Training

Cal Answers That! Top Ten Questions for Advisors

Here are ten common questions that our campus advisors can get answered with Cal Answers Student Data Dashboards. Each question includes a direct link to the filtered Cal Answers dashboard report that displays the data table for the answer. When you click the link if you are not currently logged in to Cal Answers, you will first be directed to the sign in page.

Check out the Cal Answers Quick Start Guide for how to edit the filters to further customize these dashboard reports to...

Cal Answers Top Ten Questions for Advisors

June 8, 2016

The Cal Answers team in partnership with the Office of Planning and Analysis (OPA) has put together a list of Top 10 Questions for Advisors. You can click on the question here and you will be taken directly to the Cal Answers dashboard filtered and formatted to display the answer. Cal Answers credentials will be required if you are not already logged in.

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Cal Answers That! Top Ten Questions for Advisors

Below you will find the Cal Answers That! Top Ten Questions for Advisors. We have linked each question to a Cal Answers dashboard containing information that will help answer the question. If you are not currently logged in to Cal Answers, you will be asked to log in first.

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

August 22, 2017
August 22, 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 next session on: Wednesday,...

Bookmark Links - sharing your customize dashboard views with your colleugues

Do you want to save your Cal Answers dashboard page with your filter settings and customization? You can save your page, create and share a direct link to a Cal Answers dashboard page using bookmark links.

Visit the updated Dashboard Bookmark Links job aid to learn how to create and share bookmarked links.

Creating a Cal Answers Dashboard Bookmark Link

September 21, 2015

Did you ever want to share your Cal Answers dashboard with a colleague?

Check out the Cal Answers Create a Dashboard Bookmark Link job aid with step by step instructions on how to bookmark a customized dashboard that will capture all of your filter selections and any layout edits you have made to the data tables.

NEW Cal Answers Student Data Learning Map

July 11, 2017
jeannine miles

Check out theNEW Cal Answers Student Data Learning Map for a comprehensive set of the latest materials to support you in getting

started working with the Student data areas. Explore these resources in numeric order for a linear learning experience or as needed based
on your immediate question.

NEW Saved Customizations Job Aid

June 30, 2017
Jeannine Miles
Do you have a favorite dashboard tab view in Cal Answers that you keep re-creating by filtering and managing the data table? Cal Answers Saved Customizations provide an efficient option for saving that favorite view so you can easily display without having to filter and arrange your data table. Once you create and save your customized view you can apply as need, edit, share with your colleagues and even set it as the default or opening view of the tab,

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