implementation of the program and again at a time following the program implementation. A cost-effectiveness analysis will also be used to evaluate the outcomes of the SSC. While the one-group pretest-posttest design will evaluate whether SSC was effective, the cost-effectiveness analysis takes the process one step further. The analysis will be used to assess the value between the resources required for integrating SSC into Rutgers-New Brunswick in relation to the desired outcome. However, many of these outcomes are not attached to a dollar amount so a analysis is used rather than a cost-benefit analysis (Bingham & Felbinger, 2002; Orr, 1999). Input from advisors, students, and faculty about the advising process will be gathered through a survey which will be administered before and after SSC is implemented. The survey design will be designed based other surveys used to measure advising. For instance, some items from Teasley and assessment of a survey that measured advising satisfaction will Buchanan (2013)’s be used. Novel items developed by OIRAP may be used as well to target specific SSC deliverables. The survey population of students and faculty will be defined by OIRAP and the list of advisors will be provided by the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. The results of the surveys will determine whether SSC is meeting the needs of the Rutgers-New Brunswick community, identify any areas that require improvement, and identify whether/how SSC improves student advising from various perspectives. Furthermore, institutional data analyses will measure the quantitative effectiveness of SSC. OIRAP will be able to retroactively measure student results prior to implementation (e.g. time to degree, graduation rates, retention rates, GPA in major, changes in major) and compare these results after implementation. We suggest evaluating these effects 1-2 years after SSC is implemented.
implementation of the program and again at a time following the program implementation. A cost-effectiveness analysis will also be used to evaluate the outcomes of the SSC. While the one-group pretest-posttest design will evaluate whether SSC was effective, the cost-effectiveness analysis takes the process one step further. The analysis will be used to assess the value between the resources required for integrating SSC into Rutgers-New Brunswick in relation to the desired outcome. However, many of these outcomes are not attached to a dollar amount so a analysis is used rather than a cost-benefit analysis (Bingham & Felbinger, 2002; Orr, 1999). Input from advisors, students, and faculty about the advising process will be gathered through a survey which will be administered before and after SSC is implemented. The survey design will be designed based other surveys used to measure advising. For instance, some items from Teasley and Buchanan (2013)’s assessment of a survey that measured advising satisfaction will be used. Novel items developed by OIRAP may be used as well to target specific SSC deliverables. The survey population of students and faculty will be defined by OIRAP and the list of advisors will be provided by the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs. The results of the surveys will determine whether SSC is meeting the needs of the Rutgers-New Brunswick community, identify any areas that require improvement, and identify whether/how SSC improves student advising from various perspectives. Furthermore, institutional data analyses will measure the quantitative effectiveness of SSC. OIRAP will be able to retroactively measure student results prior to implementation (e.g. time to degree, graduation rates, retention rates, GPA in major, changes in major) and compare these results after implementation. We suggest evaluating these effects 1-2 years after SSC is implemented.
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