Research data management

The bulleted list and graphic below illustrate how data management should part of every step in your research projects

• Plan - Plan your research project and determine how you will collect and curate your data
• Create - Conduct your research and gather your data while keeping notes about your decisions
• Process - Clean and validate your data, again while keeping notes about your decisions
• Analyze - Analyze your data and draw your conclusions. Keep notes about your methods and your decisions
• Disseminate - Share your findings
• Preserve - Store your data in a trusted repository
• Re-use - Others may re-use your data for their own own analysis

Graphic credit: https://portagenetwork.ca/training-resources/portage-training-resources/rdm-101/

Confused by some of the language around research data? You are not alone. This glossary will shed some light on the terminology around research data management.