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Improving a general education data pipeline with Python scripts, automated emails, and Power BI

Bryce Z. Miller

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Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)

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English

Institutional Repository

Northwest Nazarene University

Description / Abstract

Submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Assessing General Education (GE) student outcomes for accreditation occurs regularly at higher education liberal arts institutions; however, the process can be complicated and time-consuming, and the resulting outcome data may not be meaningful on its own. This project automates Northwest Nazarene University’s GE outcome assessment process using Python scripts and the Canvas Application Programming Interface (API). The Python scripts automatically send personalized training and reminder emails to GE instructors, retrieve, clean and enrich GE outcome data, and create GE assessment compliance data. Upon completion, Microsoft Power BI visualizes the data. By automating these actions, the project streamlined Northwest Nazarene University’s GE pipeline and transformed years of data into actionable information that could also be shown to accreditors. Furthermore, Microsoft Power BI was leveraged to show how consistently specific colleges, disciplines, departments, courses, and instructors were assessing their GE outcomes, thereby providing college deans and department chairs with information on where to focus their efforts to increase GE outcome compliance.

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KeywordsGeneral education, Outcomes, Automation

Degree AwardedBachelor of Arts

Awarding InstitutionNorthwest Nazarene University

Committee MembersCatherine Becker

Supervisor or ChairDale Hamilton

Peer Reviewed?No

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