Program Overview

Program Overview

The Certificate in Data Management for Professionals is a comprehensive program that introduces participants to data governance, including the distinctions between data owners and stewards. The program consists of multiple courses, with the second course, OLCD-DMFP0011, focusing on data governance.

Course Description

OLCD-DMFP0011 - Data Governance is a 42-hour course that includes 4 hours of live sessions. Students are recommended to spend an average of 7 hours per week on this course. The course covers the fundamentals of data governance, metadata management, data security, data privacy, and corporate data breaches.

Course Outline

The course is divided into four weeks, covering the following topics:

• Week 1: An Introduction to Data Governance: Dama's Data Governance Wheel
• Week 2: Data Governance roles in an organization
• Week 3: Data Security and Privacy
• Week 4: Implementing Metadata Management in the Enterprise Organization

What You Will Learn

Upon completing the course, students will learn:

• The fundamentals of data governance
• How to manage metadata in an organization
• Key terms related to data security and privacy
• Patterns of corporate data breaches

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for this course is OLCD-DMFP0010 - Introduction to Enterprise Data Management (Complete).

Recommended For

This course is recommended for:

• Professionals from accounting, sales, and engineering who are involved in evaluating, implementing, and/or using information management systems
• Industry workers from healthcare, manufacturing, and finance who assess, apply, and/or employ information management systems
• Those with one to two years of experience working with any enterprise information system (such as an ERP or data warehouse)

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

This course is a required component of the Certificate in Data Management for Professionals.

Course Details

• Section Title: Data Governance
• Section Schedule: January 14, 2026, to February 18, 2026
• Type: Online - Scheduled
• Days: Wednesday
• Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
• Location: Online Campus - Atlantic Time
• Instruction Delivery Method(s): Blended - Online
• Course Fee(s): $1,255.00 (non-credit)
• CEUs: 4.2 CEUs
• Instructors: Eleanor Smith

Instructor Biography

Eleanor Smith is a seasoned IT professional with experience teaching technology subjects, including data management and programming. She holds a BA from McMaster University and is currently studying adult teaching and learning through her MEd program at Brock University.

Reading List

The required textbook for this course is "Data Management: Databases and Organizations" by Richard T. Watson (6th edition, Prospect Press). The full text is available online for free.