CenterCenter for Institutional Research and Data Analytics2023-08-30<![CDATA[<div class="ed_model02 clearfix"> <div class="ed_title01">1. History</div> <div class="ed_txt">In 2015, the Ministry of Education launched “Capacity Building Initiatives for Advancing Institutional Management”, encouraging higher education institutions to set up an institutional research office with the goal to establish an evidence-based decision-making model to improve the higher education practice. National Chiao Tung University and National Yang Ming University established the Big Data Research Center and Office of Institutional Research in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In February 2021, the two universities officially merged into National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), and both units were then unified into the Center of Institutional Research and Data Analytics (CIRDA). In addition to conducting institutional research and maintaining university’s data warehouse, CIRDA has also been put in charge of promoting the core values of sustainable development on campus and enhancing NYCU’s international visibility and reputation.<br> <br> The Center for Institutional Research and Data Analytics has expanded its organizational structure to include the following four secondary units to serve National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University:</div> <ul> <li class="ed_txt">Communication & Outreach: responsible for promoting university’s achievements and reputation using multimedia platforms</li> <li class="ed_txt">Data Governance: responsible for the management of data warehouse and the development and maintenance of a public platform to inform stakeholders about our institutional information</li> <li class="ed_txt">Institutional Research: responsible for institutional program evaluation and providing data-informed decision support for various topics associated with teaching and learning to ensure the quality of education</li> <li class="ed_txt">Strategic Planning & Assessment: responsible for evaluating organizational effectiveness and supporting strategic planning and quality enhancement<br>  </li> </ul> </div><div class="ed_model02 clearfix"> <div class="ed_title01">2. Data Services</div> <div class="ed_txt">To provide better and safer data services, NYCU integrates the Research and Resource Center for Health Statistics (including the facilities from Health and Welfare Data Science Center or HWDC and its research consultation and collaboration services) into CIRDA starting in 2022. To know more about our new services, faculty and research teams can visit our website to keep up with the latest information.<br>  </div> </div><div class="ed_model02 clearfix"> <div class="ed_title01">3. Future Development</div> <div class="ed_txt">To support NYCU’s missions, we expand the scope of our development plans:</div> <ol> <li class="ed_txt">Increasing university’s reputation and visibility through multimedia creation</li> <li class="ed_txt">Optimizing data warehouse system to provide better data services</li> <li class="ed_txt">Fulfilling university’s responsibility to disclose institutional information and provide public access to institutional information online</li> <li class="ed_txt">Providing institutional research and analysis services to support decision-making</li> <li class="ed_txt">Promoting university social responsibility and sustainable development</li> </ol> </div> <div class="ed_model21 clearfix"> <div class="row w-100 m-0 align-content-stretch"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6"> <div class="ed-model21-card"> <div class="professor-name" style="text-align: center;">History</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ed_model20 clearfix"> <ul class="ed_timeline timeline"> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2015.07</div> <div class="timeline-title">The Ministry of Education approved the application of “Capacity Building Initiatives for Advancing Institutional Management” project by NCTU.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2015.12</div> <div class="timeline-title">「Big Data Research Center」officially became the first-level administrative unit.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2016.04</div> <div class="timeline-title">Approved the inclusion of the “Big Data Research Center” in the articles of association of NCTU.</div> <div class="timeline-content"> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2016.06</div> <div class="timeline-title">NYMU Office of Institutional Research was officially established.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2017.04</div> <div class="timeline-title">The Ministry of Education approved the application of “Capacity Building Initiatives for Advancing Institutional Management” project by NYMU.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2021.02</div> <div class="timeline-title">After the two universities officially merged, the two research units were unified into Center for Institutional Research and Data Analytics or CIRDA. The new unified center is now responsible for conducting institutional research and providing data-informed decision support.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2022.02</div> <div class="timeline-title">Four secondary organization units are formed: Communication & Outreach, Data Governance, Institutional Research, and Strategic Planning & Assessment.</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="timeline-dot"> </div> <div class="timeline-card"> <div class="timeline-date">2022.05</div> <div class="timeline-title">Research and Resource Center for Health Statistics is integrated into CIRDA.</div> </div> </li> <li class="clearfix" style="float: none;"> </li> </ul> </div>]]>