Identity Statement:
We are the institutional research and effectiveness unit for the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus.
Mission: PROMOTING A CULTURE OF EVIDENCE AND ASSESSMENT
Our mission is to discover, interpret, and provide educational, administrative, institutional, and related information to enhance knowledge-based decision making among institutional leadership, academic departments, administrative units, and student service areas as well as external agencies and the public.
To accomplish our mission we collect, analyze, distribute, and facilitate the use of information about university students, alumni, faculty, and staff. To achieve our goals, we employ data extraction and summarization techniques, statistical analyses, observation, survey administration and policy analysis. We distribute standard and custom information in a variety of formats, tailored to the request and user needs. To ensure data integrity and customer satisfaction, our goals are: accuracy, consistency, efficiency, professionalism, relevance, reliability and timeliness. To that end, we seek ongoing feedback from our constituents and customers. We invite you to complete our online administrative unit assessment.
Vision:
The Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness (OIRE) is esteemed by our customers for the integrity of the data provided as well as its data management, analysis and dissemination expertise. We promote a culture of evidence and assessment by modeling that same approach in our own business practices.
Values:
- Accuracy:
The Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness delivers accurate information.
- Consistency:
OIRE employs appropriate data controls and definitions to ensure data consistency and works with data stewards and process owners to do the same.
- Communication:
OIRE staff members employ clear and professional communication techniques and strategies among themselves and with their customers to foster a philosophy and path of inquiry that leads to greater understanding.
- Efficiency:
OIRE staff members are well-organized and demonstrate sound stewardship of the university assets and resources.
- Professionalism:
OIRE personnel remain highly skilled and current in their professions and practices, promote excellence, and continuously improve through education, evaluation and action. Additionally, we use a collaborative approach in our relationships with colleagues and customers to encourage inquiry and questioning rather than merely making a request.
- Relevance:
OIRE ensures that the data it provides to its customers are relevant to their requests.
- Reliability:
OIRE consistently deploys infrastructure, provides services, manages/analyzes/disseminates data, and maintains data systems that the university community can rely upon to carry out its mission.
- Timeliness:
OIRE furnishes its customers with the information being requested in a timely manner.