Effective Research Data Management
Date:
22/05/2018
Organised by:
University of Sussex
Presenter:
Anthony Groves
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
esrcdt@sussex.ac.uk 01273877376
Description:
Effective research data management is central to good research.
Funding agencies are increasingly expecting researchers to manage effectively the data produced as a result of the research they fund, to enable it to be able to exploit for further research. This is reflected in their data sharing policies and the inclusion of data management and sharing plans as part of research bids.
The course will provide participants with the knowledge to manage their research data at every stage of the data lifecycle, from pre-project planning, data creation, data management, publication, long-term preservation and issues of sharing and re-use.
The course will focus on the specific nature of research data in the social sciences, both qualitative and quantitative, and the challenges that this presents.
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
- Understand the main concepts around research data management (RDM) and why it is important to researchers and funders
- Understand how to implement good practice in research data management, including organising, saving, backing up and describing their data.
- Investigate and discuss issues and requirements around sharing and re-use of their data.
- Explore tools that help with RDM, including practical use of the DMPOnline tool.
Indicative Readings
Jones, S. (2011). ‘How to Develop a Data Management and Sharing Plan’. DCC How-to Guides. Edinburgh: Digital Curation Centre. Viewed 1 November 2012
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/how-guides
UK Data Archive (2011). "Managing and sharing data: best practice for researchers". Colchester: UK DAta Archive. Viewed 1 November 2012
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/media/2894/managingsharing.pdf.
Cost:
External student from DTP partner universities (City, UEA, Essex, Goldsmiths, Kent, Reading, Roehampton, Royal Holloway, Surrey) – Free.
External student all other institutions - £30
External faculty/other staff member - £100
Website and registration:
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Data Management , Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
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Data Management
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