## **[DMP Assistant](https://assistant.portagenetwork.ca/)**
Aimed at grad student and faculty researchers, this workshop reviews the key components of a data management plan and offers guidance on how to improve the management of your research data for long-term use and preservation.
In this hands-on session, participants will have the opportunity to create their own data management plan using the online DMP Assistant platform.
**[DMP Assistant](https://assistant.portagenetwork.ca/)** is a bilingual tool for preparing data management plans (DMPs). The tool follows best practices in data stewardship and walks researchers step-by-step through key questions about data management.
* Create an account and select a template to start writing your DMP
* Answer the questions that are relevant to your work, and follow guidance embedded
* Add collaborators to your DMP to co-edit or review
* Export your DMP into a PDF or other file format to share with granting agencies and colleagues
_This session is part of the [Pathways to Research Data Management series](https://libguides.uvic.ca/c.php?g=721709)._
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### Activity Instructions
**Pre-class activities:** 15 min
**Face-to-face presentation:** 30 min
**Face-to-face activities:** 60 min
**Instructor:** Shahira Khair, Data Curation Librarian (skhair@uvic.ca); Kathleen Matthews, Science Data Librarian (kmatthews@uvic.ca)
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**Step 1: Pre-Class Videos, Readings, & Exercises**
* Read about data management planning on the UVic Library RDM Guide (5 min): https://libguides.uvic.ca/researchdata/planning
* Create and activate an account with the Portage DMP Assistant (5 min): https://assistant.portagenetwork.ca/
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**Step 2: In-Class Active Learning Activities & Instruction**
* [Presenter slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1h2ca7EDiyNZtvTszY14JqHMhHpkhuSEbvStRQWk6Y-w/edit?usp=sharing)
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* [Example 1 (Sciences)](https://zenodo.org/record/4062486)
* [Example 2 (Social Sciences)](https://zenodo.org/record/4019309)
* [Example 3 (Humanities)](https://zenodo.org/record/4062484)
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* [Case Study 1 (Sciences)](https://osf.io/asr3g/)
* [Case Study 2 (Social Sciences/Education)](https://osf.io/p39en/)
* [Case Study 3 (Health/Nursing)](https://osf.io/pw3xt/)
* [Case Study 4 (Engineering)](https://osf.io/g496h/)
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**Step 3: More Resources, Post-Class Assessment & Course Feedback**
[Research Data Management Data Guide](https://researchdata.library.ubc.ca/files/2018/05/RDM_DataGuide_V05.1_20180508.pdf) (University of British Columbia)
A comprehensive guide for Canadian researchers, which addresses the basics of data management plans, metadata and data organization, data storage and security, and data sharing and re-use.
[MANTRA Online Modules](https://mantra.edina.ac.uk/) (University of Edinburgh)
Self-directed online modules providing an introduction to data management plans, organizing data, file formats and transformation, documentation and metadata, storage and security, and more.
[Research Data Management Toolkit](https://rdmtoolkit.jisc.ac.uk/) (JISC)
An online guide directing researchers, IT specialists, and those in research support roles to a wide range of research data management resources, sorted according to topic and audience.
[What Will it Cost to Manage and Share my Data?](http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3837717) (OpenAIRE)
Infographic providing information for researchers on the costs of research data management, how these can be addressed in advance, and the community resources available.
