Topic outline

  • General

    • The course is divided into three independent modules. Each module consists of a 20 min video recording (including animations and interviews) that can be taken at the learners’ own pace. 

      The target audience of the course is PhD students, researchers and research support staff who would like an introduction to the general concepts and terms used in research data management. However, others are also welcome to take the course, it is open to all.


      Creative Commons Licence

      Holmstrand, K.F., den Boer, S.P.A., Vlachos, E., Martínez-Lavanchy, P.M., Hansen, K.K. (Eds.) (2019). Research Data Management (eLearning course). doi: 10.11581/dtu:00000047
      This eLearning course in Research Data Management is brought to you by the Danish National Forum for Data Management, and is funded by Denmark’s Electronic Research Library (DEFF) and the Danish eInfrastructure Cooperation (DeiC).


  • Introduction

    • Learning Objectives: - At the end of this section, the learner can…

      • Understand the importance of managing research data
      • Know how the main actors within research data management (RDM) can affect research
      • Identify different types of research data in various disciplines
      • Realize what RDM entails when looking at the Research Data Lifecycle

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  • FAIR Principles

    • Learning Objectives: At the end of this section, the learner can…

      • Identify key elements that help make research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable
      • Understand how these key elements are applied in different research disciplines and different research workflows
      • Distinguish between FAIR data and open data

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  • Data Management Plans

    • Learning objectives - At the end of this section, the learner can…

      • Understand the added value of making data management plans in research projects
      • Identify challenges in projects in relation to research data management
      • Identify stakeholders that require a DMP and know how to begin making a DMP, including which topics to cover

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  • Additional Resources