Presenter:
Mr. Joe Meyer, Director, Institutional Research
Date, Time and Location:
Monday, October 26, 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Alkek 102 and RRHEC Avery 364
or
Tuesday, October 27, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
JCK 460
This Institutional Research workshop will teach attendees how to use MS Excel Pivot Tables and other new tools at Texas State and elsewhere to gain access to information about higher education in Texas and the nation. Finding information on students, curricula, faculty, staff, and other areas will be demonstrated. We will cover how to:
- look at an extensive and flexible set of Texas, State data in tabular and graphical formats using MS Excel as the tool,
- make comparisons among Texas public colleges and universities using improved tools at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,
- compare public and private universities around the nation using improved data tools from the U.S. Department of Education,
- use web-based data sources from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other organizations as time permits.
Anyone with experience using a web browser and MS Excel will benefit from this workshop on how to access user-friendly information sources to support data-driven decisions.
