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Quality Improvement - UW-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Curricular/Academic Planning

Learn what Query Library resources are available for UW-Madison staff in the area of curricular/academic planning.

Who Would Use Curricular/Academic Planning Queries?

UW-Madison employees selecting this group carry out the following functions in their job:

  • Developing courses using enrollment trend analysis,
  • Evaluating and developing curriculum using assessment of prior and subsequent courses taken by students or majors in a particular course or major.
  • Evaluating Student majors - trends, years to degree, additional majors.
  • Enhancing instructor preparation by providing insight into student background and relevant courses taken
  • Insuring course/department consistency including consistent grade use and distribution
  • Conducting or preparing for Department or program reviews

To perform their job functions employees selecting this group access data that helps them:

  • Recognizing trends in order to effectively plan course offerings, instructor hiring, relieve/identify bottlenecks to course sequencing
  • Assessing special or major program development, especially changes to the major and implications
  • Integrating student background into instruction or new course development

Examples of working titles for this group include:

  • Members of curriculum committees
  • Dean
  • Department administrator
  • Director
  • Department Chairs
  • Professor
  • Program or Advisor for a Major
  • Student Services Coordinator

 

Authorization

You must be authorized to access the queries below. Once authorized, go to the Query Library at https://authhub.wisconsin.edu/?app=Hyperion

Sample Curricular/Academic Planning queries

Number of Declared Majors Historical
Comparison of the number of declared majors in a department or across departments (majors). Comparisons by level, gender and FTE percent are available.

Course Enrollment History
Historical data for a course or courses in a department. It was designed to answer the question, 'How have enrollments in this course varied from year to year, semester to semester?'

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