Assessment - Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University engages in assessment campus-wide in support of data-driven decision-making. The assessment cycle operates within the University’s fiscal year which begins annually on July 1st and concludes on June 30th of the following year. The annual assessment timeline is as follows:

Anthology Planning

Anthology Planning is the University's choice for managing assessment and tracking goals, objectives, and student learning outcomes across all units. Anthology Planning allows users to create annual plans that track progress toward successful completion of goals and objectives.

Access Anthology Planning through the Anthology landing page. (User account necessary)

Assessment Plan Resources

Writing an Effective Assessment Plan (Updated 3/5/24)
Creating an Assessment Plan
Relating Unit Objectives/SLOs to Unit Goals
Relating Unit Objectives/SLOs to Strategic Plan Initiatives (New for 2024-25 Plans)
Assigning Responsible Users
Printing Assessment Plans
Bloom's Taxonomy Action Verbs

Assessment Training Video

Writing an Effective Assessment Plan (45 minutes)

Anthology Evaluate (formerly Course Evaluations)

Anthology Evaluate is a system that provides meaningful feedback to faculty and administration and can inform decisions about accreditation and faculty performance reviews.

Survey Policy

The University survey policy is available here: UNIV-139 Survey Policy

Survey Tools

Qualtrics

Web-based software that allows faculty to easily create surveys and generate reports. Faculty and Students may access Qualtrics at: https://coastalcarolina.qualtrics.com/

Qualtrics Account Support

Faculty: Submit a KACE ticket at https://5000.coastal.edu/. Log in with your CCU credentials then select 4 - Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analysis as the Organization.
Students: Send an email to irsurvey@coastal.edu

Additional Information

For additional account information, download the Qualtrics Access information sheet.
For technical support and how-tos, please visit Qualtrics support.

Dedoose

Qualitative and mixed methods data analysis application. Faculty, staff, and students may sign up and download the Dedoose application at: Sign Up and Download Dedoose

Dedoose Support

Resource Page: Dedoose Resources
Contact Dedoose: Email Dedoose at support@dedoose.com
Office Hours: Monthly office hours where you can ask quick questions via Zoom. Select this link for more information and to register for office hours.

Dedoose Training

Introduction to Dedoose
Advanced Dedoose Training

Contact irsurvey@coastal.edu for Dedoose Training Passcodes