Methodology for Assessing Whether a University Provides Students with Opportunities to Learn Data Skills

Due to workforce demands and changing societal needs, ideally all university students, regardless of major, should have the opportunity to gain some level of data acumen in their university career. This paper provides thoughtful methods of analysis for measuring how a higher education institution serves its students in providing opportunities to achieve three different levels of data acumen. Using one institution as a case study, the results show that overall students need more exposure to data analysis skills. The methods presented can be generalized and applied to other institutions worldwide thus contributing to the literature on how to assess students’ attainment of data acumen in their undergraduate experiences.