## Week One: September 28 - October 02 The first week of the series focuses on the early stages of the research process. We'll introduce the core concepts involved in research data management; discuss planning for the success of your research projects; building a data management plan (DMP) to support your work and meet granting agency requirements; and finally investigate the FAIR principles and unpack some of the complexities of the research process. On Friday, our presenters will each host office hours devoted to their topics and yours. Bring your questions and get some answers! <hr /> * Session 1: Introduction to Research Data Management * Session 2: First Steps in Data Management Planning * Session 3: Introduction to the DMP Assistant * Session 4: Re-Introduction to the Data Life Cycle <hr /> ## Session 1: Introduction to Research Data Management **Date** September 28 **Time** 10:00am - 11:30am **Presenter** Susan Atkey **Description** This workshop will introduce the main concepts of RDM, including the research data life cycle, Tri-Council requirements, as well as supports and services offered at UBC. The course will then introduce learners to a mock project and dataset arranged in a file hierarchy with poorly named folders and files, and go through a hands on exercise to clean the structure and file names following best practices. Office hours to support this workshop will be held on Friday, 02 October. Please [register in advance](https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3566027). **About the presenter** Susan Atkey is a Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian at UBC Library, working with Linguistics, Anthropology, Hispanic Studies, and Central & Eastern European Studies. Her Research Data Management focus is on the management of language and linguistics research data. She is a member of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Linguistics Data Interest Group. ## Session 2: First Steps in Data Management Planning **Date** September 29 **Time** 10:00am - 11:30am **Presenter** Sheryl Adam **Description** Having a data management plan (DMP) is a great way to ensure that your research project remains on track and that your data retains its integrity throughout the entire research life cycle. This course will introduce the concept of a data management plan, and using the mock project data from session 1, will examine a ‘dirty’ dataset and explore what is needed to have high-quality descriptions and documentation of data, articulated in a CSV or readme file. Office hours to support this workshop will be held on Friday, 02 October. Please [register in advance](https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3577234). **About the presenter** Sheryl Adam is the subject liaison librarian for Geography, Sociology and Psychology at Koerner Library. She has been presenting workshops on Research Data Management for more than four years. ## Session 3: Introduction to the DMP Assistant **Date** September 30 **Time** 10:00am - 11:30am **Presenter** Mayu Ishida **Description** The Data Management Planning (DMP) Assistant is a tool created for Canadian researchers to develop a data management plan, by asking a series of questions about what will be done with research data throughout its entire life cycle. Building off the work done in sessions 1 and 2, this course will introduce the DMP Assistant and walk through the mapping of its questions. Office hours to support this workshop will be held on Friday, 02 October. Please [register in advance](https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3577236). **About the presenter** Mayu Ishida is a Science Librarian at Woodward Library, UBC Vancouver. She provides research support to students and faculty in biology, computer science, mathematics, and statistics, and teaches research data management workshops to graduate students. ## Session 4: Re-Introduction to the Data Life Cycle **Date** October 1 **Time** 10:00am - 11:30am **Presenter** Allan Cho **Description** This course will begin by discussing the DMP work from the previous day, encouraging conversation about differences across disciplinary data. It will then move on and discuss details of the data life cycle, the FAIR principles of data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), and introduce Git and OSF as helpful data management tools. The session will conclude by preparing everyone for the next session, which will include having an OSF and Git account. Office hours to support this workshop will be held on Friday, 02 October. Please [register in advance](https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3577237). **About the presenter** Allan Cho is the Research Commons Librarian. He coordinates a team of graduate students at the Research Commons and oversees the peer-led instruction and consultation spaces and services. In collaboration with Library and campus partners, Allan organizes the Graduate Student Workshop Series and programming designed to assist students with the research process.