Interview Script
WASC Data Committee

I’m calling from Point Loma Nazarene University as part of our accreditation process.

Could I speak to an analyst in the IR (Institutional Research) office?

Are you yourself actively involved in the analysis of institutional data?

1. No       Could you direct me to someone who does do analysis?
2. Yes          ↓

   I’m calling from Point Loma Nazarene University as part of our accreditation process.
   Analyst’s Name _______________________
   Is there a separate IR director?

   1. Yes                  ○   No

To within 100 people, about how many students do you have that are

1. Traditional 18-24 year old undergraduates?  _________
2. Non-traditional undergraduates? __________
3. Graduate students? _________

 

Did you yourself fill in the IPEDS reports?
(Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

1. Yes            ○   No ↓

              
   Who does fill them out?
   ________________________

Does the IR office gather information for strategic planning?

1. Yes            ○   No

Does your office do customized research projects for individual units of the institution?

1. Yes            ○   No

Does your office maintain a baseline collection of data for overall institutional research?

1. No             ○   Yes ↓

   What kinds of information are stored?
   _______________________________
   _______________________________
   _______________________________
   _______________________________
   _______________________________

Does your office conduct surveys?

1. No             ○   Yes ↓

   What kinds of surveys are conducted?
   _______________________________
   _______________________________
   _______________________________
   _______________________________
   _______________________________

Data may be store centrally or dispersed or somewhere in between.  How would you describe the storage of your data?  Is it

• Exclusively centralized
• Mainly centralized
• Mainly de-centralized
• Totally de-centralized

Do you yourself write queries to a database?

1. Yes            ○   No ↓

   Are queries written by others?

   1. Yes –Software front end
   2. Yes –In the IR office
   3. Yes –In another office
   4. No –None are used

Does your office maintain a Web Page containing data

1. Yes            ○   No

Where does the IR office sit in the school’s organizational chart?
____________________________________________________

To whom does the IR director (or analyst if there is no director) formally report?
____________________________________________________

Is there a committee or an individual that advises the IR office on research issues?
____________________________________________________
Do faculty members play any role in the research in the IR office?

1. No             ○   Yes ↓

   How are they compensated?

   1. They are uncompensated
   2. Financially
   3. Part of their assignment
   4. Don’t know

The next few questions will be based on the 2003-2004 school year. 

How many people worked in Institutional Research?  ___________

Were they full-time, part-time, or what?

	Full-Time	Part-Time	Other

Could you estimate the non-salary budget for IR for 2003-2004?

• Yes      $____________
• No

 

We are interested in the level of preparation for IR positions.

What degree or degrees do members of the IR office hold?

Role or Position	HS	AA	BA BS	MA MS	Ph.D. Ed.D.

Are you willing to share rough salary information for members of the IR office?

1. No             ○   Yes ↓

 

Role or Position	Salary

 

Thank you for the time you have taken out of your busy schedule to help us.  We will use your insight to improve our IR office.

WASC Data Committee
Point Loma Nazarene University