GRAD 521 Research Data Management Syllabus and Lesson Plans

These are the syllabus and lesson plans for a series of lectures from a 10-week, 2-credit graduate-level course in research data management. The course description is: "Careful examination of all aspects of research data management best practices. Designed to prepare students to exceed funder mandates for performance in data planning, documentation, preservation and sharing in an increasingly complex digital research environment. Open to students of all disciplines." Major course content includes: Overview of research data management, definitions and best practices; Types, formats and stages of research data; Metadata (data documentation); Data storage, backup and security; Legal and ethical considerations of research data; Data sharing and reuse; Archiving and preservation. The course was offered for the first time during the Winter 2014 term (January - March). See the associated lectures and assignments.本数据集包含一门10周学时、2学分的研究生层级研究数据管理系列讲座的教学大纲与授课教案。本课程旨在系统剖析研究数据管理最佳实践的全维度范畴，帮助学生在日益复杂的数字化科研环境中，满足乃至超越资助机构对数据规划、文档记录、保存与共享的相关要求，课程面向所有学科的研究生开放。核心教学内容涵盖：研究数据管理概述、相关定义与最佳实践；研究数据的类型、格式与生命周期阶段；元数据（Metadata，即数据文档记录）；数据存储、备份与安全防护；研究数据相关的法律与伦理考量；数据共享与复用；归档与长期保存。本课程于2014年冬季学期（1月至3月）首次开设。相关讲座与作业请参阅配套资料。