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LibraryC4 Enablers4b Data sharing and governance

LTI-ENA-017

Develop a standardized data management plan covering multi-campus privacy protocols

Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearappliesFour-year to four-yearapplies
Artefact Survives

the Passport network closed in 2023, but the data management plan template remains usable

Mechanism

A written data management plan sets out who owns the data, how it is secured and how FERPA is met. It is what makes the sharing defensible when somebody asks.

Preconditions

A joint workgroup of researchers, IT architects and legal counsel.

Owner, by role

Chief Information Security Officer / System Registrar

Who can act

System, state or accreditor

Effort

Medium, 6 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Data governance plans adopted across participating campuses

Failure modes

Lack of campus compliance monitoring can lead to inconsistent application of security protocols.

Contra-indications

None stated

Related practices

  • LTI-ENA-012 Execute FERPA-compliant bilateral data-sharing agreements covering student-level records