Join us for Institutional Research and Planning's Data Literacy Pre-Summit Education, where you can explore how strong data foundations support effective AI use. Participants will learn new ways to streamline administrative processes, enhance reporting and analysis, and boost operational effectiveness.
Student Data 101:
9:20-10:20 a.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President A
This session introduces the student data landscape at Georgia Tech, including key concepts related to FERPA, student records, registration, retention, and graduation. Participants will learn how to interpret and utilize student data effectively to enhance student services and inform decision-making.
IRP 101:
9:20 -10:20 a.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President C
This session provides an inside look at the Office of Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) and the data services that support decision-making, accreditation, and institutional initiatives. Participants will discover how Georgia Tech’s data flows through the institution to serve both internal stakeholders and external organizations.
Financial Aid Data 101:
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President A
Requests for financial aid data are often met with the answer “no,” and for good reason. Regulatory requirements and the responsibility to protect our students limit what can be shared. This session will explain why financial aid data must be safeguarded, outline the differences between FAFSA data, FTI data, and shareable data, and highlight situations where requests can be approved.
Enterprise and Data Services 101:
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President C
This session explores the data services that support Georgia Tech’s operations, focusing on integration, delivery, and analytics enablement across campus systems.
Documenting Your Data Project:
10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President D
Good data work involves more than producing accurate results. It also requires documenting the decisions, methods, assumptions, and context behind the work. This session introduces practical approaches for creating work notes that help others understand not only what was done, but how and why decisions were made. Participants will explore what information is useful to capture throughout a data project and how thoughtful documentation can support transparency, consistency, knowledge sharing, and future use of their work.
Advising Data 101/ Navigate360:
11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President A
This session provides an overview of Navigate360, Georgia Tech’s primary student success system. Presenters will demonstrate how advisors and student-support units use the platform to make data-driven decisions to connect students with the right services at the right time.
Space and Facilities Data 101:
11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President C
In this session, participants will gain insight into the data that supports facilities operations and planning. Presenters will explain how data collection, analysis, and visualization are used to improve efficiency, maintenance, and sustainability.
HR Data 101:
11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Bill Moore Success Center - President D
This session introduces the fundamentals of HR data and its importance in supporting organizational insight and decision-making. Presenters will also highlight the next generation of Human Capital Management (HCM) tools and preview the upcoming Unified ERP project.