RDM training

Why are research data management (RDM) skills valuable to researchers?

• Skills and knowledge related to RDM are the precondition for ensuring the quality of data, the documentation, preservation and reuse of data.
• RDM skills are needed especially in the beginning of research process when writing data management plans to fulfil the funders’ requirements.
• Before the data gathering phase begins, it’s imperative that all the permissions and licenses are in order.
• Furthermore, when opening the data, RDM know-how is needed.

Aalto University provides RDM and open science training 

***UPCOMING TRAINING***

Series of Research Data Management training is organized in March-May 2020. Please, follow the link to enroll and get more details about the training (links will be added soon. If you need information now, please, contact [email protected]).

(1) Introduction to Research Data Management | 26.03, 10:00-10:45 | Click the link to enroll

(2) Handling of personal data | 01.04, 13:00-14:30 | Click the link to enroll

(3) How to store research data? | 07.04, 10:00-10:45 | Click the link to enroll

(4) How to store and share personal and confidential data? | 14.04, 10:00-10:45 | Click the link to enroll

(5) How to make your research reusable? Best practices (for School of Arts) | 28.04, 10:00-10:45 | Click the link to enroll

(6) How to make your research reproducible? Best practices

The training is organized for each school separately:

ELEC | 30.04, 13:00-13:45

ENG | 29.04, 12:30-13:15

SCI | 27.04, 10:00-10:45 | Click the link to enroll

(7) How to make your code reusable? | 28.04, 13:00-13:45 | Click the link to enroll

(8) Why and how to publish datasets? Introduction and practical steps | 23.04, 10:00-10:45 | Click the link to enroll

(9) Hands-on training on publishing datasets

The training is organized for each school separately: ARTS | 05.05, 10:00-10:45, CHEM | 04.05, 13:00-13:45, ELEC | 06.05, 13:00-13:45, ENG | 06.05, 10:00-10:45, SCI | 04.05, 10:00-10:45

(10) Help in publishing datasets | Click the link to request the consultation

Face-to-face consultations either with individual researchers or research groups. Organized by request: please, contact [email protected] or make the request by following the link.

If you are interested in ordering a training/workshop on RDM and open science (e.g. for a department, research group, project, doctoral students), please contact [email protected].

Examples of training in videos:

Research Data Management (RDM) training: Introduction and Basics: Videos and presentation materials of the event

Research Data Management (RDM) training : best practices in RDM and personal data handling: Video and presentation materials of the event

Other tools 

 ACRIS - Information on open access publications are collected in ACRIS. ACRIS is also the metadata catalogue of Aalto's research data.

Visual Resource Centre (VRC) - The VRC service helps to find and use high quality, authentic and current visual information sources from a variety of subjects. The VRC offers free visual resources training open for all Aalto University students, researchers and staff including advice on image copyright issues and Creative Commons licenses.

Research identification, e.g. ORCID - Researcher identifiers aim to lessen the problems caused by ambiguity in researcher names. Aalto University recommends ORCID identifier for every researcher.

Learning resources

Handbooks

The handbook discusses the most important themes of open science and research.

• Data management guidelines (Tietoarkiston aineistonhallinnan käsikirja)

The Finnish Social Science Data Archive guidelines help to understand the RDM related themes from the perspective of the research data life cycle. The guidelines consist of eight themes: the purpose of data management and reuse, data management planning, copyrights, informing research participants, processing quantitative and qualitative data, anonymization and storage. Although researchers from all branches of research benefit from the comprehensive guidelines, the researchers who use survey and textual data might benefit most.

• Foster - Open Science Training Handbook

A group of  authors came together in February 2018  to create an open, living handbook on Open Science training. High-quality trainings are fundamental when aiming at a cultural change towards the implementation of Open Science principles. The topics of training range from open concepts and principles to examples and practical guidance.

Suggest new materials to this list

The training materials described above are materials we recommend. Do not hesitate to suggest a new source to the list. We appreciate your help! Please contact [email protected] or acris.aalto.fi.