Foundations of Data Management

This course introduces the concepts of data and databases, where to find them on college campuses, and how to use them effectively.

Core Lessons
Data Fundamentals

Data Sources

Issues of Data Use

Task Modules and Exercises

• - Measuring Student Success: Demonstrates how to find data, clean and edit data, examine file structures and merge data files to identify and report information on student success.
• - Enrollment and Completion: Teaches skills in finding data, using subsets to create cohort files, and using multiple files for analysis.
• - Retention Rates: Examines student enrollment sequences and retention; joining and merging datasets; understanding file structures; using subsets to create cohort files and using multiple files for analysis.
• - Program Assessment: Demonstrates using data for program assessment or program evaluation.
• - Student Progression and Program Success: Demonstrates the use of data to evaluate student progress and success in developmental programs.
• - Completions: Demonstrates how to use data to provide a profile of completers.

Registration Information

Length/Time Commitment