Research, Education, and Economics Information System

Food and Agriculture Education Information System Panel of Experts

July 15, 2003Presented by:

Michel Desbois, Director of Applications

REEIS

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ISTM Organizational Structure

Part of One Solution

Sally RockeyISTM Deputy Administrator

Michel Desbois Applications Director

CRISProject Leader

Dennis Unglesbee

REEISProject Leader

Vacant

Non - CoreApplications

E-GrantsProject LeaderRon Swecker

Extension ReportingProject LeaderPhil Dopkowski

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Overview

• Mandated by Congress to satisfy federal program and budget performance requirements

• Objective - “Measure the impact and effectiveness of research, extension, and education programs.”

• How?– By bringing together a diverse set of USDA information on

project, programs plans and outcomes and linking it with appropriate and relevant information.

– In order to identify trends, evaluate programs, measure impact, answer key questions.

Target set of~ 30 databases

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Overview (Cont.)

• Examples of key questions: What’s being done in e-Coli research by state? What kind of programs is REE conducting on food

safety, what is it costing and what is the taxpayer getting in return?

How are 1890 and 1994 institutions funded for research initiatives compared to 1862 institutions?

How many female students graduated during academic year 1999 with a bachelors degree or higher degree in Agricultural Teacher Education from an 1890 Land Grant Institute.

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Goals

• Create and maintain a user-friendly, web-based, stable and secure system that ensures high data quality

• Provide linkages to programs/projects/activities with similar content

• Satisfy program and budget accountability requirements – Costs associated with programs/projects

• Provide public access to relevant data• Engage the community to ensure they are informed,

listened and responded to, and informed.

Not data for the sake of data

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Stakeholders

• Diverse customer base Administrators, program managers, faculty, and researchers

from USDA, universities, industry, and cooperative extension offices, Congress and state legislatures

Public users• Security provided through restricted access to sensitive

data based on user profiles

• Analytical support desk to assist end users

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DATA ACCESS

Current ResearchInformation

System (CRIS)

Data Warehouse

DATAMART

Data Load

Annual 4H Youth Development

Enrollment Report (4H)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Food and Agricultural Education Information

System (FAEIS)

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

DATAMART

REEIS Architecture and Data

Source data End User

Expanded Foodand Nutrition

Education Program (EFNEP)

Near term target sources

4 H Data

RBAIIS

Ag Census

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Current System Content

• REEIS contains: 7 active data sources – 3 additional data sources

in progress 400 + tables 3 layers – 3 step process to import databases 5 classification standards 35 + million rows of data

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Current System Content (cont.)

• Text searching of selected research data • Direct access to data sources (traceability), metadata,

and integrated data sets • Current classification scheme standards in REEIS

Country and country subdivisions U.S. States and outlying areasClassification of Instructional Program (CIP)GenderEthnicity

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Data Warehoused in REEIS

• Source data is added in a 3 step process 1) - Original data is loaded and captured and a

unmodified set of data is retained for validity and integrity purposes

2) – Data is transformed and cleansed using standard classification schemes, i.e. gender, educational institution

3) – A new schema, “simplified view” of the data is created for query purposes.

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The FAEIS / REEIS Connection

• REEIS is now an historical resting ground for 1993-2000 FAEIS data acquired from Texas A&M in 2002

• Data from 2001(partial, due to transition) is in the process of being loaded into REEIS.

• Many dynamic reports are available on the REEIS website.

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The FAEIS / REEIS ConnectionContinued

• 1993-2000 FAEIS data loaded from Excel spreadsheets

• Exchange mechanism between FAIES and REEIS TBD?

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The FAEIS / REEIS ConnectionContinued

• REEIS Website – http://www.reeis.usda.gov

• Click the tab for “Reports”.

• Click the tab for “FAEIS”.

• Currently 12 dynamic reports exist, covering enrollments, degrees awarded, and faculty.

• Special reports can be requested through the Data Analysis Help Desk at REEIS.

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Development Schedule

• Next Release (Fall 2003) – Release 3.0 (Currently on 2.1)Additional views and reportsFluid front end Integration of FAEIS and IPEDS into 2nd Education

Data MartTwo more data sources (EFNET, 4H)Additional views and reportsSearch and categorization toolsOther features to be determined