IRPE Effectiveness
The effectiveness component of IRPE involves coordinating the online Institutional Planning and Effectiveness System as well as coordinating University assessment measures including the Graduating Student Survey, the New Student Survey, the Alumni Survey, the Employer Survey, the Major Field Tests in selected disciplines and the ETS Proficiency Profile—a national standardized examination to assess the effectiveness of the general studies program. In addition, IRPE staff members publish reports (online and in hard copy formats) from results of these assessment instruments.
After August 1, 2005, when the three separately accredited institutions—Troy State University Dothan, Troy State University Montgomery and Troy State University—officially merged to become Troy University, transition to a web-based Institutional Planning and Effectiveness (IP & E) system began. The new system was developed to meet the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Core Requirements and Comprehensive Standards for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning in The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, and later evolved into what we now call HOMER, or Holistic Outcomes Measurement and Effectiveness Reporting.
To meet Institutional Effectiveness requirements via the HOMER system, all programs of the University (Academic and Non-Academic) define their expected outcomes or student learning outcomes with assessment measures, measure the outcomes through assessment data gathered on an ongoing basis, build Plans for Improvement (PFI) for outcomes not met, and report assessment results with improvements made based on assessment annually via the HOMER system.
In addition to University-wide surveying and HOMER coordination, IRPE is responsible for the Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC) which reviews all revised programs, new programs and substantive change prospectuses to verify that institutional effectiveness requirements are met.
Contact Us
Troy University Institutional Research, Planning & Effectiveness (IRPE)011 Adams Administration Building
Troy, Alabama 36082
Phone: 334-670-3803
Fax: 334-670-3815