Getting on the Same Page: Using the Data Cookbook to Collaborate and Communicate Definitions

Presentation Summary

Elizabeth Wallace and Leslie Sine

To improve consistency and data literacy, APUS needed a common data dictionary that was accessible and clear to people at all levels of the university. IR and IT joined forces to create functional and technical definitions using the Data Cookbook. Since it comes with terms from IPEDs, PAR and other schools, we can map our functional definitions to those used by others. This session will describe implementation, data governance issues and plans for cross-institutional collaboration.