[Rdap] Data Matters: Data Science Summer Workshop Series

[thumai]

Greetings!

Those of us from the Odum Institute want to share this fantastic summer opportunity for continuing your education! The Data Matters: Data Science Summer Workshop Series is a week-long series of classes for researchers, data analysts, and other individuals who wish to increase their skills in data studies and integrate data science methods into their research designs and skill sets. Both one- and two-day courses will be offered from June 22 to 26, 2015 and run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Participants are welcome to register for one, two, or three classes. Examples of a couple of the courses offered in this workshop series are


·         Data Curation: Managing Data throughout the Research Lifecycle (June 22-23)

This course will provide an introduction to 1) the diversity of data and their management needs across the research data lifecycle, 2) the impetus and importance of preserving and sharing data, 3) the processes required for preserving and sharing data, 4) digital repository activities and assessment, and 5) the role of advocacy and communication when discussing data management best practices. Participants will also be given demonstrations of digital curation tools including the Dataverse™ open source virtual archive platform.


·         Open(ing) Data: Considerations in Data Sharing and Reuse (June 24)

This workshop will examine the opportunities and challenges of open access to data resources and some of the open-source mechanisms available to share research data. Specifically, participants will learn about 1) the open data access movement, 2) data security considerations, 3) protection of the confidentiality of research participants, 4) the process of anonymizing datasets, 5) embargos and rights of first use, 6) access restrictions, 7) data ownership, 8) data citation, and 9) other ethical questions related to data sharing and reuse.

For more information, please visit the Data Matters website: http://datamatters.org/.

Best,
Thu-Mai Lewis Christian
Archival Research Associate
H. W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science
229C Davis Library, CB# 3355
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3355
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