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Training on Research Data Management

Let us train you in the management of your social science research data - online or on-site.

With our training courses, we support researchers in the legally compliant implementation of their empirical research projects and in making research data available in accordance with FAIR Data Principles and the requirements of e.g. funding institutions and academic journals. Another declared aim of the training courses is to promote the sharing and re-use of research data in line with the idea of Open Science.

Who are our Training Courses suitable for?
- Research institutions, projects, networks in German-speaking countries that conduct research with quantitative social science data
- Researchers who want to archive their data and make it available to third parties for reuse
- Groups at the beginning of doctoral projects or at the start of a project in order to consider RDM from the outset

What are the aims of our training courses?
- Support researchers in the (legally compliant) implementation of their empirical research projects
- Support researchers in making research data available in accordance with the FAIR Data Principles and the requirements of, e.g. funding bodies and academic journals
- Promote the sharing and reuse of research data, in line with the idea of Open Data

What content do our training courses offer?
We costumize the content of training courses to ensure that your individual needs and requirements are covered. Example contents of RDM training courses could be

- General introduction to research data management and its key areas
- Preparation of research data
- Documentation and metadata
- Organization of research data in the course of a project
- Data protection and research (informed consent and anonymization)
- Sharing data with third parties and copyright of research materials

Get some impressions of our training courses in our slide collection.

What are the Fees for Training Courses?
Our prices vary according to scope and content and will be discussed with you in advance.

Get in touch

Research Data Management

rdm[at]gesis•org