FAIR data is not only becoming a requirement set by European and national funding agencies, but by making your data FAIR, you are making it easier for others to find, use, and cite your data. In this course you will learn how to make your data Findable to a wide audience, how to make them Accessible to people and to machines, and how to make them Interoperable so they can be Reused by others. After learning the principles, you will practice your knowledge in quizzes and practical sessions.
This is a 3-day course for onsite participants, of which the first 2.5-days are also open to online participants. In the final half day, the onsite students will bring all they have learned together in an interactive Make-My-Data-FAIR session. We will also have a “Data Clinic” in which the onsite students can ask their particular questions of the various experts of the VLIZ Data Centre on data FAIRness, data management, data archiving, etc.
All materials will be provided online / open access for future trainers to be able to use “back home”.
Course Contents
Days 1, 2, and the morning of Day 3 (onsite and online):
- Gain a practical understanding of how to make different types of data FAIR by making them Findable online
- Learn about different ways data can be made Accessible
- How to make data and metadata Interoperable, so that everyone can read and understand them
- Understand how provenance provides Reusability of your data
- Learn how a data management plan can bring that all together
Complemented by practical exercises for each lesson.
Day 3 afternoon (onsite only):
- Group session to practice what you have learned
- Bring your own data and work with VLIZ experts on improving their FAIRness
- Work with VLIZ experts on tackling your own data management questions and problems
Target Audience:
Marine biologists, Ph.D. students (+), future data managers, and lab technicians, anyone who has experience collecting and managing data.
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Prerequisites
Students are expected to already have some experience working with data
Application procedure
Please register for the course on the button Register Here (above) no later than 21 March 2025.
Number of available seats: 20 participants (onsite) and 10-15 (online), accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
In February 2025 VLIZ will start issuing invoices to the selected participants.
Grant opportunities
This course is funded by EMBRC-ERIC and organized by VLIZ and UGent-Marine Training Unit (EMBRC-BE).
Learning outcomes
A practical understanding of how to make data FAIR.
Files/Documents
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