Demographics Student Information ecore Student demographics by age, ethnicity, gender, location and class are represented in the following charts. Age of ecore Students The following chart shows the ages of ecore students for FY 2011. These data were provided by the participating affiliates. 10 75% 5 25% CLSU MSC SPSU UWG VSU Total Unknown 0 11 0 1 1 13 Over 65 0 0 0 2 0 2 56-65 4 3 3 7 1 18 46-55 26 17 35 77 29 184 36-45 51 42 68 217 40 418 25-35 99 98 221 427 105 950 18-24 81 67 201 1041 345 1735 Below 18 3 0 3 4 2 12 Did You Know? The average age of an ecore student has increased remarkably in FY2011: CLSU 31.65 years MSC 31.96 years SPSU 29.54 years UWG 28.03 years VSU 25.21 years Overall Average: 29.28 years. The Average Age in FY 2010 was calculated to be 26 years. Race/Ethnicity of ecore Students The following chart shows the race/ethnicity of ecore students through FY 2011. These data were provided by the participating affiliates. 10 75% 5 25% CLSU MSC SPSU UWG VSU Total White (Non-Hispanic Origin) 87 146 300 984 316 1833 Native Hawaiian or Other PI 1 0 1 0 1 3 Multiracial 2 2 9 43 5 61 Hispanic 4 5 28 28 18 83 Ethnicity Unknown 13 15 23 300 5 356 Black (Non-Hispanic Origin) 148 63 143 393 169 916 Asian 9 6 25 24 4 68 Am. Indian or Alaskan Native 0 1 2 4 5 12 Georgia s Online Core Curriculum 9
Gender of ecore Students The following chart shows the gender of ecore students for FY 2011. These data were provided by the participating affiliates. 10 75% 5 25% CLSU MSC SPSU UWG VSU Total Unknown 0 11 0 1 1 13 Male 63 55 385 543 138 1184 Female 201 172 146 1232 384 2135 ecore Student population for FY2011 is 64% Female and 36% Male 10 Georgia s Online Core Curriculum
Student Information Locations of ecore Students - Georgia Counties and Beyond Percentage of FY2011 Enrollment 1.0-9.39% 0.10-0.99% 0.03-0.09% Out of Country 12 Students Out of State 61 Students 33 Students Georgia s Online Core Curriculum 11
Class of ecore Students The following chart shows the class (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate) of ecore students for FY 2011. These data were provided by the participating affiliates. 10 75% 5 25% Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Student VSU 148 147 104 120 4 523 MSC 101 69 40 28 0 238 SPSU 138 120 138 130 5 531 CLSU 71 81 69 43 0 264 Total UWG 539 556 335 321 25 1776 Did You Know? Over FY 2011 The highest Freshman/ Sophomore enrollment came from MSC with 71.43% of their total. The highest Junior/Senior enrollment came from SPSU with 50.47% of their total. ecore Student Profile Who is the ecore Student? For FY 2011, the Demographics data provide some insight to the current ecore student, and the findings suggest that the typical ecore student is more likely to be: 29 years old White Female A Freshman or Sophomore The highest Graduate enrollment came from UWG with 1.41% of their total. 12 Georgia s Online Core Curriculum
The ecore Student s Affiliate Institution Unduplicated View The following chart represents the unduplicated ecore headcount by affiliate, by semester, for FY 2011. The unduplicated headcount is determined just after drop/add for each semester. 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 VSU 163 145 215 UWG 514 584 678 SPSU 134 169 228 MSC 0 84 154 CLSU 0 0 264 VSU UWG SPSU MSC CLSU The ecore Student s Affiliate Institution Duplicated View The following chart represents the duplicated ecore headcount by affiliate, by semester, for FY 2011. The duplicated headcount is determined just after drop/add for each semester. 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 VSU 236 275 340 UWG 757 932 1011 SPSU 181 253 332 MSC 0 121 228 CLSU 0 0 395 VSU UWG SPSU MSC CLSU Georgia s Online Core Curriculum 13
Unduplicated Overview, 2006-2011 The following chart represents the unduplicated ecore headcount by affiliate, by semester, for FY 2006-2011. The unduplicated headcount is determined just after drop/add for each semester. Did You Know? Who inquires? Who enrolls? During FY 2011, ecore received approximately 606 student inquires via email from candidates within and outside of the USG. Over 12% of the inquiring students subsequently enrolled in ecore classes. 14 Georgia s Online Core Curriculum
