Curricula analysis for big data stewardship – embedding data curation roles in the big data value chain

Yelverton, Kyla Monique; van Deventer, Martie

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Title

Curricula analysis for big data stewardship – embedding data curation roles in the big data value chain

Author(s)

• Yelverton, Kyla Monique
• van Deventer, Martie

Issue Date

2022-02-28

Keyword(s)

• Big Data
• Big Data Stewardship
• Skills
• Roles
• Responsibilities
• Big Data Stewardship Curricula
• Data Curation Curricula

Abstract

The growing importance of big data necessitates appropriate data curation to safeguard the data asset. Data curation is the management of data to ensure that finding and gaining access to high-quality, reusable, ethically collected and valuable data, is viable. The focus here is on the phrase ‘valuable data’ as we believe it to be all inclusive. Effective big data curation demands that data curators develop appropriate competencies to fill roles and fulfill re-sponsibilities that add value; for which they require tertiary education and continuous training. An exploratory study, of the data management and data stewardship curricula of 35 selected national and international institutions, revealed subjects and topics taught that could be mapped to curation roles and responsibilities. When the responsibilities were embedded in a big data value chain it was possible to identify potential training gaps. Using a big data value chain as a framework provides a handy instrument to guide cur-riculum development and to illustrate the potential value of data steward-ship.

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iSchools

Type of Resource

Other

Language

eng

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