Assessment Resources

This site was updated by UAC in Spring 2025.

The University Assessment Committee (UAC) is a standing advisory committee at the University of San Diego. More information about UAC's function can be found in the University Assessment Handbook.

Please find a growing list of assessment resources bulleted below:

• USD's University Assessment Handbook
  • • Includes: information about the UAC, USD's Minimum Standards of Assessment, terminology, reporting due-dates, and more
• USD's Survey Coordination Protocols. The University Assessment Committee (UAC) coordinates and supports surveys of students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The UAC has established protocols to ensure campus-wide surveys:
  1. are coordinated with other surveys,
  2. are well-developed,
  3. collect actionable data, and
  4. yield a strong response rate.
• Nuventive Improve (NI) Platform - Assessment Software
  • Login Link
  • Instructions for Academic Programs:
    • creating an assessment plan with pre-Google sheet
    • creating curriculum maps and more
    • entering assessment results
    • Running reports: Select the program from the central dropdown. Go to Reports>Narrative Column Report. If you would like to use filters (like particular years, for example), then do this instead: Select the program from the central dropdown. Go to Program Assessment Plan and Results. On the right, you'll see some icons that look like PDF reports. Double click the second one. Filters will display. Use the filters that you would like. Click run report.
  • Instructions for Admin Units:
    • creating an assessment plan with pre-Google sheet
    • creating maps
    • entering assessment results
  • IRE System Help Requests:
    • Add or Remove User from NI Request Form
    • Add or Remove Courses/Units from NI Request Form
• IRE has a large library of books on assessment; please visit HC 202-C.
• For assessment consultations or hosted workshops, contact IRE.