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Synchronous Trainings

Academic Services PAR Training

Tuesday 9/24 College Hour 12 pm - 1 pm Online Zoom Recording

This training will cover the “How to complete your PAR” steps on the website, go through a few of the more complex questions in the academic services template, and show you the tableau dashboards and data handouts available from the Office of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness to support you in reflecting on the work of your area. If you have already started your PAR and you have a question, please send it to bgoo@chabotcollege.edu, nliu@chabotcollege.edu, or sabramowitsch@chabotcollege.edu in advance and we will do our best to answer it within the training. There will also be time for any additional Q & A at the end.

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Student Services, Administrative Services, and Office of the President PAR Training

Wednesday 9/18 1 pm - 2 pm Online Zoom Recording

This training will cover the “How to complete your PAR” steps on the website, briefly go through the student/admin services/office of the president PAR template, and answer any questions you have about how to complete your Fall 2023 PAR. If you have already started your PAR and you have a question, please email it to bgoo@chabotcollege.edu, nliu@chabotcollege.edu, or sabramowitsch@chabotcollege.edu in advance and we will do our best to answer it within the training. There will also be time for any additional Q & A at the end. 

Training PowerPoint

SAO Training PPT

This powerpoint explains how to define an SAO, understand different types of SAOs, how to look up existing SAOs in previous PARs, and how to assess SAOs.

Training "Visual How To" Guides

1. How to Use Institutional Research Data to Assess SAOs
2. How to Use Institutional Research Data for Academic Services PARs

Training Videos

Note: The videos below used data and templates from previous years; however, most of the content is still relevant. 

FAQs

Question: I clicked on a link in the template and it won't open. Why not?

Answer: There appears to be an issue with Microsoft Suite products and malware. (This is a Microsoft issue and not something we can fix.) If you have trouble opening any link, then simply copy the link, paste it into an open browser window, and it should open.

There also appears to be an issue for some Mac users when Safari is the default browser. We suggest using a different default browser (e.g., Chrome) and then the links should be click-able.

 

Question: Why do I have to fill out an electronic template and then later fill in the information in Qualtrics? Isn't that duplicative?

Answer: In brief, the electronic template allows you to upload the document to GoogleDrive or OneDrive and collaborate in real time. This is not possible to do in Qualtrics. Qualtrics allows us to more easily analyze, synthesize and visualize data. The second step of copy pasting the data from your template into Qualtrics should only take 15-30 minutes, but allows for advanced analysis, reporting, and distribution of college wide-trends. There is a ppt that explains the "whys?" of this process in detail. 

 

Question: For Resource Requests, do we enter all requests into Program and Area Review (including our ongoing regular funding) or just new requests that are outside of regular ongoing funding?

Answer: PRAC advises the campus to enter new requests only. Supply needs should be global in nature, not specific.

 

Question: In the PAR template "Planning" section and for "Resource Requests," we are advised to align goals and requests with the Educational Master Plan (EMP). The EMP is 104 pages! Can you be a little more specific?

Answer: The Educational Master Plan has five "Mission Critical Priorities" that were developed through a collaborative process, seeking feedback from diverse campus constituents. These priorities are: Equity, Access, Pedagogy and Praxis, Academic and Career Success, and Community and Partnerships. You can learn about these priorities on pages 7-11 (of the PDF) of the Educational Master plan (also numbered as pages 2-6 in the document). We suggest aligning goals and funding requests to the five Mission Critical Priorities.

 

Question: When I turn in my PAR template to my Dean/Manager, what do I include?