Curricular Analytics Workshop

In this hands-on workshop we will provide a introduction to curricular analytics, a set of analytical techniques and tools that allow you to quantify the complexity of curricula, simulate student progress under various scenarios, and create degree plans that maximize the chances of students completing their degrees on time. This workshop will provide participants with the background necessary to conduct meaningful curricular comparisons of similar programs across peer institutions. Such comparisons are often useful in informing curriculum redesign efforts. Metrics associated with these comparisons will be described and demonstrated using participant data (if they so desire), and the relationships of these metrics to curricular quality and student success will be discussed while facilitating participant engagement. A special theme throughout the workshop will be the relationship between curricular analytics and equitable student success outcomes. How can we use comparative complexity scores and curricular maps, for example, to foster greater progress and degree completion equity for racially minoritized, limited income, and first-generation students? How can we use these tools to break down structural barriers that, unintentionally and often invisibility, reproduce and exacerbate pernicious inequities?


After participating in this workshop, participants will be able to:

- Analyze various metrics/statistics related to the complexity of curricula and degree plans;

- Apply curricular and degree plan metrics while studying various student success scenarios;

- Use curricular analytics tools that have been provided as open-source software;

- Understand how to incorporate curricular analytics into curriculum redesign efforts;

- Understand how to incorporate degree plan analytics into advising practices.