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Research Skills Labs – DataOnDemand

Make the Most of Your DOD Subscription

$95 for CUPA-HR Members | $195 for Nonmembers
Individuals must have access to a DataOnDemand subscription to participate.

DataOnDemand (DOD) is an application that lets you conduct your own analyses of CUPA-HR survey data, using peer comparison groups that you create. 

Throughout the year, CUPA-HR offers virtual labs to help DOD users get the most out of their DOD subscriptions. You’ll leave each lab with new skills you can use right away to inform your decision-making. See detailed descriptions below.

Because these virtual labs are designed to be hands-on, the number of seats is limited. The CUPA-HR research team will lead your small group through exercises and answer questions as you go.

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Research Skills Lab: DOD Basics

During this hands-on lab, you’ll learn from CUPA-HR’s research team everything you need to know about how to get started with DOD and how to use it to obtain the data your institution needs for strategic decision-making. We’ll cover:

  • How to create custom comparison groups
  • Benchmarking turnover rates, staffing ratios, operating expenses, and more
  • Understanding basic salary statistics
  • Running and interpreting basic DOD reports
  • Benchmarking staff sizes for various departments
Research Skills Lab: DOD Advanced Analysis

During this hands-on lab, you’ll learn from CUPA-HR’s research team how to use DOD to its full capacity. We’ll cover:

  • Using gender and race/ethnicity intersectional reports for benchmarking
  • Analyzing salary trends
  • How to provide prevailing wage data to satisfy DOL criteria
  • Aggregating positions to obtain data for employees who wear multiple hats
  • Obtaining specialized data for 1) professional positions by exempt status, 2) associate/assistant deans by faculty status, 3) department heads/chairs, and 4) adjunct faculty

Prerequisites: This lab is meant for those who have already taken the DOD Basics Lab and/or have extensive DOD experience. You should already know how to create custom comparison groups and run reports in DOD.