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Standards, Definitions and Enabling (truths, damn truths and statistics)

This network seeks to establish key data sets, encourage consistent standards, and support institutional data sharing for common interest. Future plans include expanding datasets to include staff, finance, facilities, and research information. Collaboration and joint activities are encouraged.

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Standards, Definitions and Enabling (truths, damn truths and statistics)

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  1. Standards, Definitions and Enabling (truths, damn truths and statistics) Data Sharing Network Peter Haines, ANU Rob McCormack, UWA Dan McHolm, Adelaide Jenny Vero, Monash Michael Beaton-Wells, Melbourne Kim Koorey, Sydney Aleks Alimpijevic, UNSW Ken Richardson, UQ Alan Mackay , Go8 Secretariat Helen Montesin, Go8 Secretariat May 2009

  2. Terms of Reference • establish key data sets • provide support relating to institutional data • encourage consistent definitions and standards • benefit from work of common interest

  3. Terms of Reference • establish key data sets • provide support relating to institutional data • encourage consistent definitions and standards • benefit from work of common interest • Student-Staff Ratio – some limitations • No distinction of teaching versus research proportion of staff • Ignores the level of the “teacher” (e.g. Level A or E) • Staff data are as at 31 March, student data are actual full year EFTSL

  4. Policies to date • Terms of Reference • Priority Setting document • Data Sharing Deed of Agreement

  5. Policies to date • Terms of Reference • Priority Setting document • Data Sharing Deed of Agreement • Consistent approach to third party requests

  6. Strategies and priorities • Executive Dashboard

  7. Strategies and priorities • Executive Dashboard • Establish key data sets of detailed information

  8. Strategies and priorities • Executive Dashboard • Establish key data sets of detailed information • Programme of analytical work on these data

  9. Strategies and priorities • Executive Dashboard • Establish key data sets of detailed information • Programme of analytical work on these data • Explore other datasets

  10. Joint activities • Executive Dashboard • Data Sharing Agreement • DEEWR student data sharing exercise • Advice to, and support for, other Groups • Established a shared, secure website for online collaboration

  11. Future plans • Establish standard reports from DEEWR student data • Catalogue and share adhoc reports from these files • Support the Higher Degree by Research project • Expand the key datasets to include staff, finance, facilities, and research information

  12. Collaboration • enabling Group • links up with most other Groups • DSN members might attend some meetings of other Groups to discuss data needs • DSN membership of joint working parties

  13. Questions

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