The OTDI Data Governance team is excited to announce the next four drafting sessions in our definitions initiative .
Check the full blog post for registration information to attend a drafting session from Friday, April 14 through Wednesday, May 31. Specific terms will be discussed during each session. Approved and finalized definitions can be found on the Approved Institutional Definitions webpage.
Feel free to share this information with team members who communicate about student data and may have interest in this project.
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 these definitions and keep them in mind when discussing and analyzing student-related data.
The second batch of student-related terms, including definitions for full-time, part-time, and half-time students, is ready for community review. The group is open to hearing from all faculty and staff from the university and Wexner Medical Center during the review period. Those interested in reviewing these definitions are asked to fill out this Qualtrics survey by Friday, February 10 .
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 until sometime in 2023. In the meantime, all data currently stored within Collibra will be preserved for the next tool. Additionally, users can continue to submit metadata via ServiceNow or by contacting the team at datagovernance@osu.edu and they will hold onto it until a new tool is selected.
Once a vendor has been selected to host the data catalog, an announcement will be made. Users can reach to datagovernance@osu.edu with any questions.
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 Ohio State Data Governance team has launched a new initiative to standardize institutional definitions to increase clarity and accuracy in data reporting and analysis. As part of this effort, a team is facilitating the development of working groups, consisting of subject matter experts and data stewards, from across the university and medical center. Read on to see how you can get involved! https://it.osu.edu/offerings/data-services/data-governance/institutional-definition-initiative
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.
