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Monitoring Student Progress and Course Quality With WebFOCUS Rebel Jones, B.S.

Monitoring Student Progress and Course Quality With WebFOCUS Rebel Jones, B.S. Introduction University of North Texas Health Science Center. Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Doctorate in Osteopathy (D.O.) Physician Assistant Studies Masters in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)

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Monitoring Student Progress and Course Quality With WebFOCUS Rebel Jones, B.S.

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  1. Monitoring Student Progress and Course Quality With WebFOCUS Rebel Jones, B.S.

  2. IntroductionUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine • Doctorate in Osteopathy (D.O.) • Physician Assistant Studies • Masters in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) • School of Public Health • Masters in Public Health (MPH), Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences • Masters of Science (MS), Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) • School of Allied Health

  3. Background • Who • Medical students • What • Complete, real-time academic record • Where • Administrators’/Counselors’ offices • When • Scheduled appointments or student-initiated • Why • See students as individuals

  4. Program Views • Rosters for ongoing courses • Nationally-normed subject exams • Licensing examinations • Composite views and rankings • Counseling reports

  5. Representative Views The following screens provide representative views of the web-based system.

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  13. Representative Views View national licensing exam results

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  15. Representative Views View classroom exam results

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  17. Representative Views Click heading to sort by that column (highest ranking students at the top)

  18. Representative Views Click column heading again to reverse sort order (lowest ranking students at top)

  19. Representative Views

  20. Representative Views Prepare a complete Academic Progress Report for a single student.

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  22. Representative Views Compare this student’s performance in every course to the rest of the class.

  23. Representative Views Academic Progress Report for a poorer performing student.

  24. Representative Views

  25. Technical Considerations Design Imperatives • Real-time scores and grades • Internet-based • Thin client • Conditional styling • Visualization and charting • Local and national norms • Intuitive navigation (instructions fit on a postage stamp)

  26. Design Challenges GOAL: Provide real-time, accurate, and consistent data in simple, visual format. Multiple Data Sources: 1. Data Category Pre-admission data, classroom tests, and national board exams 2. Data Format Relation databases, Focus, spreadsheets, and flat files 3. Data Location Enterprise servers, local servers, intranet, and local workstations

  27. Solutions - WebFocus • Excellent tool to extract data fro multiple sources • Easy to use for data validation • Provides simple interfaces to build graphics and conditional styling • We have experts in Focus

  28. Recommendations • Start small with easiest conversions • Demo the concept to potential champions • Manage data quality • Use graphics and conditional styling • Build toward ultimate system

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