How to write a data management plan and what benefits can it bring you in your research?

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Many research funders require or recommend that researchers who receive a grant for a research project write a data management plan. This workshop gives you an opportunity to learn what a data management plan is all about and how you can use the DMPonline tool to write and maintain a data management plan.

Target group and prior knowledge

This workshop is aimed at you as a PhD student, researcher or employee who carry out research. You do not need to have prior knowledge of data management plans, but it is an advantage if you have:

• Experience in documentation and secure management of research data.
• Basic knowledge of metadata and metadata standards.
• Knowledge of the different groups of stakeholders that you need to consider when planning your research and handling your research data.

This workshop will be held in English.

Learning objectives

After the workshop you will:

• Know the difference between a research application and a data management plan, and how a data management plan is structured.
• Know the core requirements by Science Europe for data management plans. 
• Know what the policy for research data at Umeå University says about data management plans.
• Know what the Swedish Research Council says about data management plans and how you can find information about data management plans in the research data web at Umeå University Library.
• Understand which stakeholders you talk to in the various sections of a data management plan.
• Know the benefits a data management plan can give you to organize the management of your research data.
• Know how a data management plan should be preserved and archived according to the document management plan.
• Know how to use DMPonline to write a data management plan and how to find the templates available there.
• Know some advantages and disadvantages of other DMP tools such as, for instance, Argos from OpenAIRE Data Stewardship Wizard.

Teacher

Representative of the research data team at Umeå University Library. As for February 2025, this will be Theresa Kieselbach.

Access to DMPonline

In order to use DMPonline, you need to create a user account at the Digital Curation Centre. You can then link this account to your UMU-id.

Access to Argos at OpenAIRE

You do not need to create a user account for Argos but you can use ORCID, Github or Gmail to login. If you use two steps authentication to access these services, you can also use it for Argos.

Visit Argos' website

Access to Data Stewardship Wizard

Visit the SciLifeLab DSW's website and follow their instructions to gain access.

Literature

Science Europe. (2021, January 27). Practical Guide to the International Alignment of Research Data Management. Science Europe.

Swedish Research Council. (2019, April 15). Producing a data management plan [Text].

Umeå University. (2021, March 9). Research data policy.

Umeå University Library. (2024a). Create a data management plan.

Registration and location

Please register via the form below. The workshop will be held via Zoom. A link will be sent to the email address you register with.