Connect the concepts to everyday life
Complete the activities individually and then compare your ideas with your group.
Activity 1 · Data Around Me
Select three digital services
Choose services you used during the previous 24 hours, such as UTM Smart, Grab, Shopee or online banking.
Identify the data
List examples of information generated through each service.
Identify the people
State who produces, manages and uses the information.
Explain the value
Describe why the information is useful and what may happen if it is incorrect.
Activity 2 · Identify the stakeholders
Scenario: A university wants to monitor student attendance and identify students who may require academic support.
- Who produces the attendance data?
- Who owns or is responsible for it?
- Who prepares it for use?
- Who should be allowed to see it?
- Who should not have access?
- What decisions could it support?
Activity 3 · Follow the data journey
Select one scenario: course registration, food delivery, hospital appointment, library borrowing or online banking. Explain how the data is generated, collected, organised, checked, made available and used. No technical tools are required.
Activity 4 · Good data or problematic data?
| Situation | Discuss |
|---|---|
| A record has no matric number. | What is wrong and who is affected? |
| The same student appears twice. | What problems could this create? |
| A telephone number is outdated. | Can the record still be trusted? |
| Confidential records are publicly visible. | Why is this unacceptable? |
| An attendance report arrives one month late. | Is the information still useful? |
Required artefact: Produce a one-page data ecosystem map containing at least four stakeholders, one data-quality risk, one privacy concern and one realistic improvement.