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DePaul University Data Role Definition

Data Executive: Senior university officials (typically at the level of Dean, Assistant Dean, Vice President, Assistant Vice President) who have planning and policy-making responsibilities for university data. The Data Executives along with the Management Information Group are responsible for overseeing the establishment of data management policies and procedures and for the assignment of data management accountability.
Data Stewards: (current policy on data access - Winter 2005) A Data Steward is defined as a university employee who has been granted responsibility for managing the designated data resources in his or her functional area. In conjunction with Information Services personnel and the Data Security Administrator, a Data Steward is responsible for data acquisition, maintenance, interpretation and definition, application of business rules, integrity and security and application of access rules.
Data Managers: Staff who work with PeopleSoft and other data systems in a functional area with day-to-day responsibilities for the capture, maintenance, and dissemination of data for a particular operation. A Data Manager generally reports to a Data Steward. The data management activities assigned to a Data Manager may be specified by the Information Systems and Computing (IS&C) organization or delegated by a Data Steward or Data Trustee.
Data Experts: Operational managers in a functional area with day-to-day responsibilities for managing business processes and establishing the business rules for the production transaction systems. A Data Expert generally reports to a Data Steward. The data management activities assigned to a Data Expert may be specified or delegated by a Data Steward or Data Executive.
Data Users: Individuals who access university data in order to perform their assigned duties or to fulfill their role in the university community. Data Users are responsible for protecting their access privileges and for proper use of the university data they access.