Who Should Attend
Academic leaders, student success teams, institutional researchers, quality assurance staff and program directors.
Learning Objectives
- Identify measurable student success and academic quality indicators.
- Interpret evidence responsibly without overclaiming causation.
- Design improvement cycles and stakeholder accountability.
- Produce a feasible student success and quality improvement plan.
Curriculum & Instructional Hours
| Module | Key Topics | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Student Success & Institutional Context | Access, persistence, completion, equity and student experience | 6 |
| Evidence & Institutional Metrics | Metric definitions, disaggregation, data quality and privacy | 6 |
| Academic Quality Assurance | Learning outcomes, program review, feedback and improvement cycles | 6 |
| Student Support Interventions | Advising, early support, referral pathways and evaluation | 6 |
| Strategic Planning & Governance | Prioritization, resource tradeoffs, ownership and risk management | 6 |
| Integrated Improvement Capstone | Dashboard specification, action plan, indicators and review schedule | 6 |
Teaching & Assessment
Learning Methods
Data interpretation labs, institutional cases, facilitated design workshops and peer critique.
Assessment
Indicator exercises (25%), intervention and quality design (35%), final integrated improvement plan (40%).; proposed.
Program Outcomes
- Student success indicator dictionary
- Quality assurance review checklist
- Proposed support intervention design
- Institutional improvement roadmap
Program planning notice: Curriculum, duration, faculty, delivery, visits, and completion arrangements are proposed and subject to final institutional confirmation. University visits, visiting scholar placements, academic credit, and partner-issued credentials are not guaranteed.