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Programme & Objectives

Summary

This two-hour introductory course offers an overview of essential tools and concepts for conducting open and reproducible research across various disciplines. Designed for early-career researchers and postgraduate research (PGR) students with limited experience in open-research practices, the course outlines key steps to consider throughout the research process. Topics include effective data management, comprehensive documentation, use of public repositories, consistent variable naming conventions, and adherence to metadata standards. It is designed for early-career researchers and PGR students with little knowledge of open-research practices, serving as an overview of every step they should have in mind when conducting open and reproducible research.

Target Audience

Early-career researchers, including postdocs and PGR students.

Priority will be given to colleagues who are employed by the University if the course reaches capacity.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• Understand the steps necessary to produce open and reproducible research
• Organise a dataset according to open research principles
• Prepare documentation
• Be aware of the public repositories available
• Understand the elements needed for a data management plan

Programme 

The workshop programme is as follows:

• Open x Reproducible Research
• Transparency in Research Processes
• Data management: plan and elements
• Public Repositories
• Organising a dataset: file formats, variable naming conventions
• Documentation: user guides and data dictionaries
• Metadata standards

Duration: 2 hours

Facilitator: Nayara Albrecht