Open Data and Analytics Initiative

Agenda

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Overview

Initiative Goals

Project Phase 1 – Build Prototype

Project Roadmap

Governance Model

Next Steps

Appendix High-Level Architecture

Overview

•Numerous Learning Management Systems

•Other data sources (i.e. surveys, evaluations, alumni data, etc.)

•Various reporting and Analytics programs

Very expensive

Long implementation

Extensive training

Not a lot of experts

No resources

Don’t know what to analyze

Problem

•Create an agnostic analytics platform compatible with every LMS

Ability to import data from other sources

Analyze UMass data for all data sources

Create collaborative effort -many universities participate

Establish a foundation as a single data hub available for a service for universities

Cheaper and no implementation required on user’s end

Solution

Post Secondary Education Industry

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Goals of Initiative

Agnostic Analytic Solution

Agnostic Analytic Solution

Cost effective analytics solution

Cost effective analytics solution

Eliminate need for additional

analytical/data experts

Eliminate need for additional

analytical/data experts

Improve student outcomes

Improve student outcomes

Provide high-level reports to consumers

Provide high-level reports to consumers

Enable colleges to share data and

benchmark

Enable colleges to share data and

benchmark

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UMASS-Boston as the go-to resource for all

platform related consulting services

UMASS-Boston as the go-to resource for all

platform related consulting services

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Project Phase 1 – Building the Prototype

Prototype Build - Draft M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6Create Blackboard Connector (Used to import blackboard data) Analyze & Create Reports on Blackboard data Analyze Path Data Hadoop Connector for real-time data

Blackboard Connector

Analyze Blackboard

Data

Analyze Path Data

Hadoop Connector

• Get blackboard data

• Create the importer to import data in NoSQL databases (Mongo, Neo4j, VoltDB, Riak)

• Analyze data that is collected

• Create useful reports and dashboards

• Analyze how a student interacts in a course

• Create path reports to use for course improvement

• Create Hadoop connector between LMS

• Live data feed into analytics solution

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Project Roadmap

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2013

2015

Phase-1:•Build Prototype

Phase-2: •Hire resources and raise additional capital by creating partnerships to build full fledged product

Phase 4 :• Allow public to view student outcomes data reports & analytics

Time

2014

2016

2017

Phase-3: •Sign-up more colleges and universities to use the product in order to elicit feedback and input

Phase-5: •Open consulting services and make Umass-Boston go-to center for platform services

Governance Model

• Program Management: Will oversee and monitor all project activities

• Project Team: Will be responsible in executing all project activities

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Project Manager/Architect Program Director

Data Scientist

Reports to Escalates to Interacts withLegend

Systems Architect

Strategy & Partnerships

Statistics Analyst

2 Development Interns

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Next Steps

Open Data & Analytics Initiative Kickoff on April 18th, 2013

Begin raising awareness of initiative by presenting to multiple non-profit institutions and universities to create collaborative partnerships

Raise $55,000 to hire a Senior Tech Lead and Project Manager

Moving Forward

Thank You

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