Abstract: This study investigates and analyzes data governance and policy curriculum in iSchools iCaucus abroad, and summarizes the teaching contents and characteristics, so as to provide reference for the construction of related courses and talent cultivation models in China. By conducting online research, the course information and syllabuses are obtained. The study summarizes the teaching contents and constructs a framework for course classification by using content analysis, and then analyzes the teaching conditions. The findings reveal that data governance and policy courses abroad are mainly divided into five categories: management and governance, ethics and morality, policy and law, security and assurance, and comprehensive category. These courses exhibit systematic and diverse characteristics in terms of teaching objectives, prerequisites, course materials, teaching and assessment methods. Finally, this paper puts forward some suggestions on the improvement of related courses and the optimization of the teaching models in China from the aspects of curriculum system, course content and course teaching.

Key words: iSchools, Data governance and policy curriculum, Curriculum construction, Curriculum system, Teaching condition