Workstream #5 Report—Academic Portfolio Review – National Alignment
The report details the national alignment of Penn State degree conferrals to national competitors with a projection of national employment growth, and it is a draft until data is validated.
The data compiled from this report is meant to serve as a resource for further discussion and analysis, in combination with other future APPR reports, and not as a stand-alone decision-making tool. The categorizations and rankings that appear in the report are part of Hanover’s research methodology and illustrate how they analyzed the data sources used in the report. It is the University’s responsibility to provide additional context and data, as needed, to the report. The accompanying documents help to outline Hanover’s own methodology, as agreed upon by the many individuals working on the APPR project, as well as a few limitations that exist within the data.
Report and supplemental materials
For those who would like to review and learn more about the report, the APPR tri-chairs recommend you read the report, and accompanying documents, in the following order:
- Preamble – Academic Portfolio Review National Alignment
- Report – Academic Portfolio Review National Alignment
- APPR Report 5 Data Supplement – Workforce Development – An Excel document that includes all of the raw data and complete portfolio data; the report itself only comprises examples based on the data findings.
- Data and Information Team Compendium – Highlights the methodological and data concerns that emerged as part of the report process.
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