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.
Student Data Reports, Hubs & Dashboards
Search for Data, Hubs, Reports and Dashboards!
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | For Help Contact |
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| Annual evaluation of colleges. PPAs are periodic updates of data towards college goals. | Student, Faculty, Research, Financial | SSRA | |
| Statistics about the university | Statistics about the university | SSRA | |
| Distinguishing characteristics of USF among the nation's top universities. | Performance | UPSA |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | For Help Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Readiness & Post-Graduation Outcomes Hub | A collection of research reports and data dashboards regarding student career readiness and post-graduation activities. | Student | UPSA |
| InfoCenter | Data about students, faculty and staff | Student & Faculty | Please contact IT Analytics |
| SIS Reports | Reports of real time data from the Student Information System (Banner) | Student | APOR |
| Dashboards on student success, enrollment & admissions | Student | SSRA |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | For Help Contact |
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SUS university annual accountability plans |
Student, Faculty, Research, Financial | SSRA |
| Data as defined by definitions identified by a collaborative effort in the higher education community | Student, Faculty, Research, Financial | UPSA | |
| Interrelated federal surveys that provide basic data for policymaking and peer analysis | Student, Faculty, Financial, Libraries | SSRA |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | For Help Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | APOR |
| Academic Program Review | IRepository for templates, forms, guides for program review | Academic | IE |
| Academic Forms | Central repository for forms related to new degrees programs and CIP code actions | Academic | APOR |
| Assessment Resources | Repository of resources for all assessment activity | Academic | IE |
| CIP Code Tracking | A searchable repository of CIP code actions | Academic | APOR |
| Curriculum Codes | Searchable database of USF’s current Curriculum Codes inventory | Academic | APOR |
| Degree Inventory | Listing of USF’s current Degree Inventory | Academic | APOR |
| Institutes & Centers | Resources for Institute and Center reviews, and forms | Academic | IE |
| Xitracs – Academic and Student Support Services Assessment |
System used to submit Assessment Plans and Assessment Reports | Academic | IE |
| Xitracs – Faculty Credentialing |
System used to enter and store credentialing information of the faculty members for each department and college | Academic | IE |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | For Help Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) | Survey of student academic expectations and perceptions | Student | UPSA |
| Campus Climate Survey | Survey of student perceptions of and experiences with diversity and safety | Student | UPSA |
| First Destination Survey | Survey of student academic/career plans after graduation | Student | UPSA |
| Graduating Senior Survey | Survey of undergraduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation | Student | UPSA |
| Graduate School Exit Survey | Survey of graduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation | Student | UPSA |
| National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) | Survey of 1st and 4th year students | Student | UPSA |
| Survey Research Hub | Survey information from USF students, faculty, staff, and alumni | Student, Faculty | UPSA |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | For Help Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankings Hub | Current rankings for USF in prominent media outlets and academic agencies | Student, Performance | UPSA |
| Strategic Plan Metrics | Includes goals, associated objectives and measures of success to help guide and track progress | Performance | UPSA |
| University Performance Analytics Suite | Interactive tool designed to assess the University of South Florida’s performance against peer institutions | Student, Performance | UPSA |
| Resource Name | Description | Data Source | For Help Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Analytics - Faculty Insight | Open to all Faculty and Staff: a site for faculty to find collaborators and external funding opportunities. | Faculty | FDRA |
| Academic Analytics - Benchmarking Portal | Database containing scholarly data on faculty members. Only available to credentialed academic administrators. | Faculty | FDRA |
| Academic Analytics - External Discovery Site | External facing site (open to public) showcasing scholarly works of faculty members | Faculty | FDRA |
| Reports on faculty population | Faculty | FDRA | |
| Faculty Information System | System tracking tenure, promotions, annual evaluations, and annual assignment data | Faculty | FDRA |
| FAIR | Information system to maintain faculty data | Faculty | FDRA |
| Data about students, faculty and staff | Faculty & Student | SSRA | |
| Student Assessment of Instruction | Resources related to student assessment of instruction | Faculty | FDRA |