Data management for supervisors
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The document discusses the importance of research data management for supervisors and HDR students, noting that it is important to justify research outcomes, meet obligations and guidelines, and ensure good stewardship of resources. Research data can include various materials needed to validate results and HDR students must store and maintain data responsibly by keeping clear records, managing storage and access, and retaining or disposing of data properly according to requirements. The document advises that supervisors should guide students on managing, storing, maintaining confidentiality of, and retaining data appropriately.
Data management for supervisors
- 1. Supervisors Research Data Management Julia Gross, Research Data Librarian
- 2. Research data management Good research practice Meeting obligations, rules and guidelines National level, local level Supervisors need to know To advise students
- 3. Why is data management important? The Code – ‘to justify the outcomes of the research and to defend them if they are challenged’ – ‘good stewardship of public resources...’
- 4. What is research data? Anything that may be needed to validate the results of research Research data could include images, sound/video recordings, artefacts, surveys, questionnaires, interview transcripts, statistical data and analyses, measurements, fieldwork notes
- 5. Research data management at ECU Research data policies and plans The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research ECU Research Data and Records Management Policy ECU data management plan template
- 6. HDR students need to … In a nutshell….. Store and maintain data responsibly
- 7. HDR students need to… Keep clear and accurate records of the research methods and data sources Identify ownership of research data and records Manage the storage of and accessibility to research data and records Follow ethical protocols and privacy legislation
- 8. HDR students need to… Ensure the security of research data and records Retain the research data and records for the required period Maintain the confidentiality of research data and records Safely dispose of research data and primary materials when the appropriate period of retention has finished.
- 9. Supervisors advise HDR students… How to manage data Where to store data How to manage the confidentiality of data How long to keep data (varies with disciplines) If data should be retained beyond the life of the project, how will this be done If data may have potential for re-use in the future
- 10. Research data management Training GRIP Online Orientation Module Responsible Research More to come in 2012, online guide More is needed Resources ECU data management plan template Contact email researchonline@ecu.edu.au