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1 Higher Education Data System (HES) Update 2008 ASHA Convention November 20, 2008 November 20,

2 Overview of the HES What it is: What it does: Centralized data collection system providing national data needed for effective strategic planning Facilitates online data collection for 6 instruments Provides search capabilities through EDFIND Integrates data from surveys and accreditation reports Who is involved: ASHA CAPCSD CAA Collaborated on design and development with external vendor 2

3 Six HES Instruments Graduate Guide Survey Joint ASHA-CAPCSD Research Doctoral Survey CAPCSD Demographic Survey CAPCSD Salary Survey CAA Application CAA Annual Report 3

4 HES Instrument Annual Launch Schedule September 1 September 30: Graduate Guide Survey October 1 October 30*: CAPCSD Demographic Survey *Will be open this year until Dec 5 th March 16 April 30: Joint ASHA-CAPCSD Research Doctoral Survey Date TBD: CAPCSD Salary Survey November 17 February 1: CAA Application or May 1 August 1: CAA Application or CAA Annual Report 4

5 How Are the Data Used? Individual Program Data Graduate Guide Survey EDFIND CAA Reports Accreditation Review Aggregate g Data CAPCSD Demographic Survey report CAPCSD Salary report Joint ASHA-CAPCSD Research Doctoral Survey report Supplemental reports from Graduate Guide Survey 5

6 EDFIND ASHA s public search interface for learning about graduate programs Separate master s and doctoral program search options Since June 2007 Over 500,000 visits to EDFIND More than 1 million views of EDFIND results 6

7 Value of HES to Academic Programs and CAPCSD Increased efficiency for programs completing HES instruments Pre-population of data Use of standard format to increase familiarity in using the tool Consistent reporting periods (e.g., academic year) Marketing individual programs in EDFIND Standard reports (aggregate data) 7

8 Participation Enhances Value to the Discipline Graduate Guide Survey 131 out of 260 programs (50%) CAPCSD Demographic Survey 126 6outo of 306poga programs s( (41%) Joint ASHA-CAPCSD Research Doctoral Survey 26 out of 48 PhD programs (54%) CAPCSD Salary Survey Will provide current data on faculty salaries 8

9 Value of HES to CAA Trend analysis across accredited programs Inform the effectiveness of accreditation standards at producing quality academic programs and graduates Monitor the effectiveness of meeting mission and goals as an accrediting agency (program improvement) Identify issues impacting faculty, curriculum, program and student assessment, and program resources that are evident across accredited graduate programs Consistency in program reporting Evaluate program interpretation of standards Inform program educational opportunities 9

10 Value of HES to the Professions HES Data Reports Inform ASHA initiatives undertaken on behalf of the discipline in the following areas: PhD shortage in higher education Personnel shortages in speech-language pathology Recruitment and retention of diverse student populations Internationalization Specialization Research initiatives 10 Advocacy

11 Strategies for Completing HES Instruments Schedule dates of HES instruments on department calendar When launch arrives immediately verify program info and designate editors Forward all electronic communication regarding each survey to your editors Download files and gather all data before entering any of it 11

12 Strategies for Completing HES Instruments Get familiar with HES system organization; HELP features; red, yellow, green lights Program director must submit after data is entered using appropriate name/title Contact Technical questions Content questions 12

13 Questions? For more information Contact Visit the ASHA Member Services Center in the Exhibit Hall Academic Affairs kiosk HES and EDFIND CAA kiosk CAA instruments Attend the CAA lunchtime sessions a 13

14 Addendum d 14

15 EDFIND Master s Program Search 15

16 Administrative Features of fth the System HES Access and Login My Account and My HES Info List of Programs with an Academic Relationship Dashboard and Features HES Instruments All instruments share the following elements: Instrument Program Status Tracking Instrument Navigation Data Submission/Sign-off Data Pre-population 16

17 Who Has Access to the HES for My Program? Three types of authorized users from your academic program have permissions set in the HES, each with a different level of access: HES Signatory Typically the program director and must be identified d by the program Receives notifications and updates about the HES and the instruments Enters or updates data and program responses to instrument questions Identifies editors to contribute to the completion of data entry in HES Sole authority to submit completed instruments by the designated deadline May access all of his/her program s data and confirmation reports within the HES Can access the program s general status page (dashboard) via My HES Info HES Editor Must be identified d by the program director/signatory i t Enters or updates data and program responses to instrument questions May access all of his/her program s data and confirmation reports within the HES Can access the program s general status page (dashboard) via My HES Info Academic Faculty Must be registered user of the ASHA Web site Must have a formal relationship (i.e. faculty, staff, etc.) with the academic program Can access the program s general status page (dashboard) via My HES Info 17