Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis
Mission Statement
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis (IEA) provides accurate, relevant, and timely data and analytics for use by the Florida Atlantic community and external constituencies. The data and analytics infrastructure supports administrative decision making, planning, and assessment. IEA also conducts studies on topics of significance; supports student success initiatives; and directs University processes for determining and documenting institutional effectiveness.
What we do:
- Provide historical or current data about FAU's students, programs, personnel, and resources, in response to internal and external requests.
- Complete surveys and questionnaires as requested by external agencies.
- Publish an annual "Quick Facts" brochure.
- Provide a website including a Fact Book, interactive reporting tools, departmental dashboard indicators, and other official statistical data and research reports.
- Build and maintain institutional databases to meet the ongoing data needs of the University.
- Coordinate the reporting of official data to the Florida Department of Education, Federal agencies, and other organizations.
- Coordinate the reporting of academic activity and workload productivity.
- Design and administer survey instruments, manage data collection, and analyze, interpret and disseminate results.
- Conduct special studies as requests by University committees or administrators.
- Assist academic departments and academic support units in assessing, reporting and improving the effectiveness of their programs and activities.
- Support teaching improvement through sponsorship of faculty workshops.
- Regularly evaluate and document IEA's effectiveness and use findings for improvement.
- Contribute professionally by attending conferences, making presentations, publishing papers, and holding office.