Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

Carolina’s success in achieving its overall mission and strategic priorities is to a large extent dependent on the quality of its individual academic programs and administrative support services. All academic and administrative units on campus participate in identifying their intended outcomes, developing a plan of measuring and assessing the achievement of those outcomes, and using the results to plan for needed improvements.

The following sections provide information for use by faculty and staff in assessing the effectiveness of their units and reporting the results as required for University accountability purposes.

Assessment Policies and Procedures

Requirements and expectations for conducting ongoing outcome assessment activities.

Assessment in Academic Units

Guides to creating a feasible system of assessing student learning outcomes within programs and generating meaningful data for program improvement. Examples and reporting templates are also provided.

Assessment in Administrative Units

Instructions for developing assessment plans to measure achievement of administrative outcomes and reporting how assessment results are being used to enhance organizational effectiveness. Examples and reporting templates are also provided.

Tools and Databases

Web-based tools for documenting assessment activities and reporting results. Also included is a description of the new web-based Course Evaluation System currently being piloted for campus-wide use.