Week 7-Hall-Close to the end

Hi!

So, it’s Monday night, and I am blogging once again. This is the last week of my practicum, and I am very close to completing my hours. I have settled into my practicum site and a huge part of what I do now, is working with the TracDAT software. The process by which individual units on campus complete their institutional effectiveness reports has long been a paper process. This process is very slow, yet effective. The dilemma that the OIRE is facing is how we streamline this process without losing the effectiveness.

Since I have been working here, I have had the opportunity to convert many of the Institutional reports from word documents to pdf files. By converting these word files to pdf files, the OIRE will be able to load all files onto the j: drive and give each department access to their individual report. By giving these departments access to the j: drive with their reports, it cuts down a lot on the paper process which gives some efficiency to the process.

 I am also responsible for inputting every degree offered into the TracDAT software, this is a somewhat tedious process, but it does allow me to see every degree that’s offered on campus, and in what unit/department it is housed in. The information that I am inputting will be used in years to come as each department logs into their TracDAT software account and accesses their degree program.

Jeremy.