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DATUM for Health promoting research data management skills in health studies. Julie McLeod Northumbria University. JISCMRD Workshop 28-29 March 2011. RDM training programme focus. health studies discipline qualitative, unstructured data
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DATUM for Healthpromoting research data management skills in health studies Julie McLeod Northumbria University JISCMRD Workshop 28-29 March 2011
RDM training programme focus • health studies discipline • qualitative, unstructured data • postgraduate research students (ie doctoral students) • whole data management lifecycle • andragogic approach
Project status • literature review completed • customised Google search engine
Google Custom Search Engine Research Data Management Training
Google Custom Search Engine Research Data Management Training
Project status • literature review completed • customised Google search engine • programme designed & scheduled • 4 sessions • introduction to RDM • DCC ‘101 lite’ • problems and practical strategies and solutions • DPC Roadshow • programme materials in preparation
Challenges to date • volume of literature, resources etc • much exists in many places • awareness vs overload • Audience for materials, guidance etc • mostly IM/DM professionals not researchers • Qualitative data sharing & use • epistemological, methodological, ethical, confidentiality issues & debate
Implications for future activity • a RDM portal? • training / engaging researchers in RDM • a lot of focus on long-term preservation & sharing • begin with the day-to-day improvement • better short term RDM will improve longer term • dissemination • RDMTrain session at Vitae Researcher Development Conference Sep 2011?