Assessing Readiness & Opportunities to Plan Impactful Change with NCWIT’s TIJ-UP Platform

Introduction

Have you ever felt ready to make meaningful change within your department or academic program—but are unsure where to begin? Effective, sustainable change in higher education starts with a clear understanding of your current context. Before new initiatives can take root, departments need a shared picture of what’s working, where gaps exist, and what opportunities are most ripe for action.

In this course, you’ll explore how the NCWIT Tech Inclusion Journey^TM for Undergraduate Programs (TIJ-UP) can help your departmental (or program) change team assess readiness and identify strategic opportunities for impactful, system-level change. Through a guided walkthrough of the TIJ-UP platform, you’ll learn how to examine your program through a systemic lens, engage colleagues in structured reflection, and generate actionable insights that support intentional planning. You’ll also gain access to practical tools, reports, and resources designed to help your team move from assessment to informed action.

Prerequisite Knowledge:  None, only an interest in organizational change and broadening participation in computing, engineering, and technology efforts

Recommended Prerequisite Courses:

1. Beyond One-Off Efforts: A Systems Approach to Driving Sustainable Change in Higher Education

2. Stronger Together: Forming Effective Change Teams in Higher Education

3. Leading Sustainable Change in Higher Education: Building Collaboration & Communication

4. Turning Vision into Action: Leading Change Projects and Teams in Higher Education

Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Articulate the role of assessment in laying the groundwork for systemic and sustainable change.

2. Describe the purpose and structure of both the NCWIT TIJ-UP platform and the six focus areas of the NCWIT Undergraduate System Model upon which it is based.

3. Complete TIJ-UP focus area assessments and interpret individual and team reports.

4. Identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities within their program using a systems-level perspective.