion by 2012 and 75% by 2020? Questions B. Who will be Campus and district facilities Campus and district facilities C. How will the data be used? Measure progress of 1) implementing and compiling with policies related to sustainability, and 2) creating educational opportunities related to and a culture of sustainability Design GHG Emissions Inventory and related documentation. According to SDCCD Sustainability Policy, this report is to be completed every three years. energy and water consumption annually Kevin Kendall, Paul Priser diversion statistics annually Charlie Williams GHG Emissions Inventory is in progress. Inventory and resulting plan to reduce emissions to be completed by June 2009. Energy and water consumption is recorded. Diversion statistics are currently recorded. must be undertaken to address all other research questions. Delivery Once every three years, GHG City Committee Summer, 2012 13

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 7. Innovative Approaches Support state-of-the-art general education and career technical programs by utilizing current technologies, innovative teaching and learning approaches and delivery systems, and academic and student support services. Priority 7 A. Productivity B. Access C. Student Plans - -BSI -Grant Evaluation -NSF grant -Title V grant -Statway question or issue that needs to be 1. How well do the STEM students perform and what is their progress in collegelevel courses? 2. How well do students in the accelerated English and MATH (through STATWAY) classes perform and what is their progress in college-level courses? 3. How well do First time, low income, Latino students perform and what is their progress in collegelevel courses? Questions B. Who will be 1. All students who choose to major in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. 2. All students enrolled in accelerated English and MATH (through STATWAY) classes. 3. All first year, low income, Latino students who engaged in programs and interventions funded by Title V grant. C. How will the data be used? 1.To inform program and course planning and improvement decisions 2.and 3.To inform program and course planning, improvement decisions, and grant evaluation. Design 1. Provide student data for the National Science Foundation (NSF) to do evaluation on the program. 2 and 3. Comparative study including profiling, reporting on performance indicators and Cohort Tracking for students received the interventions and compared to those who did not receive the interventions. Meanwhile, provide student data for the funding agency to do program evaluation. 1. 1. Annual data submission 1.2. 2.1. Priodical data submissions to the funding agency for Statway 2.2. Statway Fact Sheet 2.3. Report and/or PowerPoint on Accelerated English classes. 3.1. Periodical report to the funding agency 3.2. report or PowerPoint on selected program activities Delivery Date & 1.Annual, Spring, City. 2.1. Semester, City 2.2. Annual, Fall, City 2.3. Annual, Fall, City and MESA 3.2, Project timeline, Project timeline, City and the funding agencies. City Committee Summer, 2012 14

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 8. Long-Range Strategic Planning Improve long-range strategies for entrepreneurial and cultural activities, training, and technological applications to ensure City remains a vital community hub of student, faculty, and staff learning. Priority 8 A. Employee B. Responsive ness to Market Demand Plans -Master Plan -Accreditation Self-study 2010 - --wide Master Plan -Student Relationship Management question or issue that needs to be 1. How well are faculty, staff, and administrators satisfied with the current cultural climate as it relates to diversity, equity, cultural competency and the general work environments? 2.What changes in the local community, labor market, and educational environment are likely to affect City in the next five years (2010-2015)? This allows City to revise its college-wide priorities and reevaluate its goals. Questions B. Who will be 1.All employees 2.Potential new student populations; former City students; local employers and industries; other educational institutions. C. How will the data be used? 1. To inform collegewide decisions related to increasing diversity and responding to equity initiatives. 2.The results will be used by the Institutional Committee and others to revise City s strategic goals and objectives as well as to set the collegewide priorities. Design 1. A survey research design will be carried and all employees will be administered an online survey. 2.Environmental Scan Information: 5 year trend analysis of labor market, community demographics, technological advances, education changes and competitive analysis. 1 2011 Employee Cultural Climate Survey 2.Regional or custom reports Delivery 1.2-3year cycle, District 2. TBA COE City Committee Summer, 2012 18

City -wide Agenda 2012-2013 Priority 8. Long-Range Strategic Planning Improve long-range strategies for entrepreneurial and cultural activities, training, and technological applications to ensure City remains a vital community hub of student, faculty, and staff learning. Priority 7 A. Student B. Service Quality C. Employee Plans -Master Plan -Accreditation Self-study 2010 - question or issue that needs to be 3.How satisfied are the students with the programs, services, instruction, facilities and college environment? Questions B. Who will be researche d? 3.Random sample of day and evening students. C. How will the data be used? 3.To inform planning and improvement decisions about programs, services, instruction, facilities and the college environment. Design 3.Random sample of day and evening students surveyed in classes using a survey including Likert scaled and open-ended comment questions. 3.Student Follow-up Survey 2012 Delivery 3.Three-year cycle, -Technology Plan 4. How satisfied are the employees with the programs, services, instruction, facilities and college environment? 4.All employees 4.To inform planning and improvement decisions about programs, services, instruction, facilities and the college environment. 4.All employees surveyed online with pencil and paper option available. 4.Employee Follow-up Survey 2012 4. Three-year cycle, City Committee Summer, 2012 19