Research Data Management as a Group Endeavor

Planning and Implementing Research Data Management Strategies

 Content

Research data management (RDM) is an inherent requirement of the good scientific practice and also expected by funding organisations. Implementing RDM as a group endeavor to foster a fair division of labour and visibility of scientific contributions is challenging and requires communicative, organisational and technical skills.
This workshop introduces the key concepts of RDM and suggests practical implementation. Approaches. Participants will learn how to establish a communication framework for group- oriented RDM.

 Teaching Methods

• lectures
• exercises in small groups
• Bring your own problem" – discussion of own cases and possible improvements

There will be three lecture blocks, each followed by examples that will allow participants to bring in their experiences. The exercises will be a group discussions, either within small groups or the whole course.

 This workshop will help you to

• use the research data life cycle as a strategic tool
• translate research requests into service pipelines
• learn more about the support structures of the University of Freiburg and the NFDI (Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur)
• develop guidelines for organising RDM as a group process
• increase the scientific impact of data management with accountability
• understand RDM in the cross section of organizational requirements, technical solutions, and legal issues (e.g. licensing)
• identify the new roles in data-driven research, i.e. data stewards

Facilitator:                       Jan Leendertse, Central Data Facility 

Number of participants: maximum 12

Registration:                    here