This text excerpted from the Graduate Bulletin
Professional Development Certificates
Introduction
UW-Stout offers professional development certificate programs in
addition to its traditional majors and minors to meet the needs of
those who wish to obtain additional knowledge and skills needed for
personal growth and professional advancement.
While not a substitute for a degree or diploma, the certificate is an
alternative credential for individuals seeking to obtain new knowledge
and skills or to update their knowledge and skills in a specific area.
Typically, a certificate is earned by completing a set of limited, well
defined learning outcomes focused on new or emerging processes or
new knowledge and principles applied to practical problems or issues.
These course sets lead to a certificate only. If you’re interested in
earning a degee, please refer to the degree programs found elsewhere
in this bulletin.
Additional information about professional development certificate
programs is available online at www.uwstout.edu/programs/pdc.
Institutional Research
PSYC-722E Conflict Management in Evaluation and Institutional Research............0.2
PSYC-722F Reporting in Evaluation and Institutional Research..............0.4
PSYC-722G Professional Growth in Evaluation and Institutional Research.............0.2
The certificate in Institutional Research will provide students with
skills in Institutional Research specific areas such as enrollment management, assessment, accountability, data management and strategic
planning, as well as competencies in ethical considerations, project
management, communication, data collection and analysis. An application course and practicum will provide focus on institutional
research applications of concepts and processes.
Courses and modules may be taken for professional development
or credit toward the certificate. Courses may be taken for credit
toward a UW-Stout degree program. Individual modules may be
taken in any order, provided prerequisites are met, and are offered
asynchronously. Full courses are offered on a semester schedule. In
order to receive course credit toward the certificate or a degree all
modules in the course must be completed; for example to receive
credit for PSYC-720 modules A – K must be completed. All courses
and modules are delivered online. Prerequisites: completion of a
bachelor’s degree
PSYC-720
PSYC-720A
PSYC-720B
PSYC-720C
PSYC-720D
PSYC-720E
PSYC-720F
PSYC-720G
PSYC-720H
PSYC-720I
PSYC-720J
PSYC-720K
Introduction to the Evaluation and Institutional Research ....... 2
Overview of Evaluation and Institutional Research..............0.2
Responsibilities of Institutional Research Offices................0.2
Overview of Evaluation Approaches and Theories................0.1
Utilization-Focused Evaluation...........................................0.2
Goal Free Evaluation.........................................................0.2
Context Input Process Product Evaluation..........................0.2
Constructivist/4th Generation Evaluation...........................0.2
Deliberative/Democratic Evaluation...................................0.2
Empowerment Evaluation..................................................0.2
Methods and Social Justice Evaluation..............................0.1
Evaluation Competencies Overview....................................0.2
PSYC-721
PSYC-721A
PSYC-721B
PSYC-721C
PSYC-721D
PSYC-721E
Evaluation and Institutional Research: Ethics and Practice...... 1
Professional Evaluation Standards.....................................0.2
Ethics in Evaluation and Institutional Research...................0.2
Understanding Responsible Conduct of Research...............0.2
Cultural Competence in Evaluation and Institutional Research............0.2
Reflective Practice in Evaluation and Institutional Research...............0.2
PSYC-722
PSYC-722A
PSYC-722B
PSYC-722C
PSYC-722D
Project Management in Evaluation and Institutional Research............... 2
Stakeholders, Roles, and Responsibilities..........................0.4
Communication and Collaboration with Stakeholders..........0.2
Budgeting for an Evaluation...............................................0.3
Tasks and Timelines in Evaluation and Institutional Research.............0.3
PSYC-723
PSYC-723A
PSYC-723B
PSYC-723C
PSYC-723D
PSYC-723E
PSYC-723F
PSYC-723G
PSYC-723H
PSYC-723I
Research Methods............................................................................ 2
Evaluability Assessment...................................................0.2
Identifying Evaluation Questions........................................0.2
Designing an Evaluation Plan............................................0.2
Research Design in Evaluation and Institutional Research...............0.4
Program Theory – Logic Modeling/PTOC.............................0.2
Literature Reviews in Evaluation and Institutional Research...............0.2
Sampling in Evaluation and Institutional Research..............0.2
Data Visualization in Evaluation and Institutional Research................0.2
Turning Results Into Action................................................0.2
PSYC-724
PSYC-724A
PSYC-724B
PSYC-724C
Data Collection in Evaluation and Institutional Research........... 1
Focus Groups in Evaluation and Institutional Research........0.4
Surveys in Evaluation and Institutional Research................0.4
Observation Studies in Evaluation and Institutional Research.............0.2
PSYC-725
PSYC-725A
PSYC-725B
PSYC-725C
PSYC-725D
Data Analysis in Evaluation and Institutional Research.............. 1
Quantitative Analysis in Evaluation/Institutional Research.................0.3
Qualitative Analysis in Evaluation/Institutional Research.....0.3
Managing Evaluation and Institutional Research Data.........0.2
Synthesize Results — Triangulation...................................0.2
PSYC-728
PSYC-728A
PSYC-728B
PSYC-728C
PSYC-728D
PSYC-728E
PSYC-728F
PSYC-728G
PSYC-728H
PSYC-728I
Institutional Research Applications................................................ 2
Enrollment Management and Modeling..............................0.3
Assessment and Evaluating Academic Programs................0.2
Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis................................0.3
Benchmarking and Data Sharing in Institutional Research.................0.2
Workload Studies in Institutional Research.........................0.2
Data Management in Institutional Research.......................0.2
Institutional Accountability................................................0.2
External Reporting in Institutional Research.......................0.2
Accreditation....................................................................0.2
PSYC-729 Practicum in Institutional Research * .......................................... 3
* Students must complete the prerequisites PSYC-720 through PSYC-725 and
PSYC-728 before enrolling in the practicum course.