How to prepare your Social Science data for publication
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Requirements
Please note that this is an course that focuses on data curation, and publishing of research data. If you do not have basic knowledge about RDM yet, we recommend you to take the course Introduction to Research Data Management in the Social Sciences first, and then attend this course. If you already know you want to archive your research data at AUSSDA - The Austrian Social Science Data Archive, please attend this course, but also contact us directly: info@aussda.at.
Target audience
Researchers in the Social Sciences, doctoral students in the Social SciencesGoals
Research data management is becoming increasingly important in all stages of the research data life cycle. Data in the Social Science encompasses a wide range of data from interviews and surveys to observational data, data in different formats and of both quantitative and qualitative nature. This workshop will provide guidance on which steps you need to take to publish your research data in a way that complies with the GDPR and funder requirements, and where you can find support.
Content
The workshop will focus on sensitive / personal data and present how to work with social science data, both quantitative and qualitative. Participants will be able to ask questions and discuss their specific concerns in smaller groups and the plenary session.
Methods
Preliminary information and technical requirements for participants:
You will need:
- A PC or laptop incl. a headset or headphones with an extra microphone, if possible a webcam.
- A stable internet connection.
- Recommended browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari.
- Entering the webinar is possible 15 minutes before the training starts.
Teacher
Lisa Hirsch
Lisa works for AUSSDA - The Austrian Social Science Data Archive in the areas of data ingest and data preparation. She checks the quality of research data and is responsible for their publication. As part of the Infra4NextGen project, she organises and gives training courses in Open Science and data management and creates training materials that can be reused. Lisa has a background in political science and statistics, and holds a PhD in political science from Aarhus University.
Veronika Preuer
Contact for content-related inquiries
Team Austrian Social Science Data Archive
How to prepare your Social Science data for publication
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