2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

June 27, 2008 – UMUC – Common + Institution specific indicators
OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS FOR MFR/ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES/INDICATORS
Measure # Special Timeframe Issues USM
Template
Objective
Indicator/Measure Source Operational Definition Control
MHEC consistency checks and edits are reviewed and any necessary
corrections made to the file. Final review and signoff is by the
Assistant VP. A SAS program to generate degree profiles provides
both degree recipient counts (using highest degree awarded in the FY)
and counts of all degrees awarded.
13 Fiscal year basis 1.2 Number of students graduating
from IT baccalaureate programs
14 Fiscal year basis NA Number of students graduating
from baccalaureate nursing
15 FY 04: 98-99 graduates (2000
MHEC Survey)
FY 05: 00-01 graduates (2002
MHEC Survey)
FY 06: 03-04 graduates (2005
MHEC Survey)
FY 07: 06-07 graduates (2008
MHEC Survey)
programs
2.1 Median salary of graduates MHEC followup
survey of
graduates
DIS Use MAITI definition of IT program:
see #4
DIS Self-explanatory NA
Median salary of bachelor's degree
recipients
OUTCOMES
18 See # 15 1.1 Employment rate of graduates See #15 The percentage of bachelor’s degree
recipients who held full- or part-time
jobs within one year of graduation.
Denominator excludes those not
19 See #15 1.1 Number of graduates employed in
Maryland
21 See #15 1.2 Number of graduates from IT
bachelor’s programs employed in
Maryland
seeking employment.
See #15 (The percentage of bachelor’s degree
recipients who held full- or part-time
jobs in Maryland within one year of
graduation as derived from the
follow up survey of graduates) X (the
number of bachelor degree
recipients). Denominator for
percentage includes those not seeking
employment.
See #15 (The percentage of bachelor’s degree
recipients from IT programs who
held full- or part-time jobs in
Maryland within one year of
graduation as derived from the
follow up survey of graduates) X (the
503
4
See data source explanation from Controls #10, above. Undergraduate
students who received a bachelor’s degree in a program defined as part
of the MAITI set are counted for this measure, using the SAS degrees
profile program.
Data are taken from the triennial alumni follow up survey, sponsored
by MHEC, and reported to both MHEC and the USM. Survey forms
are collected at the institution, and data are reviewed for accuracy and
consistency within IPRA. The median salary is based on the selfreported
salary of alumni on the follow up survey. Because the selfreport
data are collected in data ranges, the median salary is a derived
measure calculated by formula based on grouped data.
Data are taken from the triennial alumni follow up survey, sponsored
by MHEC, and reported to both MHEC and the USM. Survey forms
are collected at the institution, and data are reviewed for accuracy and
consistency within IPRA. Alumni are asked for their current job
status, and if they hold a job, whether they are full- or part-time.
See Controls # 15 (follow up survey), # 10 (bachelor recipients).
Calculation of the percentage follows the definition (left).
See Controls # 15 (follow up survey), # 10 (bachelor recipients), and
#13 (MAITI).
Calculation of the percentage follows the definition (left), after
selecting only the MAITI-identified programs among the bachelor’s
degrees awarded in the FY.