Ö÷²¥ÓÕ»ó Decision Support Toolkit
A collaboration between OIRE and the Budget Office
Welcome to the Decision Support Toolkit (DSTk), Ö÷²¥ÓÕ»ó’s ever-evolving analytics platform, designed to support school and college leaders in addressing academic and fiscal planning challenges. The DSTk synthesizes institutional data from financial, academic, and HR data sources, providing accessible and actionable information to assess the efficiency and financial health of their unit.
Each of the DSTk modules focus on the three pillars of financial sustainability: Revenue Generation, Cost Containment, and Reallocation of Resources. With these three pillars in mind, the DSTk allows users to dig deep into business components and gain insights needed to inform strategy and decision making.
With a Ö÷²¥ÓÕ»ó designed platform, the DSTk will grow and evolve with the needs of the campus. Its collaborative design and development process brings together contributors from every facet of the institution. The tool is designed to provide campus leaders with data and information needed to thrive operating under the incentives-based budget model, and ultimately contribute to Ö÷²¥ÓÕ»ó’s strategic priority in achieving long-term financial sustainability.
Navigate to one of the modules using the tiles below and log in with your university credentials. Remember, you must be logged on to the campus network or VPN to access the DSTk. Please keep in mind, access to this set of tools is currently limited to certain users within our schools and colleges. Please reach out to david.doig@ucdenver.edu to request user access.
Unit Profile
This tool provides an overview of the inputs and outputs of each school/college. Assess trends in enrollment, credit hour production, personnel and more to guide strategic decision-making.
Course Efficiencies
Explore trends in student credit hours, student outcomes, fill rates and more. Start with an overview of your school/college, then dig into departments and subject areas for more insight.
Course Management
Uncover insights into course offerings for the upcoming term. Identify courses to expand and course sections that may require additional consideration, allowing units to achieve greater operational efficiency.
Program Performance
Dive into trends and comparisons across programs. Use this tool to determine which programs are growing or declining, and view snapshots of demographics and student success measures.
Instruction Insights
Get familiar with the instructional costs and outputs in your unit. Begin with an overview of faculty types and credit hours produced, then dig into detail for programs and subject areas.
Financial Indicators
Explore high-level financial metrics to assess trends in each area of the budget. Track revenue, expenditures, and inputs that influence the financial health of your school/college.
View your course offerings and determine a break even level of enrollment
DSTk User Guides
DSTk User Guide
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Unit Profile User Guide
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DSTk v1 Release Guide
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DSTk Video Walkthroughs
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