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.

Search for Data, Hubs, Reports and Dashboards!

USF Accountability, Fact Book and Points of Pride
Resource Name Description Data Source Access For Help Contact

College Accountability, Reviews & PPA



 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 SSRA

Fact Book

 Statistics about the university Statistics about the university N/A SSRA

Points of Pride

 Distinguishing characteristics of USF among the nation's top universities. Performance N/A UPSA

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Student Data Reports, Hubs & Dashboards
Resource Name Description Data Source Provisioning 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 Must request access from IT Please contact IT Analytics
SIS Reports Reports of real time data from the Student Information System (Banner) Student   APOR

Student Success Hub

 Dashboards on student success, enrollment & admissions  Student VPN (Request via USF IT Helpdesk),  single sign on and PowerBI access required SSRA

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Institutional Data and Reports
Resource Name Description Data Source Provisioning For Help Contact

Accountability Plans

 

 SUS university annual accountability plans

 Student, Faculty, Research, Financial  N/A SSRA

Common Data Set

 Data as defined by definitions identified by a collaborative effort in the higher education community Student, Faculty, Research, Financial N/A UPSA

IPEDS


 Interrelated federal surveys that provide basic data for policymaking and peer analysis Student, Faculty, Financial, Libraries N/A SSRA

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Academic Resources
Resource Name Description Data Source Provisioning 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 N/A APOR
Academic Program Review Repository for templates, forms, guides for program review Academic N/A IE
Academic Forms Central repository for forms related to new degrees programs and CIP code actions Academic N/A APOR
Assessment Resources Repository of resources for all assessment activity Academic Single sign on required IE
CIP Code Tracking A searchable repository of CIP code actions Academic Single sign on required APOR
Curriculum Codes Searchable database of USF’s current Curriculum Codes inventory Academic Single sign on required APOR
Degree Inventory Listing of USF’s current Degree Inventory Academic N/A APOR
Institutes & Centers Resources for Institute and Center reviews, and forms  Academic N/A IE
Xitracs – 
Academic and Student Support Services Assessment		 System used to submit Assessment Plans and Assessment Reports Academic Must request access via (LINK) IE
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) IE

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Survey Hubs
Resource Name Description Data Source Provisioning For Help Contact
Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)  Survey of student academic expectations and perceptions Student Single sign on required UPSA
Campus Climate Survey Survey of student perceptions of and experiences with diversity and safety Student Single sign on required UPSA
First Destination Survey Survey of student academic/career plans after graduation Student  Single sign on required UPSA
Graduating Senior Survey Survey of undergraduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation Student Single sign on required UPSA
Graduate School Exit Survey Survey of graduate student perceptions of and experiences at the university at graduation Student Single sign on required UPSA
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Survey of 1st and 4th year students Student Single sign on required UPSA
Survey Research Hub Survey information from USF students, faculty, staff, and alumni Student, Faculty Single sign on required UPSA

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Performance
Resource Name Description Data Source Provisioning For Help Contact
Rankings Hub Current rankings for USF in prominent media outlets and academic agencies Student, Performance Single sign on required UPSA
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 UPSA

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Faculty Data Tools & Hubs
Resource Name Description Data Source Provisioning 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 Single sign on required FDRA
Academic Analytics - Benchmarking Portal Database containing scholarly data on faculty members. Only available to credentialed academic administrators. Faculty Request access and receive training, TBD... FDRA
Academic Analytics - External Discovery Site External facing site (open to public) showcasing scholarly works of faculty members Faculty N/A FDRA

Faculty Tools



 Reports on faculty population Faculty N/A FDRA
Faculty Information System System tracking tenure, promotions, annual evaluations, and annual assignment data Faculty TBD FDRA
FAIR Information system to maintain faculty data Faculty Automatically provisioned for faculty FDRA

InfoCenter



 Data about students, faculty and staff Faculty & Student Must request access from IT SSRA
Student Assessment of Instruction Resources related to student assessment of instruction Faculty TBD FDRA

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