Institutional Research Services

Data Research and Analysis – An IData consultant with expertise in your administrative system’s data structures can work with your IR staff and your IT staff to define, build, and implement data extractions to fit your reporting needs. We can use existing tools or help you find new methodologies. This service can be offered on a continuous, part-time basis or on a project by project basis.

Definition of Institutional Terms – The single most important step to creating successful reporting projects is to have everyone agree on the definition of the terms and calculations to be used within the data. IData can work with your staff to define the terms across your institutions in ways that can be understood by both the technical and non-technical staff.

Capture and Track Custom Data – Institutions sometimes find that a particular analysis requires information which is not currently contained or integrated with their administrative system. IData can add custom database tables and fields that are integrated directly with the existing administrative system. Using the appropriate development tools and best practices, IData can also create integrated, custom data entry forms and workflows. These custom workflows will allow the information to be entered and tracked in conjunction with the existing related data. For example, a community college that is interested in tracking student responses to marketing campaigns could add a required entry of marketing sources directly to the registration work flow for any new students.

Data Warehouse Design – If your institution is interested in creating a data warehouse solution or in adding new data marts to your existing warehouse, then IData and our partner companies can work with you to design the appropriate warehouse.