Data Governance Council
Wednesday May 2, 10:00 - FDH 756
Data Policy Discussion at Data Governance Council.
Philosophy guiding all data policies at UNLV
The premise of all UNLV Data Governance Policies is that data represents a valuable resource belonging to the University. Policies create a framework to assure access to data for legitimate University business. Policies assume a philosophy of freedom of access to University data by all members of the community, coupled with the responsibility to adhere to all policies and all legal constraints that govern that use.
DA 02 UNLV Data Access Policy
The University will provide appropriate access to administrative data for its employees without unnecessary restrictions. The University also intends to protect its data assets through security measures Work together with OIT on security policy.
Defines what constitutes University Data …The collection of data elements that is relevant to the operations, plans, or management of any department or unit within UNLV, or reported on or used in "official" University reports is designated as University Data.
DA 03 UNLV Data Usage Policy
This policy is intended to ensure that the data assets of the University are not misused or abused. Use of data depends on the security levels assigned by the data steward. Policy includes consequences for misuse.
DA 04 UNLV Data Integrity and Integration Policy
The University will manage its data as an asset for the entire University community. This policy is intended to ensure that University data has a high degree of integrity and that key data elements can be integrated across departments and electronic systems. The policy will result in confidence among faculty, staff, and management of the University to trust and rely on the data for information and decision support. Documentation (metadata) on each data element will be maintained within a University repository and presented as the University Data Dictionary. Adherence to this policy is necessary for all University data that is used in more than one application, is shared by more than one department, that represents the same thing from different perspectives as it is stored in various systems, or that must meet common standards for reporting to state or federal entities