Using student data responsibly : how to protect, analyze, and act on the information you have / Taylor Swaak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swaak, Taylor, author.

Contributor:

Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc., issuing body.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personal information management.

Data protection--Students.

Data protection.

Universities and colleges--Decision making.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

42 pages : color illustrations, graphs, maps, color portraits ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

"Colleges nationwide are increasingly looking to harness data -- especially on their students -- to make strategic and cost-effective decisions. Using predictive analytics in advising, or data on students' needs, for example, can raise retention and graduation rates, close equity gaps, and bring in revenue. But colleges must weigh their ability to know more than ever about their students against potential ethical missteps and privacy risks. And they must figure out which data are useful in the first place. Student data collected or used unwisely can do more harm than good. This special report will describe how to make full use of the data you have while avoiding risks and not breaking the bank. Read this report to: Determine which data will be most useful to collect; Learn how to collect data responsibly and what infrastructure you'll need; Find out how best to communicate with students about data collection; Build a campus culture that recognizes the benefits of data-informed decision-making; Understand how to avoid bias when analyzing data, and the ways in which data can be misleading; Learn how to protect data from cyberattacks, including what questions to ask when forming partnerships with vendors; Identify existing resources you can use to ensure the financial sustainability of your efforts."--Publisher description.

Contents:

Deciding what data to collect

How to collect and protect data

Analyzing and acting.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 42).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

OCLC:

1294407178