The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analysis provides accurate, relevant, and timely information for use by the university community and external constituencies.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis (IEA) collects and analyzes data and disseminates results; provides accurate and timely data and information in support of administrative decision making, planning and policy analysis to internal and external constituencies; conducts studies on issues of significance to the FAU community, and directs university processes for determining and documenting institutional effectiveness in academic departments and academic support units.
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 as 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.
