Welcome to Module 7: Strategic Planning and Data-Informed Decision Making!
This module serves to help you explore and develop strategies to evaluate Career Services activities using data. During this module, you will engage with readings and videos to participate in a discussion and complete activities.
Please begin by watching the M7 Overview Video to learn about Module 7's goals and activities.
This module addresses the following outcomes:
List the current process and outcomes data being collected, additional data points needed, and a process for data collection. (C.O. 5)
Create a plan to regularly analyze and use data collected toward a data-informed continuous improvement practice. (C.O. 5 & 6)
To guide you through this module, please consider the following essential question before engaging in Module 7's content and activities:
"How can I use data to evaluate existing career services programs and plan for future programs?"
The following activities are due by Monday, July 25.
M7: Assessment Data Activity (M.O. 1 & 2; Optional activity)
M7: Evaluation Processes Discussion (M.O. 1)
M7: Personal PD Plan - Decision-Making and Skill Evaluation Reflection (M.O. 1 & 2)
Please review the content to continue in Module 7:
Components of a strategic plan
Budget strategies
Additional resources:
Videos, websites, and articles on strategic planning
To engage in this optional activity, click the button below to complete the activity to practice assessing programs and activities using data.
Clicking on the "Go to Activity" button will direct you to the course's Google Classroom space. Remember, Google Classroom is used in this course to engage in and submit activities.
When you have completed the activity in Google Classroom, you will be directed back to this Google Site page.
Please watch the video & review the content to continue in Module 7:
Collecting data
Using data to evaluate programs and services
Additional resources:
Videos, websites, and articles on data collection
Click the button below to complete a discussion about what practices are being used to evaluate programs and activities and identify new evaluation practices you want to try in the future.
Clicking on the "Go to Discussion" button will direct you to the course's Google Classroom space. Remember, Google Classroom is used in this course to engage in and submit activities.
When you have completed the discussion in Google Classroom, you will be directed back to this Google Site page.
Click the button below to reflect on decision-making practices at your institution and evaluate your own skills with regards to evaluating the success of programs.
Clicking on the "Go to Activity" button will direct you to the course's Google Classroom space. Remember, Google Classroom is used in this course to engage in and submit activities.
When you have completed the activity in Google Classroom, you will be directed back to this Google Site page.
When you have engaged with all materials in Module 7, click on the "Next Module" button to proceed to Module 8.