Day 1
A) Complete the pre-class survey:
B) Read and prepare the following text for in-class discussion:
- Scientists Losing Data at a Rapid Rate
- Which research paper are they refering to in the text? Hint Take a look at the references.
- According to the research paper, how much does data availability drop per year?
- Contacted researchers say the data still exists, why is it considered lost?
- What percentage of contacted researchers answered back?
- How can authors organize and preserve data used in research papers?
- Is willingness to share data increasing or decreasing among researchers?
- The DataONE Life Cycle.
If the link is not available, a screen shot of the text is available here.
- How many steps are there in the DataOne life cycle? List and summarize the steps.
Day 2
C) Read and prepare the following texts for in-class discussion:
- 8 Steps in the Data Life Cycle
- What is the importance of the data life cycle?
- Figure 1 of research paper Best practice data life cycle approaches for the life sciences.
- What steps are similar and different across data life cycle approaches you have reviewed so far?