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The Transformation Process of the University into a Data Driven Organisation and Advantages It Brings: Qualitative Case Study

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  • Ignacio Carnicero

    (Construction and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Cristina González-Gaya

    (Construction and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Víctor F. Rosales

    (Construction and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The use of data in decision-making has become prevalent in all sectors, including education. The present paper analyses the steps necessary for a university to become a data-driven organisation and the advantages this transformation has to offer, both in teaching and in management. A qualitative case study methodology was used with a thematic inductive analysis with two groups of participants. The results are a methodology for transformation, identifying the barriers that may arise and actions necessary to overcome them and the advantages the use of data has to offer the university.

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  • Ignacio Carnicero & Cristina González-Gaya & Víctor F. Rosales, 2021. "The Transformation Process of the University into a Data Driven Organisation and Advantages It Brings: Qualitative Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-32, November.
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