Tools
Overview
The Office of Decision Support (ODS) supports strategic planning and reporting needs across all USF campuses. The links below provide a list of available ODS reports and resources, most are available on demand.
What Data Tools Does ODS Have?
Click the links below to jump to different groups of data sets and tools.
- USF Accountability and Facts
- Student Data Reports, Hubs & Dashboards
- Institutional Data and Reports
- Academic Planning Hub
- Survey Hubs
- Performance Hubs
- Faculty Data Tools
Search for Data, Hubs, Reports and Dashboards!
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Access | Contact |
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| Annual evaluation of colleges. PPAs are periodic updates of data towards college goals. | Student, Faculty, Research, Financial | Must have VPN to access historical trends under Accountability Navigation | ODS Student Success Research & Analytics | |
| Statistics about the university | Statistics about the university | N/A |
ODS Student Success Research & Analytics
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| Distinguishing characteristics of USF among the nation's top universities. | Performance | N/A | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | Contact |
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| Career Readiness & Post-Graduation Outcomes Hub | A collection of research reports and data dashboards regarding student career readiness and post-graduation activities. | Student | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics | |
| InfoCenter | Data about students, faculty and staff | Student & Faculty | Must request access from IT | IT Helpdesk - IT Analytics |
| SIS Reports | Reports of real time data from the Student Information System (Banner) | Student | ODS SIS Reports | |
| Dashboards on student success, enrollment & admissions | Student | VPN (Request via USF IT Helpdesk), single sign on and PowerBI access required | ODS Student Success Research & Analytics |
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SUS university annual accountability plans |
Student, Faculty, Research, Financial | N/A |
ODS Student Success Research & Analytics
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| Data as defined by definitions identified by a collaborative effort in the higher education community | Student, Faculty, Research, Financial | N/A | ODS Student Success Research & Analytics | |
| Interrelated federal surveys that provide basic data for policymaking and peer analysis | Student, Faculty, Financial, Libraries | N/A |
ODS Student Success Research & Analytics
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| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | Contact |
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| Academic Planning | Academic web-based applications such as curriculum codes, degree inventory, CIP code tracking, etc. Other recourse such as new degree proposals, integrated curricula, curricula process flowcharts. | Academic | N/A | ODS Academic Planning & Operational Reporting |
| Academic Program Review | Repository for templates, forms, guides for program review | Academic | N/A |
ODS Institutional Effectiveness
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| Academic Forms | Central repository for forms related to new degrees programs and CIP code actions | Academic | N/A | ODS Academic Planning & Operational Reporting |
| Assessment Resources | Repository of resources for all assessment activity | Academic | Single sign on required |
ODS Institutional Effectiveness
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| CIP Code Tracking | A searchable repository of CIP code actions | Academic | Single sign on required | ODS Academic Planning & Operational Reporting |
| Curriculum Codes | Searchable database of USF’s current Curriculum Codes inventory | Academic | Single sign on required | ODS Academic Planning & Operational Reporting |
| Degree Inventory | Listing of USF’s current Degree Inventory | Academic | N/A | ODS Academic Planning & Operational Reporting |
| Institutes & Centers | Resources for Institute and Center reviews, and forms | Academic | N/A | ODS Institutional Effectiveness |
| Xitracs – Academic and Student Support Services Assessment |
System used to submit Assessment Plans and Assessment Reports | Academic | Must request access via (LINK) | ODS Institutional Effectiveness |
| Xitracs – Faculty Credentialing |
System used to enter and store credentialing information of the faculty members for each department and college | Academic | Must request access via (LINK) | ODS Institutional Effectiveness |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | Contact |
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| Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) | Survey of student academic expectations and perceptions | Student | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| Campus Climate Survey | Survey of student perceptions of and experiences with diversity and safety | Student | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| First Destination Survey | Survey of student academic/career plans after graduation | Student | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| Graduating Senior Survey | Survey of undergraduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation | Student | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| Graduate School Exit Survey | Survey of graduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation | Student | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) | Survey of 1st and 4th year students | Student | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| Survey Research Hub | Survey information from USF students, faculty, staff, and alumni | Student, Faculty | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | Contact |
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| Rankings Hub | Current rankings for USF in prominent media outlets and academic agencies | Student, Performance | Single sign on required | ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics |
| University Performance Analytics Suite | Interactive tool designed to assess the University of South Florida’s performance against peer institutions | Student, Performance | Single sign on required |
ODS University Performance & Survey Analytics
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| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | Contact |
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| Academic Analytics - Faculty Insight | Open to all Faculty and Staff: a site for faculty to find collaborators and external funding opportunities. | Faculty | Single sign on required | ODS Faculty Data & Reporting Analysis |
| Academic Analytics - Benchmarking Portal | Database containing scholarly data on faculty members. Only available to credentialed academic administrators. | Faculty | Request access and receive training, TBD... | ODS Faculty Data & Reporting Analysis |
| Academic Analytics - External Discovery Site | External facing site (open to public) showcasing scholarly works of faculty members | Faculty | N/A | ODS Faculty Data & Reporting Analysis |
| Reports on faculty population | Faculty | N/A | ODS Faculty Data & Reporting Analysis | |
| Faculty Information System | System tracking tenure, promotions, annual evaluations, and annual assignment data | Faculty | TBD | ODS Faculty Data & Reporting Analysis |
| FAIR | Information system to maintain faculty data | Faculty | Automatically provisioned for faculty | ODS Faculty Data & Reporting Analysis |
| Data about students, faculty and staff | Faculty & Student | Must request access from IT | IT Helpdesk - IT Analytics | |
| Student Assessment of Instruction | Resources related to student assessment of instruction | Faculty | TBD | ODS Faculty Data & Reporting Analysis |