Military/GI Students in ecore Student Information The following chart shows the most popular courses enrolled in by both active duty and veteran students during FY 2011. Joint/ Dual Enrollment The following chart represents the total number of joint/dual enrolled students (32) in ecore courses during the FY 2011. Transient Students The following chart shows the total number ( 135 ) of transient students from UWG, MSC, and VSU enrolled in ecore courses during FY 2011. Number of Joint County Enrolled Students Fulton 3 Fayette 8 Coweta 1 Henry 4 Cherokee 1 Cobb 1 Paulding 4 Douglas 3 Clayton 2 Glynn 1 Carroll 3 Dekalb 1 Total 32 Georgia s Online Core Curriculum 15
How the Student Utilizes the ecore Platform The following is a snapshot from FY 2011 of student activity within the 24 ecore courses offered, in multiple sections, throughout the terms offered. Reports were run from the GAVIEW Vista Blackboard platform for ecore courses to analyze frequencies in daily activity. Course Activity Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Total Sessions 114784 155118 228635 Average Session Length 25:03 23:30 23:24 (mins) Average Sessions per Day 37 22 24 Average sessions per day 39 23 25 weekdays Average sessions per day 30 20 22 weekends Most active day Mondays Mondays Sundays & Tuesdays Least active day Saturdays Saturdays Saturdays Most active hour of day 8 of classes had active 67% of classes had active 67% of classes had active students between 7pm and students between 8pm and students between 8pm and 11pm 10pm 10pm Least active hour of day 8 of classes had inactive students between 4am and 6am 89% of classes had inactive students between 3am to 6am How the Student Utilizes ecore Services 73% of classes had inactive students between 4am to 6am Students complete the Student Services survey annually, and FY 2011 is the second survey capture. This survey captures the student s feedback for experiences in student services, so that ecore can assess utilization of services and areas of improvement. The compiled survey findings for FY 2011 can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/3m83abz Here are some findings from the Fall 2010 Student Services Survey (217 Respondents): Advisement ecore Orientation and Quiz What to Expect from an ecore Class SMARTHINKING Online Library Services ecore Textbooks ecore Proctored Exams ecore Help Line and 24x7 OSC Support ecore ecore Administration 84.6 % reported Good and Excellent advisement Only 24.3% attended ecore orientation 72.1% attended What to Expect from an ecore Class orientation and 72% of them reported it was helpful Of the respondents, 38.7% found SMARTHINKING online tutoring Very Helpful and Helpful; 21.7% Neither Agreed nor Disagreed with this statement; 34.3% Did not Know Of the respondents, 60.3% are satisfied with the online library services, but 37.8% do not utilize the services 40.7% of the respondents reported purchasing the textbooks from MBS Direct Bookstore, and 77.1% received textbooks (from any book vendor) within one week Over 9 Strongly Agreed or Agreed that instructions for sign-up and locating testing sites were clear and easy to obtain 46.8% of the respondents utilized the ecore Help Line or the Instructor for issues accessing the course 59.7% would like more ecore courses offered 95.5% received ecore reminder and success tips emails 16 Georgia s Online Core Curriculum
Granular Tutoring Usage by Survey Student Information Student Services Survey revealed the following findings: 84.1% of the respondents Strongly Agreed or Agreed they have access to tutoring services 38.7% of the respondents found Smartthinking tutoring services be very helpful Less than half of the respondents used on campus tutoring centers (only 23.3%) 76.3% of the respondents confirmed that they received information about tutoring services from their ecore Advisors or the Student Success Manager 7% more usage of Smarthinking than last year As an ecore student, I have access to tutor ing services: I found Smatthinking.com s tutoring services to be very helpful: I used my campus tutoring services: I received information about tutoring services from ecore Advisor or Student Success Manager: Strongly Agree 42.3% (88) 21.3% (44) 9.2% (19) 35.7% (74) Agree 41.8% (87) 17.4% (36) 14.1% (29) 40.6% (84) Neither Agree 9.1% (19) 21.7% (45) 32% (66) 10.1 % (21) nor Disagree Disagree 1.9%(19) 5.3% (11) 32% (66) 6.8% (14) I do not know 4.8% (10) 34.3% (71) 12.6% (26) 6.8% (14) Responses 208 207 206 207 Georgia s Online Core Curriculum 17