Engaging Students with Research Data Management: The Modular Approach
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Office of Scholarly Communication
Office of Scholarly Communication
Engaging Students with Research Data Management
Claire SewellResearch Support Skills Coordinator
Office of Scholarly Communication, Cambridge University
The Modular Approach
[email protected]@ces43
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• What is RDM?
• Teaching RDM at Cambridge
• Example module(s)
• Activity: Create your own workshop
• Group feedback
• Strategies for engagement
Workshop outline
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Managing and sharing the data produced by research
Required by many funders (& good practice)
Links to library skill set
What is RDM?
!Data means different things to different people!
OSC Data Website
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Research Data Facility:
RDM@Cambridge
• Programme of events and training
• Data repository
• Funder guidance
• Consultancy services
• Advocacy and outreach
Research Data website
OSC Teaching RDM at Cambridge
OSC Modular approach
Icons via Iconfinder (Alfredo via CC-BY)
OSC Modular approach
Icons via Iconfinder (Alfredo via CC-BY)
OSC Example module
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• Data backup
• File sharing
• Data organisation
• Sharing your data
• Funder policies
• Data management plans
Workshop structure
OSC Module example
Data OrganisationScience, Technology and
Engineering (STEM)
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Organising your data
OSC How do you organise your data?
Vincent Gaggioli
OSC How do you organise your data?
Vincent Gaggioli
OSC How do you organise your data?
Vincent Gaggioli
OSC Which one is better and why?
Slido.com: #2088
A B
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Be consistentBe meaningful to you and your colleaguesEnable you to find files easily
Would you be able to easily get hold of your own files?
Your strategy needs to:
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Image (used with permission): http://www.vukovicnikola.info/folder-structure-for-research/
Develop a structure
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Physical samples
OSC How do you organise physical samples?
Vincent Gaggioli
OSC Management of physical samples
Marta Teperek, PhD physical sample organisation
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Create maps of your samples• can be simple Excel spreadsheets• and keep them up to date!
Reference your samples:• dates in notebooks• supplier’s name/code
Add any relevant notes
Management of physical samples
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File naming strategies
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Image (used with permission): http://10pm.com/
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Do file naming conventions matter?
OSC Do file naming conventions matter?
In 3 years time would you know what these are?
OSC File naming conventions
http://www.data.cam.ac.uk/files/gdl_tilsdocnaming_v1_20090612.pdf
OSC File naming conventions
http://www.data.cam.ac.uk/files/gdl_tilsdocnaming_v1_20090612.pdf
OSC Module example
How to Organise Information
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
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Organising your data
OSC Which one is better and why?
Slido.com: #2088
A B
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Be consistentBe meaningful to you and your colleaguesAllow you to find files easily
Would you be able to easily get hold of your own files?
Your strategy needs to:
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Mendeley
Zotero
Training is available via departmental libraries
Reference managers
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File naming strategies
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Image (used with permission): http://10pm.com/
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Do file naming conventions matter?
OSC Do file naming conventions matter?
In 3 years time would you know what these are?
OSC File naming conventions
http://www.data.cam.ac.uk/files/gdl_tilsdocnaming_v1_20090612.pdf
OSC File naming conventions
http://www.data.cam.ac.uk/files/gdl_tilsdocnaming_v1_20090612.pdf
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Describing your information
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Create a small Lego model – use all the bricks
Write a description of your model (NOT step by step instructions)
Describing your information
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Swap your instructions with another group
Can you recreate their model?
Activity designed by Eleanor Barker, Joyce Heckman and Kirsten Lamb
Describing your information
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End of the module
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• Same basic structure• Changes in terminology• Tailored examples• Different activities for different disciplines• Length of module
Things to note
OSC Activity: Create your own workshop
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You have been asked to develop an RDM workshop for the audience in your packs
How will you use the elements available to create a bespoke workshop?
Activity: Create your own workshop
OSC Feedback
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• Talk to your audience about their needs• Make the workshop meaningful • Attainable level of learning• Make learning a group activity• Allow your audience to be an active
participant in shaping the workshop• Make it fun!
Strategies
!One size DOES NOT fit all!
OSC Questions?
OSC Thank you!
OSC Image credits
Images via:
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Iconfinder
CC0 unless otherwise noted