Purpose and Overview
Data Analytics allows departments and divisions to make data-informed, proactive decisions using institutional data. In contrast to Reporting which only lists and summarizes data, analytics facilitates the free-form combination of data along predefined lines.
Benefits and Features
Benefits
- Insightful: Enables informed decision-making through robust data analysis and visualization.
- Unified: Integrates data from multiple systems into a cohesive analytical environment.
- Efficient: Reduces fragmentation by connecting and organizing siloed institutional data.
- Flexible: Supports both enterprise reporting (OAS) and independent data exploration (Tableau).
- Reliable: Improves data accuracy through structured governance and anomaly detection.
- Accessible: Available to faculty, staff, and students with authenticated university credentials.
Features:
- Data Analysis: Analyzes institutional data to support reporting and decision-making.
- Data Integration: Combines data from disparate systems and data silos, including creation of historical and structured datasets.
- Tool Support: Provides support for Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) and coordinates Tableau licensing.
- Analytics Platforms: Uses Oracle Analytics Server (Answers, BI Publisher, Data Visualization) and Tableau for reporting and visualization.
- Secure Access: Available to authenticated Miami University faculty, staff, and students.
Audience and Eligibility
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Faculty and staff (deans, department chairs, directors)
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Faculty, staff and students of Miami University with an authenticated password
Cost
There is no cost for OAS. It is funded through VP of Finance and Business Services and IT.
Tableau involves licensing for staff use. View the license types and pricing in this knowledge article