Data and Research
The PRIE Office supports, guides, and empowers higher education professionals at Sacramento City College to use data and evidence to make decisions and take actions that benefit our students.
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Review My Own Course Success Data
Faculty may review their own course success data within the Faulty Data Portal. Login is required.
Find an SCC Survey or Research Report
The PRIE Office conducts surveys and produces research reports for external accountability and internal use. Reports and surveys are available online.
Make a Research and Data Request
In order to assist us with the efficient processing of a research request, please complete the Research Data Request Form and submit it. We will notify you of the proposed timeline and scheduled completion of your project.
The SCC Research Handbook (PDF) provides a general understanding of rules and
guidelines associated with research requests, data usage requirements and best practices, and
resources where existing data is available or can be found.
Conduct Classroom-Based Research
SCC employees conducting classroom-based research for internal use at SCC are expected to follow best practices for conducting research involving human subjects but are not required to complete the full local review process.
See guidelines for internal research in section D of Conducting Research Guidelines (PDF).
Conduct External Research
If an SCC employee is conducting research that is not classroom-based (e.g., as part of a sabbatical, for professional interest, for publication, or for a graduate thesis or dissertation) and plans to use data either from college students or the community, he or she should contact the college Faculty Researcher and/or the college Research Office. It is likely that this research will fall under the External Guidelines and require a local research review for approval (section C). For additional information, please review the Research Handbook (PDF).
As with any professional research, approval is contingent upon a review of the research plan to ensure that there is no risk to participants, that informed consent is followed and that anonymity and confidentiality are guaranteed. Please note that, because our local review is only an informal IRB, we ask that external researchers have permission from a formal IRB at their home institution. In order to process your proposal for approval, we will be requesting the following:
- LRCCD
External Research Request Form (PDF)
- A description of the proposed research
- A copy of university/agency research IRB approval, including approved guidelines for human subjects in the research
- Copies of any consent form for participants (if appropriate); see
Sample Consent Form (PDF)
- Copies of any draft survey instruments and/or interview protocols (if appropriate)
External Researchers at SCC
If an external researcher would like to request permission to conduct research at SCC and/or other colleges in the Los Rios District, approval is needed through our local research review process. Current guidelines for external researchers are provided in section C of the document
Conducting Research Guidelines (PDF).
PRIE Contact
Email: scc-prie@scc.losrios.edu
Phone: (916) 558-2511
Staff
Dean: Gayle Pitman, Ph.D.
Email: PitmanG@scc.losrios.edu
Phone: (916) 558-2512
Administrative Assistant: Lili Knobloch
Email: KnobloL@scc.losrios.edu
Phone: (916) 558-2511
Senior IT Specialist: Jay Cull
Email: CullJ@scc.losrios.edu
Phone: (916) 558-2335
Research Analyst (Student Equity & SSSP): Tiffanie Ho
Email: HoT@scc.losrios.edu
Phone: (916) 558-2334
Research Analyst: Lan Tran
Email: TranL@scc.losrios.edu
Phone: (916) 650-2730
Location
Rodda Hall North, RHN 221
3835 Freeport Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95822