Data map and privacy impact assessment

Prof Catrina Denvir, 2025

This initiative is designed to develop students’ critical understanding of data privacy risks and governance across diverse organisational ecosystems through practical data mapping exercises.

Students engage with realistic scenarios drawn from sectors such as government, healthcare, retail, and financial services, each involving multiple stakeholders, databases, and data flows. Through these exercises, they create comprehensive data maps that identify entities, relationships, and information transfers. They then critically assess vulnerabilities within these systems, including data duplication, security risks, and privacy concerns.

The work produced includes visual data maps, a 500-word analytical report identifying system weaknesses, and redesigned data flow proposals.

Through this process, students develop key competencies in data mapping and systems thinking, gaining an understanding of how data flows through various systems and stakeholders, as well as skills in data governance and privacy impact assessment.