Data Management

Question 1

What are the forms of data?

Answer 1

Qualitative Data
Numerical Data

Question 2

What is the Data Protection Act (1998) and how does it apply to your work?

Answer 2

• The Data Protection Act 1998 governs the protection of personal data in the UK. It protects all personal data stored on computes or in organised paper filing systems.
• The purpose of the Act is to control the way in which data is stored and handled and gives rights to people who have data stored about them.
• The definition of personal data is ‘data which enables an individual to be identified from it.
• It is a criminal offence punishable by an unlimited fine to store personal data on a computer without registering with the Information Commissioner.

Question 3

What is the Freedom of Information Act (2000)?

Answer 3

• Gives individuals the rights to access information held by public bodies.
• Public bodies are required to issue information held on individuals within 20 days of request.

Question 4

How do you manage data?

Answer 4

Collect - email
Collate - job
Label – job no., date etc.
Store – in job folder in WBS
Retrieve and share.

Question 5

What document and data control systems do you employ on your projects?

Answer 5

• SharePoint
• Asite
• 4 projects