The Strategic Impact of Effective Scheduling

The Strategic Impact of Effective Scheduling

Evidence-based Decision-making and Planning

Scheduling for Student Success

Noel-Levitz Survey on Student Satisfaction

Notes: generally low student satisfaction in Executive Summary and Biggest Challenges at their Institution:

4-Year Public - #1 issue is “Ability to get the courses I need with few conflicts”

4-Year Private - #1 issue is “Ability to get the courses I need with few conflicts”

2-Year Community College/Technical - #1 issue - “Classes are offered at times I’m available.” #2 issue - “Ability to get courses I need with few conflicts”

Scheduling for Student Success

Blose (1999, New Directions for Higher Education journal)

"Because the biggest differences between institutions in terms of persistence and graduation rates is the amount of time it takes to earn a degree, low graduation rates may be partly a function of institutional conditions that impede academic progress, including course availability, scheduling, and problems with advising."

What Analytics Measure (Davenport and Harris, 2007)

Optimization What’s the best that can happen?

Predictive Modeling What will happen next?

Forecasting What will happen next if these trends continue?

Statistical Analysis Why is this happening?

Alerts What actions are needed?

Query/Drill Down Where exactly is the problem?

Ad hoc Reports How many, how often, where?

Standard Reports What happened?

The Primary Issue – Supply / Demand Imbalance

(See Animated Demonstration)

Ownership of Student Success

Student Institution

CourseLoad

Persistence

Focus

Instruction

Advising

RegistrationOrder

Planning

CourseSeats

OfferingTime

Enrollment Management

ADMISSIONSSTUDENT

ACHIEVEMENTALUMNI

RELATIONS

The Rear-View Mirror and the Windshield

Assessing the effectiveness of past schedules Historical trending demand Historical last like term demand

Forecasting the needs of future termstudents (progressing students’ demand)

Program analysis (student need via degree progression decision tree)

Student academic planner (student intent and desires via direct “survey”)

Platinum Analytics Suite

Platinum Analytics

Academic PlannerProgram AnalysisHistorical TrendHistorical Baseline

Simulated Registration

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Inputs

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Processing

Outputs * Supply / Demand* Effective Supply* Student Conflict* Room Availability* Faculty Availability

* Student Intent* Time/Day Availability* Campus Availability* Completion Roadmap

Astra Schedule VII* Strategic Decision Support* Academic Schedules

Key Solutions

ForecastCapacity

StudentSuccess

Efficiency

Advising/

Planning

RetentionGraduation

Key Solutions

ForecastCapacity

StudentSuccess

Efficiency

Advising/

Planning

ClassroomsFacultyParking

Key Solutions

Advising/

Planning

ForecastCapacity

StudentSuccess

Efficiency

SpaceCourse Seats

Key Solutions

ForecastCapacity

StudentSuccess

Efficiency

Completion RoadmapStudent IntentAdvising

/Planning

Version VIIAcademic Planner / Platinum

Analytics

Brief Demo

Tom ShaverFounder & CEO913-652-4110

tshaver@astraschedule.com

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