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 | ODS 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 | Questions? | |
| Statistics about the university | Statistics about the university | N/A |
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| Distinguishing characteristics of USF among the nation's top universities. | Performance | N/A | Questions? |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | ODS 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 | Questions? | |
| InfoCenter | Data about students, faculty and staff | Student & Faculty | Must request access from IT | Please contact IT Analytics |
| SIS Reports | Reports of real time data from the Student Information System (Banner) | Student | Questions? | |
| Dashboards on student success, enrollment & admissions | Student | VPN (Request via USF IT Helpdesk), single sign on and PowerBI access required | Questions? |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | ODS Contact |
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SUS university annual accountability plans |
Student, Faculty, Research, Financial | N/A |
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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 | Questions? | |
| Interrelated federal surveys that provide basic data for policymaking and peer analysis | Student, Faculty, Financial, Libraries | N/A |
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| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | ODS 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 | Questions? |
| Academic Program Review | Repository for templates, forms, guides for program review | Academic | N/A |
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| Academic Forms | Central repository for forms related to new degrees programs and CIP code actions | Academic | N/A | Questions? |
| Assessment Resources | Repository of resources for all assessment activity | Academic | Single sign on required |
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| CIP Code Tracking | A searchable repository of CIP code actions | Academic | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| Curriculum Codes | Searchable database of USF’s current Curriculum Codes inventory | Academic | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| Degree Inventory | Listing of USF’s current Degree Inventory | Academic | N/A | Questions? |
| Institutes & Centers | Resources for Institute and Center reviews, and forms | Academic | N/A | Questions? |
| Xitracs – Academic and Student Support Services Assessment |
System used to submit Assessment Plans and Assessment Reports | Academic | Must request access via (LINK) | Questions? |
| 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) | Questions? |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | ODS Contact |
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| Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) | Survey of student academic expectations and perceptions | Student | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| Campus Climate Survey | Survey of student perceptions of and experiences with diversity and safety | Student | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| First Destination Survey | Survey of student academic/career plans after graduation | Student | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| Graduating Senior Survey | Survey of undergraduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation | Student | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| Graduate School Exit Survey | Survey of graduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation | Student | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) | Survey of 1st and 4th year students | Student | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| Survey Research Hub | Survey information from USF students, faculty, staff, and alumni | Student, Faculty | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | ODS Contact |
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| Rankings Hub | Current rankings for USF in prominent media outlets and academic agencies | Student, Performance | Single sign on required | Questions? |
| 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 |
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| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | Provisioning | ODS 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 | Questions? |
| Academic Analytics - Benchmarking Portal | Database containing scholarly data on faculty members. Only available to credentialed academic administrators. | Faculty | Request access and receive training, TBD... | Questions? |
| Academic Analytics - External Discovery Site | External facing site (open to public) showcasing scholarly works of faculty members | Faculty | N/A | Questions? |
| Reports on faculty population | Faculty | N/A | Questions? | |
| Faculty Information System | System tracking tenure, promotions, annual evaluations, and annual assignment data | Faculty | TBD | Questions? |
| FAIR | Information system to maintain faculty data | Faculty | Automatically provisioned for faculty | Questions? |
| Data about students, faculty and staff | Faculty & Student | Must request access from IT | Questions? | |
| Student Assessment of Instruction | Resources related to student assessment of instruction | Faculty | TBD | Questions? |