You Are a Data Person: Strategies for Using Analytics on Campus

Length: 140 pages
Edition: A
Language: English
Publisher: Stylus Publishing
Publication Date: 2021-09-03
ISBN-10: 1642671371
ISBN-13: 9781642671377
Sales Rank: #2166131 (See Top 100 Books)

The common phrase, “I am not a data person,” suggests that some campus professionals may not fully understand their capacity and potential to contribute to data-related activities. This book is intended to:

Provide context for the levels at which professionals are comfortable using data,
Help readers identify the areas where they should strengthen their knowledge,
Offer tangible examples of how professionals can make data contributions at their current and future knowledge level; and
Inspire readers to take the initiative to engage in data projects.

The book includes a set of self-assessment questions and a companion set of action steps and available resources to help readers accept their identity as a data person. The project also includes an annotated list of at least 20 indicators that any higher education professional can examine without sophisticated data analyses.

You Are a Data Person: Strategies for Using Analytics on Campus
COPYRIGHT © 2021 BY STYLUS PUBLISHING, LLC.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: An Optimal Time for Data People
Chapter 2: The Data Identity Framework
Chapter 3: How to Progress Along the Data Identity Continuum
Chapter 4: Back to Basics: Understanding the Balance of Needs, Processes, and Outcomes
Chapter 5: Data in Action Part 1: 10 Ways to Use Data to Improve Programs and Services
Chapter 6: Data in Action Part 2: 10 Ways to Use Data to Monitor and Address Students' Progress
Chapter 7: The Data Identity Self-Assessment Exercise
Chapter 8: The Future of Data Use on Campus: Intersections of Technology and Human Decision-Making
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix A: Supplemental Notes for the Data Identity Self-Assessment Exercise
Appendix B: Mapping Data Identity Components and Sample Higher Education Job Advertisements
References
About the Author
Index