Research Data and Open Science

An online lesson on Open Science and Research Data Management.

Description

The main purpose of this lesson is to provide participants with skills, tools and standards needed to integrate Open Science into their research workflows.

The lesson is structured into two parts 1) Introduction to Open Science: principles and definitions. 2) Get started with Research Data Management: why we should care about our data, and how.

Target audience

This lesson targets early career researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities and researchers with little to no prior knowledge on the topics of Open Science and Research Data Management. This lesson may also be of interest to those wishing to become familiar with these concepts in relation to the requirements of Horizon Europe projects regarding Open Science and Research Data Management.

When?

This lesson was held on 6 November 2023, the materials are made available for self-paced learning.

Where?

The lesson was held online.
The slides are available on Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10120307

Practical information
Language	English
Access cost	Free
Prerequisites	None
Expertise level	Beginner
Duration	Approximately 3 hours
Keywords	Open Science; Research Data; Research Data Management; Social Sciences and Humanities; Training.
Certification	No certification available
Where to find the materials	Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10120307

Training objectives

After this lesson you should: Understand the main Open Science concepts; Know how to prepare your data for sharing; Be able to deposit your work in a trusted repository.

Lesson Structure

Research Data and Open Science

Part 1

1. Open Science introduction

1.1. Definitions of Open Science
1.2 Is Open Science new ?
1.3 What's the problem, doctor?

2. Research assessment and Open Science

2.1 How did we get here?
2.2 Recent changes

Part 2

3. Research Data Management

3.1 Core values 
3.2 Data jargon 
3.3 Data stewards

4. Open Science and Open Access in practice

4.1 Open Science and Open Access in Horizon Europe 
4.2 Open Access: how?
    Choosing a repository
    Metadata and persistent identifiers
4.3 Get started with Zenodo
4.4 Data Management tools