Information Systems and Technology (IS&T), in partnership with subject area experts in Finance, Human Resources, the Registrar’s Office, and Institutional Research, launched the majority of Panther Analytics reports in 2018 when the data warehouse and its analytic tools first became available. Since the initial launch, IS&T has continued to add new reports and tools to better assist staff in their mission to support our students and university operations.
Thanks to the Unizin Data Platform, student learning analytics in Canvas have never been more accessible. The Panther Analytics team has been hard at work delivering Student Activity, and Performance reports that examine LTI usage and other Canvas engagement metrics to help advisors identify students and courses that may need more support. Combining these learning analytics with PeopleSoft data allows the reports to be filtered by demographics, programs, colleges, or specific courses.
As part of our PeopleSoft-based reporting, multiple innovative Student Records reports are now available that make use of students’ program evaluation completion statuses. This allows not only for advisors to monitor students’ progress through their programs, but also for class schedulers to estimate the number of seats required in core courses. Huge improvements have also been made to existing reports: newly redesigned versions of the Class Roster and Waitlist reports allow report viewers to assess multiple courses and sections at one time.
In Finance reporting, a brand new Grants Statistics dashboard was recently unveiled using Power BI, and two new grants reports were added to the previously-debuted Grants dashboard for PIs.
In HR reporting, new and improved reports on Budget, Position Management, and Federal Work Study are now available through Power BI.
More exciting developments are on the horizon as the Panther Analytics team (and its partners!) leverage new data sources and technologies–such as Power BI and the Unizin Data Platform–while continuing to mine our existing resources to provide data where it’s needed.
Learn more about Panther Analytics, including how to request access, at our home page, and find out how Panther Analytics and the data warehouse fit into our institution’s data offerings at Data at Chapman. Need data you don’t see available? Contact the Data at Chapman team at data@chapman.edu.
