Data & Technology: Adviser Training & Development

Adviser Training & Development

Data & Technology

This section is designed to help academic advisers learn how to use data and technology to enhance their advising practice. The following pages provide adviser-focused training materials and advising case-studies to help you contextualize what you are learning. It also has links to useful resources and traning materials that already exist on campus. This site is a collaboration between the Adviser Education Program, UW-IT, and the Office of Planning and Budgeting.

Important Note: Before viewing and working with student data please be sure you are familiar with FERPA rules and regulations.

Viewing and Understanding Student Data

Learn more about using the Student Database (SDB) and Electronic Academic Records (EARS).

Running Student Data Reports

Learn how to access, view, and organize data and reporting tools in your advising practice.

DawgPath Tool

Learn more about how to use DawgPath, a tool that allows users to view the range of final grades for courses, the distribution of GPAs for students accepted into capacity-constrained majors, prerequisite maps, and concurrently taken courses, among other features.

MyPlan for Advisers

Learn more about how advisers can utilize the MyPlan tool to enhance their advising practice and support students.