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Cal Answers Student Data Dashboards Map

Student Data dashboards provide Cal Answers users with the ability to view and analyze student data in order to answer questions and improve decision making. The student data dashboards currently available in Cal Answers...

How do I select multiple filter values in the dashboard prompts at the same time?

Single vs. Multi-Select

Prompts with a checkmark allow you to select one value.

Prompts with checkboxes allow you to select multiple values.

select multiple items

Enter Multiple Codes or Numeric Values

When you want to select multiple numeric values and you know the codes, it isn’t necessary to select them from a drop-down list. You can type or paste them into the prompt separated...

Which student data dashboards and reports include Graduate student data?

Most of the student dashboards include Graduate student data. These dashboards in the Student Demographics & Outcomes subject area do not include Graduate Student data:

Graduation, Retention and Time to Degree Multiple Majors

Check out the Cal Answers Student Data Subject Areas, Dashboards & Filters Map job aid. Reports with an * include undergraduate data only. All other reports include both Graduate or Undergraduate student data.

Where can I find report documentation and data dictionaries for each of the student data subject areas?

The Overview tab of each dashboard has links to wiki documentation that explains the dashboard reports and a data dictionary that explains the columns used in the prompts and reports.

December Community of Practice - Data for Grant Writing, 12.14.18

December 6, 2018

Join us for the December Cal Answers Student Data Community of Practice session on using data in support of grant writing.

Christopher Hunn, Director of Undergraduate Instruction, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Andrew Eppig, Institutional Research Analyst from the Office of Equity & Inclusion will share their experiences using data in support of grant writing. ...

Major Pipeline Analysis, part 2 of 2, September CoP Session Friday, 9.14.18 @ 1 pm

September 10, 2018
Pipeline Analysis, part 2 of 2 this Friday, September 14, 2018, @ 1:00 pm in Doe Library, room 308A

Pipeline Analysis, part 2 of 2

Come out to learn about the basics of analyzing the Major migration of our students from our...

Now Enrolling! 2 Cal Answers Basic Navigation Training Session in May

April 24, 2018
Want to learn how to navigate the Cal Answers student data subject areas to access, format and print your data tables? Student Data* Basic Navigation Training

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Come Check Out the October Cal Answers Student Data Community of Practice

October 3, 2017

You are invited to attend the next Cal Answers Student Data Community of Practice on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, in Doe Library, room 308A. Join your data enthusiast peers, thought leaders, and student data subject matter experts as we discuss answers to your campus student data questions.

Agenda October 11, 2017 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, When do I use Cal Answers and the SIS Reporting Center? Join Institutional Research Analyst Russ Acker from the...

Cal Answers Student Data Community of Practice Meeting Wednesday, September 13th

September 12, 2017

Do you currently use Cal Answers Student Data to answer questions on course enrollments, teaching activity, student credit hours, numbers of degrees earned and retention rates?

If so, come out to the Cal Answers Student Data Community of Practice on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Join your data enthusiast peers, thought leaders, and student data subject matter experts as we discuss answers to your campus student data questions.

The CoP meets on the second Wednesday of each month with our September session on: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 11:00 am - 1:00 pm...

Now Enrolling! Cal Answers Student Data Basic Navigation Training

June 29, 2017

Want to learn how to navigate the Cal Answers student data subject areas to access, format and print your data tables?

What to learn how to navigate the Cal Answers student data subject areas to access, format and print your data tables?

Sign up for one of our 2- hour hands-on training classes.

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