C. ATD Goals
1. Improved College Prep Course Completion Rates
2. Improved Gateway Course Completion Rates
3. Improved Fall-to-Fall Retention
4. Improved College Prep Program Completion Rates
5. Improved Rates of Completion of 15 Credit Hours
6. Strengthened Student Engagement
7. Improved Community Awareness and Involvement
D. Data Collection Term/Year
200710 (Fall 2006)
E. Research Question
Original
1. What is the success rate in LinC courses? (Success is defined as earning an A, B, or C in the course.)
2. Do LinC courses have a higher success rate than traditional courses?
Population All students who participated in LinC courses. All students in student success courses. All students in MAT courses.
Revised Question
Revised Population
F. CRN's (This lists each CRN in the study. These CRN’s may be different from the targeted ones on the planning form.)
Original CRN
Revised CRN (If different from planned)
G. Data Collection and Planned
Grade reports for the LinC courses will be collected. The grade reports will be disaggregated by campus, ethnicity, and prep mandate level. Mini-CCSSE Surveys will be given. Focus groups will also be conducted.
Actual
(If the planned data collection was revised, this will list the new data collection and a brief explanation of why it was changed.)
H. Data Analysis
Revised
(If the data analysis plan was revised, this will describe the changes and why they were made.)
Attachments
I. Summary of Findings
(This describes the results of the research and contains any relevant graphs or charts.)
J. Proposed Actions
(This describes what action the researcher would recommend based on the results of their research.)
Faculty & Staff 
