# Syllabus Title: Supportive Partnerships for FAIR Data and Open Research in Faculty Grantsmanship and the Academic Research Enterprise Instructors: Nina Exner, Research Data Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8746-8364 Erin Carrillo, Science Research Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8996-4927 Description: Do you want to see better partnerships between the Office of (Sponsored) Research, the library, academic departments, research cores, and faculty development? This session is for those who support campus researchers – such as librarians, research administrators, program and panel members, and faculty mentors – to discuss support for faculty grant success. We will work on partnerships to support open access and FAIR data services specific to federally funded research. Federal funding agencies in the U.S. and many other regions expect faculty to move toward FAIR data and open scholarly communication. But faculty principal investigators (PIs) are not always able to incorporate open access and FAIR data into their workflows. PIs need to be connected to supports for addressing FAIR and open principles in their grant-writing and grant compliance. Librarians, faculty mentors, research administrators, and others offer support for PI transitions to FAIR practices. But these support offerings are not always aligned together. Partnerships are the key to bringing faculty support sectors together to reach faculty more effectively! But partnering is not always easy. Jargon, differences in epistemology, and other factors get in the way. Join us for a place to discuss partnerships for scholarly communication support in the university “research enterprise.” Participants will share their perspectives and jargon, and learn how others discuss support needs and federal research funding. This session focuses on the “research enterprise” and will complement, not replace, other sessions on FAIR data and open access advocacy. In this session, we will share different views of the funded research workcycle. As a group, we will discuss how support offerings align with research administrator and funder priorities. We will then work on plans for outreach to other campus units to partner on FAIR and open practices in faculty grant proposals. ## Before the first class, please: - Join the [Slack channel](https://fsci2020.slack.com/archives/C015N5M5ARE) - Watch the [course layout video](https://osf.io/42pj6/) and the [introduction video](https://osf.io/v98g7/) - Introduce yourself on the [introductions wiki](https://osf.io/vg8a9/wiki/Introductions/) - Brainstorm what you already think or know about grants. There are no wrong ideas! Add your initial thoughts to [the initial impressions wiki](https://osf.io/vg8a9/wiki/Initial%20impressions/): - What does the word "grant" mean to you? What is your background on them, and what do you think of grants’ importance to you and your campus? - Draw or retrieve from the Internet a research lifecycle that is relevant to you. Upload it to the Google Drive folder labeled [0_Lifecycles in the OSF files area](https://osf.io/vg8a9/files/) # Archived activities schedule ## During day 1 Zoom - Break [into groups and introduce yourselves][1] to your group - Groups discuss and take notes - What are your interests in supporting grants? - What funding agencies (e.g. "NSF" or "CIHR" or "Horizon 2020" or "NHMRC") have you heard about on your campus? - What do those agencies ask for, in terms of FAIR data, data management, open and public access publishing, or other scholarly communications activities? ## After day 1, due day 2 - Work asynchronously on the Jamboard and add comments to other research lifecycles. (if you need, there's a [video about the Jamboard activity](https://drive.google.com/file/d/184lZKVjirtgqFe3sXWpoHbYZNzk8ajE4/view?usp=sharing)). Share ideas about - where do you see opportunities for scholarly communication intersecting with research processes? - Optionally, read articles in Zotero - Watch the videos that are relevant to the collaborations towards which you want to work: - If you haven't already, the [introduction video](https://osf.io/v98g7/) - [Overview of terms](https://osf.io/g5v2j/) - [Pre-award and post-award](https://osf.io/bjmfk/) - [Clinical (i.e.medical) research administration](https://osf.io/gt3sm/) - [Proposal development](https://osf.io/8djma/) - [Research development and researcher development](https://osf.io/rxt9c/) - [Ethics, compliance, and RCR](https://osf.io/6u5wy/) - [Funders' goals](https://osf.io/w975e/) - [Shifting your jargon for better collaboration](https://osf.io/zxvk2/) Note that the "View this file on Google Drive" link makes the videos a little better, and should show captions. - **TO DO**: Bring at least 1 piece of content for Day 2 Zoom 1 or more piece of outreach content that you have created or used and would like to make more relevant to the research enterprise. Examples could be... - Outreach and PR content of your services - LibGuides, program websites, or resource pages; - Text or boilerplate you use to describe supports and services; - Policy or program text meant for outside audiences - If you don’t have any content already, create and bring a draft email you are or will be considering sending to a potential partner ## During day 2 Zoom - Groups will share the outreach content they bring, and peers in group will suggest ways to make the terminology more grant-focused. ## After day 2, due day 3 - Watch videos on: - [Communication](https://osf.io/ajvh8/) - [Outreach for collaboration](https://osf.io/ga9jv/) - [Growing over time](https://osf.io/m37jh/) - Identify (or create, or imagine) a project or program that you would like to work on, in partnership with someone units in the Office of Research. For the project/program: - Complete the [Initiative Planning Worksheet](https://osf.io/97cvy/) - Identify existing related marketing or outreach content, and identify where you can change your terminology to fit research administration terminology ## During day 3 Zoom Groups will describe (to their group peers) an initiative in which they hope to work towards partnering with the Office of Research. - Share each member's initiative worksheet - Explain any points of uncertainty and give/get feedback - Make a plan among group members for future peer feedback --- [1]: https://osf.io/vg8a9/wiki/Group%20member%20lists/