Research Data Management (RDM) eLearning course
Developed by the Danish universities within the Danish National Forum for Data Management and is aimed at PhD students, researchers and research support staff. The course consists of 3 video modules of 20 minutes each and is open to all.
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 participant's own pace and can be complemented with face-to-face training. The target audience for 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.
Promotion and LMS integration
All institutions are welcome to download the modules and integrate them into their local LMS (Learning Management Systems).
Guidelines and file package for this can be found below.
Trailer
Get an introduction to research data management and an overview of the course content.
Module 1: Introduction
By the end of this section you will:
- Understand the importance of managing research data
- Understand how the key players in research data management (RDM) can impact research
- Identify different types of research data in different disciplines
- Understand what RDM entails when looking at the Research Data Lifecycle
Module 2: FAIR principles
By the end of this section you will:
- identify key elements that help make research data searchable, accessible, interoperable and reusable
- understand how these key elements are applied in different research disciplines and different research workflows
- distinguish between FAIR data and open data
Module 3: Data management Plans
By the end of this section you will:
- understand the added value of creating data management plans in research projects
- identify challenges in projects related to research data management
- identify stakeholders that require a DMP and know how to start creating a DMP, including which topics to cover
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).
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Guidelines for Research Data Management including FAIR
- European Commission: Guidelines on FAIR Data Management in Horizon 2020
- European Commission: Open access & Data management
Data Management Planner
Video downloads and LMS integration
You can use the course material either by linking to the videos on this website, or by embedding the videos in your institutions' Learning Management System (LMS), such as Blackboard and Moodle.
If you wish to download the videos, you can use the links below. Please credit the videos using the references given on these webpages.
- Download module 1: Introduction (hi res | low res)
- Download module 2: FAIR principles (hi res | low res)
- Download module 3: Data Management Plans (hi res | low res)
The material can be presented as a stand-alone eLearning course, or as part of a blended learning approach, combining video and face-to-face interactions. If embedded in your LMS, you can combine the videos with quizzes, links to local policies etc., according to your needs and the scope of your teaching.
Below you can see a screenshot of a simple sample integration of the video in the LMS system Moodle. The video is uploaded as an asset and inserted as course material. In this case, Moodle will automatically provide a player for the video.
How to promote the eLearning at your institution
We recommend that the Danish universities promote the course in a manner that is relevant to them. Suggestions are:
- Promote the trailer on the university websites, for example on webpages at institutional, faculty, or department level or on the library homepage.
- Make the eLearning course part of your university course catalog and integrate it into the local LMS systems
- Integrate the modules in the existing courses on Responsible Conduct for Research Integrity.
- Promote the 'Introductory eLearning course on Research Data Management' as a complementary resource for new employees, who would like to get more detailed information and best practice examples in RDM
- Make the course part of the Ph.D. and researchers' continuing education activities.
- Via emailing lists aimed at relevant research support staff and researchers interested in research data management
- Include the link to vidensportal.deic.dk/RDMElearn in your e-mail signature and in your standard presentation slide sets
- Tweet, Facebook, Linkedin the trailer for our course.