Note: This learning path will be updated on April 1, 2026. To earn your certificate of completion without interruption, complete the path before that date. If you can't, additional courses may be required.
Data governance and stewardship are vital skills in an increasingly data-dominated world. Anyone involved in the digital transformation of businesses and institutions needs a solid grounding in managing data and information. Get started learning these necessary skills now!
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Learn the cross-disciplinary skills that are in demand.
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Compare your current skills with data steward requirements.
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Learn why data ethics skills are vital in data-driven fields.
Courses
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1
Data Rights Foundations35mData Rights Foundations
By: Martin Kemka
Learn what rights you have to your own data—and what responsibilities businesses and institutions have to protect and respect those rights.
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Learning Data Governance1h 25mLearning Data Governance
By: Jonathan Reichental
Understand why data governance is an essential part of helping every organization succeed in the era of big data and data science.
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Data Steward Foundations1h 55mData Steward Foundations
By: Mike Chapple
Learn how data stewardship programs build business value by ensuring data quality, protecting data integrity, and maintaining security and regulatory compliance.
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Designing Data Governance39mDesigning Data Governance
By: Lauren Maffeo
Learn how to design a data-driven culture that unites colleagues across teams to solve your most pressing business problems with the right high-quality data at scale.
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Data Ethics: Watching Out for Data Misuse58mData Ethics: Watching Out for Data Misuse
By: Doug Rose
Find out how data ethics may impact data misuse, accuracy, and data models and how you can discuss these issues in a way that's both meaningful and productive.
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Data Ethics: Making Data-Driven Decisions1h 5mData Ethics: Making Data-Driven Decisions
By: Doug Rose
Learn how to design computer algorithms to be more ethical when making complex decisions.
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Foundations of Responsible AI1h 8mFoundations of Responsible AI
By: Vilas Dhar
Explore a practical framework for implementing AI practices in a way that bridges the gap between high-level AI ethics principles and day-to-day technical decisions.
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Responsible AI: Principles and Practical Applications1h 17mResponsible AI: Principles and Practical Applications
By: Jill Finlayson
Learn how AI is being used today and how to ensure its responsible usage into the future.
Instructors
Martin Kemka
Jonathan Reichental
Founder | Professor | Author | Adviser | Speaker | Coach | Investor
Mike Chapple
Teaching Professor at the University of Notre Dame; Cybersecurity Author, Trainer and Certification Expert
Lauren Maffeo
AI at the State of Maryland / Author of “Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up”
Doug Rose
AI & Data Science Author | 8.5M+ Students Taught | AI Strategy for Business
Vilas Dhar
President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation ($1.5B) | Investing $500M+ to make AI work for everyone | Writing in TIME, Nature, FT | Thinkers50 Radar 2026
Jill Finlayson
Brandie Nonnecke
Senior Director of Policy, Americans for Responsible Innovation
Tsu-Jae Liu
President, National Academy of Engineering