**Problem:** You want to get others in your department more involved in open science activities, but no one is paying attention. Or perhaps people are paying attention, but there is no existing institutional structure to support open science. **Solution:** Start an open science committee in your department to signal institutional support. Establish an Open Science Committee ----------------------------------------- Some have had success implementing open science practices among students and faculty through a committee with departmental endorsement. This document provides information on starting a local open science committee at your department or institution. You will also find suggestions on mission statement/goals, and links to resources. **Where to Get Started?** - Identify people in your department who would (1) sign on to a letter to establish an OS cmte, or (2) be willing to serve on the cmte. - Write a letter (with signatories) to the department head or chair. [[**Sample letter**](https://osf.io/pn4y2/)] - Survey faculty and graduate students about attitudes toward and knowledge about open science. - If this approach is not feasible, ease your department into recognizing open science by: Bringing a speaker (COS sends speakers at no expense) or starting discussions with enthusiastic colleagues. **What Can an OS Committee Do?** - **Exemplars** - [LMU cmte page](https://osf.io/mgwk8/) and [Blog](http://www.nicebread.de/introducing-the-open-science-committee-at-our-department/) on starting OS cmte with mission statements, goals, slides, etc. - **Track** ongoing OS activities around the world and communicate important developments to the department. - **Educate and Motivate** - Identify speakers for brown bags and colloquium, see COS ambassadors - Start OS reading group - [Crowdsourcing Science PhD Course and Syllabus](https://osf.io/hj9zr/) - [Everything is fucked syllabus](https://hardsci.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/everything-is-fucked-the-syllabus/) from Sanjay Srivastava - Lots of [other methods/seminar syllabi listed on OSF](https://osf.io/search/?q=open%20science%20syllabus&page=1) - Blog: [A voluntary commitment to research transparency](http://www.nicebread.de/a-voluntary-commitment-to-research-transparency/) - Learn about [TOP Guidelines](https://cos.io/our-services/top-guidelines/) - COS [training videos](https://cos.io/our-services/training-services/cos-training-tutorials/) - Resources on [how openness can advance your career](http://whyopenresearch.org/) - Motivate participation by different stakeholders with testimonies from members in the community. Open/transparent science is important to me because…(Grad student, early-career faculty, tenured faculty, librarian, chair/dean) - **Ease Implementation** - Organize workshops that teach skills for open and reproducible science. - [COS Ambassador Page](https://osf.io/bs23x/): slide decks, presentations, outreach materials on many topics. E.g., pre-registration, open data, power analysis, R or other programming skills. - **Department Policies** - OS principles into tenure-track criteria, PhD supervision, etc. - [Improving Hiring and Promotion Practices](https://osf.io/atnhx/): existing job ads and example language. - [Hiring Practices Certificate Initiative](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ty43Syw0Flkh8ncjW8MZArIkvYe8hLwwhLlIwbtSk_Y/edit) - Dissertation Requirements (e.g., pre-registered dissertation proposals) - **Survey Department** - Identify consensus on OS issues - Explore Useful OS tools (e.g., OSF for Institutions)