Practical Data Governance in Higher Education
Last updated October 13, 2020Practical Data Governance in Higher Education
Last updated October 13, 2020Table of Contents
Take practical steps to initiate and sustain a substantive data governance program at your institution.
Overview
Strong data governance ensures that your institution is using information well when making data-driven decisions and complying with mandates around the collection, use, and sharing of data. During the COVID-19 era, accuracy in presenting timely information transparently to students, employees, parents, and the public make data governance all the more critical. Learn concrete, practical steps for building collaborative data governance that will improve efficiency and quality for your campus data partners.
During this webcast, you will:
- Understand legal, regulatory, and business requirements that necessitate data governance
- Design a data governance framework
- Establish critical personnel roles and responsibilities
- Make information readily available and discoverable to stakeholders
Who should attend?
This program is ideal for anyone who participates in nascent data governance efforts and/or those who may be frustrated by a seeming lack of progress with such efforts at their institution. We encourage institutional researchers, institutional planning and effectiveness, information technology, and a wide range of functional/operational area managers to attend, including teams from enrollment management, student affairs, academic affairs, and business and finance.
Agenda
During this webcast, our expert will cover the following themes:
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1. Establishing a Data Governance Framework at Your Institution
- Identifying drivers for data governance
- Identifying stakeholders
- Strategic direction, tactical needs, and emergency use cases
- Avoiding common pitfalls
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Launching and Managing Data Governance
- Obtaining a data governance information system
- Collaborating effectively with Data Stewards
- Crafting data definitions and Data Sharing Agreements
Additional Resource: Data Governance Implementation Workbook
As part of your registration for this webcast, you will receive a nine-page workbook that you can use to design, launch, and manage data governance at your institution. The workbook includes a data governance framework, roles and responsibilities, situational assessment, and pointers for selecting a data governance information system.
Tagged In
$450
Michael C. Kelly, Ph.D., PMP
Chief Data Officer and Executive Director for Teaching and Learning Technologies, University of South Carolina; Founder and Co-Chair, Higher Education Chief Data Officers