News: Data and Analytics

  • Participate in Upcoming Institutional Data Drafting Sessions

    Richard Hunter | April 10, 2023
    The OTDI Data Governance team is excited to announce the next four drafting sessions in our definitions initiative.Friday, April 14, at 2 p.m. - The terms to be discussed include “undergraduate class size” and “new first year students.” Use the registration link to attend this drafting session.Wednesday, April 26, at 1 p.m. - The terms to be discussed include “Ohio r...

  • Student-Related Institutional Definitions Being Finalized

    Alison Landefeld | January 30, 2023
    Late last year, Ohio State’s Data Governance team launched a new initiative to standardize institutional definitions, partnering with colleagues across the university.The first batch of these definitions, including full-time student, part-time student, and student rank has been finalized and is posted on the approved institutional definitions webpage. University members are encouraged to review t...

  • Collibra Data Catalog License Expires Dec. 22

    Richard Hunter | December 18, 2022
    The license agreement for Collibra, the university’s data catalog tool, expires on December 22.The current license agreement with Collibra expires on Thursday, December 22, and the system will be inaccessible beginning this date. The Data Governance team is currently exploring options to support the university’s data governance needs, though a final solution will not be announced u...

  • Submit Your Feedback on Student-Related Institutional Definitions

    Alison Landefeld | November 7, 2022
    Last month, the Data Governance team within the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) launched a new initiative to standardize institutional definitions, partnering with colleagues across the university and medical center.The group is now collecting feedback on definitions developed for their first batch of terms, which fell under the “student” umbrella: undergraduate, graduate, prof...

  • New Initiative to Create Institutional Definitions for Data Consistency and Clarity

    Alison Landefeld | October 4, 2022
    We use words like “student” and “employee” every day, but did you know that we don’t have standard definitions for these terms across the university and medical center? The Data Governance team is launching an initiative to standardize institutional definitions and is seeking assistance from colleagues across the university and medical center.Why is this important?For everyday use, it might not s...

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