Supporting Analytics through Data Integration and Governance
Support analytics initiatives with data integration and governance. The changing landscape of enterprise IT is characterized by an expanding set of services, systems, and sourcing strategies. Data governance, cross-enterprise partnerships, and data integration are key ingredients in supporting higher education's growing need for reliable information.
Enterprise IT Case Studies
In this set of EDUCAUSE Review case studies, see how Drake University, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Montana improved their analytics initiatives through data integrations and governance.
Supporting Analytics through Data Integration and Governance
| Analytics in Higher Education, 2015 | Results from an EDUCAUSE study on the nature, magnitude, and future directions of analytics in higher education—includes guidance to institutions for enhancing or developing analytics programs. |
| Data Stewardship and Governance in Higher Education | ECAR working group webinar describing components of effective data stewardship and governance programs. |
| EDUCAUSE Analytics Services | EDUCAUSE Analytics Services provides higher education leaders with insights on peer institutions and benchmarks. |
| Cybersecurity Program | Help with information security related to analytics and data use. |
| EDUCAUSE Library page on Compliance | EDUCAUSE articles, papers, and presentations to help you create reliable structures and measures to ensure success and minimize failure |
| Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2016: Analytics | Report examining the status of analytics maturity and deployment in higher education. |
| EDUCAUSE Library page on Analytics | EDUCAUSE articles, papers, and presentations on analytics issues in higher education IT. |
| EDUCAUSE Library page on Data Governance | EDUCAUSE resources on data governance as a way of managing institutional data. |
Recommended Reading
Strategic
- 2017 Trends and Technologies: Analytics
- Building Institutional Analytics Maturity
- IT Leadership in Higher Education, 2016: The Chief Data Officer
- Making Analytics Accessible, Understandable, and Actionable
- Institutional Analytics in Higher Education
- Integrations and Partnerships: The Challenge of Data Integration
Tactical
- Institutional Analytics and the Data Tsunami
- Checklist for iPASS Predictive Analytics Technology
- Predictive Analytics in Higher Education: Five Guiding Practices for Ethical Use
- Establishing Data Stewardship Models
- Enterprise Architecture Practices: A Holistic Approach for Planning Next Generation Services
Implications across the Institution