{"id":19292,"date":"2021-05-18T17:32:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/?p=19292"},"modified":"2021-10-14T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:20:48","slug":"data-use-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/data-use-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Use Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the summer of 2020, three teams were formed at the direction of the Data Governance Council, tasked with looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/data-governance-overview\/data-permissions-and-sharing\/data-sharing-expectations\/\">data sharing<\/a><em>, <\/em>data handing and data usage.&nbsp; Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/data-governance-overview\/data-permissions-and-sharing\/data-sharing-expectations\/\">data governance vision<\/a> includes the desire to use institutional data in a<strong> consistent, responsible, and meaningful manner<\/strong>.&nbsp; The Data Usage team was tasked with providing clear definitions and guidance for users to be able to meet that vision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what does it mean to use data consistently? Let\u2019s start with some definitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When data are used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/consistent-data-use\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19792\"><strong>consistently<\/strong>, <\/a>the data are used in a standardized and documented way over time, and across all units of the University, especially to be explainable, fair, accurate, and replicable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When data are used <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/meaningful-data-use\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19312\">meaningfully<\/a><\/strong>, the data have an articulated important, and useful purpose for supporting University processes, which in turn, drive informed decision making. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When an individual uses data <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/using-data-responsibly\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19822\">responsibly<\/a><\/strong>, it means they recognize they have an ongoing obligation to care for the data as part of their roles and responsibilities. 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