Measurement Plan for Higher Learning – Module 12

For this post, I’ll make the obvious choice, and develop a measurement plan for LTU.

Using the same steps as in previous posts, we can easily develop a measurement plan for the university that is cost effective and provides actionable insight.

   

    1.     Use Your Mission to Define Your Objectives

a.     According to LTU’s website, their mission is to “To develop leaders through a student-centric environment with innovative and agile programs embracing theory and practice.”

                                               i.     As one can imagine, much of what KDP discusses in both chapters pertains to this mission. In order to fulfill its objectives, LTU must ensure that the proceeding steps are thoroughly fleshed out.

    2.     Identify and Prioritize Your Audiences

a.     LTU needs to identify their vital stakeholders, which will include several entities, such as:

                                               i.     Students

                                              ii.     Staff

                                            iii.     Deans

                                            iv.     Faculty

                                              v.     Parents

                                            vi.     Donors

                                           vii.     and more…

It will be vital that LTU prioritize and meet the various needs of these publics. For example, students will require things like quality education and plenty of extra circular activity. Parents – on the other hand – will want a safe, cost effective college environment. College deans will want to see the cohesion of all of these elements in the form of increased enrollment, national recognition and funding, and increased staff retention rates.

    3.     Define objectives

a.     LTU could define several objectives related to their overall mission. Some of those objectives might be:

                                               i.     Increased student enrollment

                                              ii.     Increased national recognition

                                            iii.     Increased student and staff retention

                                            iv.     Increase in funding

    4.     Establish a Benchmark

a.     LTU could establish benchmarks by comparing to other private universities in the U.S., as well as using historical data for reference..

    5.     Pick a Measurement Tool

a.     LTU could utilize nearly all of the measurement tools we’ve discussed in the course, ranging from newspaper and clip analysis, to website traffic analysis, to surveys and mass data compilation to measure their success. Much like the enterprise environment, LTU can also gauge its success against its peers.

    6.     Analyze Results and Make Changes

As LTU evaluates the information that would improve the university, it can then act on that information and convert it to action. Through the information attained in the program, LTU can reformulate itself both horizontally and vertically to ensure that it is meeting the needs of each and every one of its valuable publics.

References:

http://www.ltu.edu/presidents_office/mission.asp?_wds=cs