The Office of Institutional Research and Planning (OIRP) provides strategic information and data intelligence to Mount Royal University and to external organizations. The department’s strategic priorities include accountability reporting to internal partners and to external organizations, business intelligence and analytics, research and assessment, and quality assurance.

Strategic Priority: Accountability Reporting

  • Report institutional data on behalf of the University to government agencies and accreditation bodies.
  • Report institutional performance data to the MRU Board of Governors and government agencies.
  • Ensure the accuracy, quality, and integrity of institutional data presented in institutional reports and plans.
  • Provide data to programs undergoing self-study review for quality assurance purposes.

Strategic Priority: Business Intelligence and Analytics

  • Communicate institutional performance measures, KPIs, and trends to key institutional partners and leadership teams.
  • Analyze institutional data and develop explanatory and predictive models to support informed decision-making at the University.
  • Design and manage the enterprise data warehouse and build semantic models.
  • Develop and distribute Power BI reports and analytics to communicate institutional data.

Strategic Priority: Research and Assessment

  • Design, conduct and administer institutional surveys (CUSC, NSSE, NCHA, GOS) to inform strategic planning.
  • Administer the student perception of teaching (SPoT) evaluation of all courses.
  • Support the development of strategic plans, including research, assessment, data collection, and engagement.
  • Support the annual planning and resource allocation process.

Strategic Priority: Quality Assurance

  • Provide support, data, and coordination to all programs undergoing the cyclical academic program review.
  • Provide support, data, and coordination for all new academic program development initiatives.
  • Establish and support academic programs with quality assurance monitoring, tracking, and reporting.
  • Ensure critical data and information is securely managed and distributed for quality assurance purposes.