"The new source of power is not more money into the hands of the few, but more information into the hands of many." --- John Naisbitt

Links to other sites

Index to Campus Data Sources

Reports/Presentations Presentation at Allerton Senior Administrator Orientation 8/18/08 Faculty Peer Salary Report   1/10/2007 Data-Savvy Department Heads WorkshopDecember, 2007 Presentation on DMI web resources 12/13/05 (powerpoint) Faculty Salary Equity Regressions Urbana Campus Gender Equity Report (June 2000) Report of the Task Force on Assessment and Improvement (1997) Report of the Task Force on Program Evaluation and Assessment (1996)

UI Systems Links ITPC (Information Technology Priorities Committee) University SSN Policy Decision Support UI Integrate Training IRT (Institutional Research Transition)

Related University of Illinois Sites Office of the Provost University Office of Planning & Budgeting Planning & Budgeting (UOAPA) Student Databook University Office of Business Affairs Administrative Information Technology Services Codebook Campus Tuition Waiver Recordkeeping Policy

External Sites Association for Institutional Research Illinois Association for Institutional Research Illinois State University Program Review Site State of Illinois Illinois Board of Higher Education NCES report to IBHE on Illinois Higher Ed Map of IBHE regions Illinois Community College Board List of College & University Homepages NCES unit record proposal (pdf)

About DMI

The Division of Management Information (DMI) is a service unit reporting to the Provost.

Our goal is to assist administrators, faculty, and staff in obtaining timely, accurate, and appropriate information from the university's administrative databases.

Data Retrieval Services

The professional staff at DMI can extract and summarize data upon request from many campus-wide computerized databases, including

• Payroll/Human Resources
• Finance
• Activity Reporting System
• Student records
• Admissions
• Financial Aid
• Degrees
• Course and Instructor information
• Schedule of classes

Reports, graphs, or downloads from both current and historical information can be prepared to the user's specification.

In addition to data retrieval, other services available include statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and building web systems to solve administrative information needs. A recent example is the Consolidated Class Roster System.

In general, campus units are not charged for these services. The exception is for mailing labels for employees or students, where we will charge a minimum of $25 to produce a targeted mailing list. Actual charges will be based on the complexity of the mailing list requested and university resources required to produce it. Rush jobs (less than 2 weeks turnaround) will be assessed a surcharge of $50.

External Reporting/Surveys

The Division of Management Information is responsible for preparing the information used in the annual IBHE Cost Study, for Federal A-21 reporting, and for accreditation reviews. We also provide data for annual surveys by Money Magazine, US News & World Report, Barron's College Guides, and many other specialized surveys.

Campus administrators and faculty who receive external requests for campus-wide information are encouraged to contact DMI staff for assistance in obtaining "official" statistics.

Other Responsibilities

• Campus Codebooks
  The Director of the Division is the campus coordinator for all changes to college, department, division, and curriculum codes and names. Departments considering making such a change are invited to consult with the Director early in the process.
• Effort Reporting
  State and federal regulations require the campus to monitor the effort spent on teaching, research, public service, and other activities by all academic and graduate assistant employees located in Urbana. DMI is responsible for collecting and verifying this effort information.
• Course Information Processing
  DMI is responsible for summarizing all section and course information for the campus. We collect and verify instructor information for all sections offered and we calculate the instructional units (IUs), student registrations, and contact hours credited to each department and to each instructor. We maintain a permanent history of all courses offered and the enrollments each term.
• Report of Non-University Activities
  Management Information supports the collection of these reports for the Urbana and Chicago campuses and the University Administration by creating checklists lists of employees.
• International student/staff reporting
  Management Information maintains a server and software allowing the Urbana and Chicago campuses to provide mandated federal reports on international students, faculty and staff.

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