Research Data Management increasingly gained importance both in the general discussion on open science and scientific practices as well as with journals, funders and institutions asking for data management plans or replication material to be stored in specific repositories. But how is all this related to your daily work?

In this workshop we will start with the fundamentals of RDM (e.g., the FAIR principles, research data lifecycle, data management plan, metadata, repositories) before getting down to the nitty-gritty of integrating RDM practices into your daily work. At the end of the workshop, you will: understand the basics of RDM; get to know the concepts and rationale of FAIR data; and got the idea how and why file naming and folder structures on your computer, backup strategies or version control tools make your life easier and help you to meet RDM goals.

The workshop is held in cooperation with BIGSSS and BYRD, is targeted at PhD students but of course open to all (seasoned) social scientists.