Academic
A degree conferred is one of the most tangible outputs of a higher education institution. Providing support to our students to help maximize their educational / training experience is a core priority of the School. Through analysis of these data, we can ensure we are meeting our financial commitments to our internal stakeholders while helping to ensure our programs are optimally resourced to support program sustainability.
as of Mar. 14, 2023
| Year | PharmD Students | MS Students | PhD Students | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 135 | 25 | 20 | 180 |
| 2021 | 156 | 16 | 15 | 187 |
| 2020 | 146 | 9 | 13 | 168 |
| 2019 | 138 | 9 | 21 | 168 |
Note – The PharmD and MS program have a traditional graduation and degree conferred period each year in May. The PhD program typically confers degrees during multiple periods in the year.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
Student enrollment is a key measure of the instructional capacity needed to support the credit bearing course portfolio. Through analysis of these data, the School can better understand the relative level of educational resources aligned to each program and assess how this level of resourcing is trending over time and make capacity adjustments as needed.
as of Mar. 14, 2023
| Calendar Year | PharmD | MS | PhD | Undergraduate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,076 | 208 | 687 | 1 | 7972 |
| 2021 | 6,966 | 173 | 674 | 9 | 7822 |
| 2020 | 7,021 | 121 | 638 | 0 | 7780 |
| 2019 | 7,113 | 81 | 555 | 0 | 7749 |
Note – Course enrollments are unique student enrollments in a credit-bearing course by academic term and are measured as of the end-of-term (post-grades). The data is derived from analysis of UNC authoritative records maintained by the Registrar.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
- Course Portfolio and Enrollments Report (in development)
An educator is a resource assigned to guide and ensure growth in the student learning experience. Examples of educators are Faculty, non-Faculty, Adjuncts, or Teaching Assistants to name a few. Through analysis of these data, the School can better understand the relative level of educational resources aligned to each program and assess how this level of resourcing is trending over time to help ensure resource cost optimization and overall curriculum sustainability.
as of Mar. 14, 2023
| Calendar Year | PharmD – Required Courses | PharmD - Elective Course | MS Unique Courses | PhD Unique Course | Undergraduate Courses | Other | Total Unique Educators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 149 | 126 | 15 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 254 |
| 2021 | 147 | 104 | 15 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 233 |
Note – A number of educators provide instruction in multiple categories listed above so the total educators required for the School will not equal the sum of the parts.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
All educators that are assigned to a credit-bearing course are required to record their instructional time by course and activity at the end of each academic term. Through analysis of these data, we can better understand the time required and workload of our educators to support workload equity and achieve curriculum sustainability.
as of Mar. 14, 2023
| Calendar Year | PharmD – Required Courses | PharmD - Elective Course | MS Unique Courses | PhD Unique Course | Undergraduate Courses | Other | Total Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17,514 | 8,409 | 1,627 | 13,818 | 99 | 86 | 41,553 |
| 2021 | 16,577 | 7,133 | 1,441 | 8,597 | 103 | 0 | 33,851 |
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
All educators assigned to a course are required to record their instructional time by activity at the end of each academic term. Through analysis of these data, we can better understand the scope and types of activities being performed by our educators which can help to improve the optimal resource allocation by skill set to support instruction.
as of Mar. 14, 2023
| Calendar Year | Advising / Mentoring (1) | Coordination (2) | Course Prep (3) | Facilitation (4) | Grading (5) | Lecture (6) | Precepting (7) | Total Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,462 | 6,665 | 5,104 | 2,706 | 3,256 | 2,101 | 2,669 | 41,553 |
| 2021 | 2,873 | 5,879 | 5,310 | 2,609 | 3,435 | 2,129 | 1,476 | 33,851 |
(1) Advising / Mentoring – time spent advising, mentoring, coaching in courses such as RASP and in graduate courses such as dissertation oversight. Typically, this is time set aside for meeting individually with students or time set aside in Office Hours. Assigned Teaching Assistants (TAs) will record their time in this activity category. Note: Advising and mentoring does NOT include serving as a student advisor or an advisor for a student organization. This is ONLY for advising and mentoring that is linked to a credit-bearing course.
(2) Course Coordination / Directing – time spent performing course related administrative activities to support course delivery. Assigned Course Directors will typically record most of their time in this category.
(3) Course Prep – time spent preparing for the instructional aspects of the course such as preparing to lecture, preparing exams and assignments, or creating / updating materials specifically for the course such as cases or slide materials.
(4) Lecture / Active Learning – time spent lecturing or engaging in active learning/teaching students enrolled in the course.
(5) Grading – time spent setting expectations, grading exams, assessments, assignments, and/or evaluating the work of graduate students including dissertation review, editing and instructions.
(6) Facilitation – time spent guiding students through assigned course or seminar activities such as group work, exercises, or labs.
(7) Precepting – time spent precepting students on experiential rotations by an Eshelman School of Pharmacy Faculty member. Note: Residents and individuals not employed by the School have already been accounted for as it relates to the responsibility of precepting and therefore do not need to record hours in this category.
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
A student credit hour is calculated by multiplying the credit available for the successful completion of a course by the number of students that were enrolled in the course as of the end of the academic term (post-grades). Through analysis of these data, we can better understand the relative student credit hours volume (proxy for revenue) of each course and program to ensure we are staffing our credit bearing courses as efficiently as possible based while still achieving the desired student learning outcomes.
as of Mar. 14, 2023
| Calendar Year | PharmD – Required Courses | PharmD - Elective Course | MS Courses | PhD Courses | Undergraduate Courses | Other | Total Student Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16,975 | 2,640 | 638 | 1,435 | 6 | 12 | 21,705 |
| 2021 | 17,329 | 2,681 | 541 | 1,425 | 14 | 0 | 21,990 |
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog
Course delivery efficiency is a “normalized” metric used in higher education that compares the number of instructional hours utilized to generate the student credit hours in a course. While this metric does not measure the effectiveness of instruction, it does provide for comparative analysis and allows School leadership the ability to asks better questions regarding the difference in delivery efficiency between similar courses. Through analysis of these data along with a deep understanding of the activities performed in each course, we can better understand if course delivery efficiency is improving over time. Key drivers of efficiency improvement include: consistency of educators assigned, stability of course content, educator experience with the material and learning systems / processes used in class.
as of Mar. 14, 2023
| Calendar Year | PharmD – Required Courses | PharmD - Elective Courses | MS Courses | PhD Course | Undergraduate Courses | Other | Overall Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.97 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.52 |
| 2021 | 1.05 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.14 | N/A | 0.65 |
Note – Course Delivery Efficiency Metric = Student Credit Hours / Instructional Hours
Authoritative Data Source – Report Catalog