- Internal Consulting - OIRA provides consulting services to ACC departments on data and analytical needs, including the following:
- Conducting surveys
- Designing data collection instruments including survey forms, course assessment forms, questionnaires, etc.
- Focus group facilitation (for ACC staff and faculty)
- Requests for Information - OIRA responds to requests for information from faculty, staff, administrators, students, and the community.
- Survey Design & Analysis - OIRA provides consulting services to faculty, staff, and administrators, on an as available basis:
- Designing surveys or data collection instruments
- Analyzing and summarizing survey data
- State and Federal Reporting - OIRA report student enrollment data to THECB and USDE.
- SWOT Analysis - OIRA, upon request, provides facilitators for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analyses. As part of the SWOT analysis, OIRA provides a summary of the SWOT results. A SWOT analysis is one of several tools for assessment and planning at Austin Community College.
- Training - OIRA provides training to the college community in several areas:
- Data Interpretation and Analysis
- Focus Group Facilitator training
- Training for ACC staff and faculty (FERPA regulated)