Analytics : A Major Aspect Of Higher Education

Considering this evolution, "in the past, analytics was reserved for back-room deliberations by data geeks generating monthly reports on how things are going. Today, analytics make a difference in how the company does business, day by day, and even minute by minute". (Hackathorn, R., 2013).

A database is the outcome of contribution and accumulation of knowledge. And the utilization of database also requires the collaboration of works and knowledge of analytic skills and business management. From data to valuable information, it is a process of the exchange of ideas, a journey of seeking the meaning in relationships, and a mixture of wisdom, which is fulfilled by a group of business analysis professionals. The strong desire of being a business analytics brings me to the front door of Rady School of

A student who succeeds is one who encompasses the bravery and courage to start anew. Even knowing that, I was a student who feared every little action I took in high school because of the consequences I was afraid to face afterwards. The uneasiness of carrying out plans alone shaped my character into an indecisive clutter about everything inside my mind. But even with that hindrance, I tackled one of the hardest choices I had to make: choosing Case Western Reserve University over University of Georgia.

College student degree non-completion and attrition is a pressing issue for higher education institutions. Nearly 20% of first-time, full time students failed to return to campus for their sophomore year among the 2012 cohort. Further, the 6-year graduation rate among the fall 2007 cohort of students seeking bachelor’s degrees was approximately 59 percent (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2015) The vulnerability of groups of students were identified by O'Keeffe (2013), who pointed out that part time students, first year students, first generation

As colleges look for students to enroll, not only should they look specifically into the students education, but they should also look at the school the student comes from, as it might change the reason as to why the student is performing the way he or she is. “High school graduation rates and the number of dropouts” is one thing that institutes should be paying more attention to (“Do Standardized Tests” 1). Test scores show more comparisons but other measurements show how well the school is performing. The Room 241 Team is a group created by Portland University, posted their point of view in 2012 onto Portland.edu discussing their idea of other performance measurements. Other than the background of the high school, colleges should give some consideration on if the student is involved with extra curricular activities as well as if the student is enrolled in advanced placement and other college prep courses. These two factors play a colossal role in the education of a student as extra curricular activities show how active a student is involved with his or her community and the enrollment in advanced placement shows that stability level that a student may maintain in his or her study’s. Many people as well as school administrators should may more thought in regards to this problem as students try to better themselves and their future

Other article written by Kuh, Kinzie, & Buckley (2006), says setting a high expectations, then maintaining students accountable passion with perseverance is an effective strategy to achieve their goals. With high expectations students performance will define institutions, higher than students engagement and to the graduation rates were students were trying to adjust behaviour regardless to prior academic history of the environment. Although with the works of actions, students must not let themselves drown with too much expectations and forgot the realistic or present things happenings around them. Whereas they must be accompanied by realistic advice about degree completion or to what necessary things to succeed. This suggests this cohort

In recent times Clayton State has had trouble in graduation rates, many people do not continue their education at Clayton State. In order to solve this situation my group creates a primary goal on how we can improve retention, and make students want to stay and graduate. We first establish our primary goal, this goal is a way for us to establish the criteria and come up with our overall solution. Our goal was to increase the graduation rate by wanting people to stay at CSU, and attract new comers to want to continue their education at CSU.

College education has changed dramatically over the last decade. For a long time, the common perception of how colleges prepared students involved, teachers providing lectures, students doing various homework assignments and then being evaluated. Students either passed or failed. Each individual’s success was considered to be a direct reflection on how much time and effort they put into their studies. Colleges did not often bear the burden of responsibility for poor student outcome statistics. In recent years, the responsibility of student success has begun to fall more heavily on the schools. According to Grubb and Associates’s article, “From Black Box to Pandora’s Box. Evaluating Remedial/Developmental Education”, as the shift in responsibility has

As a professional deeply invested in fostering the success of college-aged students, I work tirelessly to improve the general welfare of students on each campus that I employ, while also focusing on the quality of the student collegiate experience. However, working with students is only the tip of the iceberg. To challenge what I have learned and deepen my impact, I need a holistic understanding of the field. Therefore, I am seeking a foundation of learning to decipher innovative solutions for higher education conflicts.

Success can come from a vary of different shapes and sizes. It can even be viewed differently from person to person. Success is a word that has never ending definitions based on the person telling the story or the goals that need to be achieved. These individuals are not always perfect to motivate others of what success consist of. What if success at University of St. Thomas could be told by something other than the students, staff, administration, or athletics? What if the walls could speak at University of St. Thomas to the statue of St. Thomas?

Today, more than any other time in history, student demographics of college and university students in the United States are experiencing rapid and profound changes. Along with these increases in nontraditional student enrollment comes an increasing percentage of working nontraditional college students with a multitude of commitments that serve to create barriers to educational success that traditional student learners do not have in a traditional college setting (Wyatt, 2011). Based on this information, many institutions hurry to seek solutions to the barriers without considering the existent of the underlying causes. It becomes the conjecture that the solutions to the barriers can be met quickly; consequently, this assumption

The biggest issue faced in the educational field in the United States is the students’ dropouts in the College studies (Fike & Fike, 2008). Parents, policy makers and educators should take a bigger stance at reducing the student dropouts, where very little or nothing is expected from the students. So, studies have been formulated to measure student progress and effectiveness of learning (Kim, Newton, Downey, & Benton, 2010). Mhuva (2011) found that supportive staffs, focusing on students’ individual and academic needs, and positive modeling, enhance student retention. The learning processes must be alive from the first day of class and must be taught by caring faculty.

However, the SAT score alone is not an accurate indicator of success or failure. In order to compensate for this, a mathematical formula has been generated in order to determine the potential success or fail rate of a student based on the institution he or she attends. In order to establish this rate, the SAT scores of all institutions are coupled with the retention rate for all institutions.

Institutions of higher education pride themselves in their ability to educate, serve, and meet the needs of the students in which it serves. This analysis shows collaboration on college/university campuses to foster success among first year students. With higher education today being in a state of dynamic change, it becomes crucial that faculty members recognize that their long time traditional roles have become somewhat non-existent. That is to say that there must be a relinquishing of past ideas and procedures.

There are several qualities to have to be successful in college. These qualities can range from attending class to going above and beyond what’s expected. Success comes from the journey taken or the path chosen. Success also comes from being prepared. As a student, I must step up to the challenge and find the path to success along the way. Several ways I define success is to uphold academic integrity, have the ability to prioritize, and to motivate myself to stay on top of what needs to be accomplished.