The Portage Training Expert Group, through the Research Data Management (RDM) 101 Working Group, has developed a series of four learning modules on the basics of RDM. Hosted by Scholars Portal, these modules include an overview of research data and RDM, the research data life cycle, and Canadian RDM policies
With the assistance of Portage, CIHR has developed a learning module focusing on key themes, challenges, and considerations in research data management (RDM). This module includes information, tools and resources to support effective RDM practices.
International
MANTRA
A series of self-directed online modules developed at the University of Edinburgh covering a range of RDM subjects, which target researchers who manage digital data and professionals who support them. Modules provide an introduction to research data, data management plans, organising data, file formats and transformation, documentation and metadata, storage and security, and more.
A series of ten training modules on various subjects relating to RDM, with associated handouts and supporting hands-on exercises. All materials are released under a creative commons license. Topics covered include an introduction on the importance of data management, data sharing, data management planning, data entry and manipulation, quality control, data protection, metadata, data citation, analysis and workflows, and legal and policy issues. Created by the Australian National Data Service (ANDS)
A series of ten training modules on various subjects relating to RDM, with associated handouts and supporting hands-on exercises. All materials are released under a creative commons license. Topics covered include an introduction on the importance of data management, data sharing, data management planning, data entry and manipulation, quality control, data protection, metadata, data citation, analysis and workflows, and legal and policy issues.
This primer provides a quick grounding in the whats, whys, and hows of current regulations and practices for protecting sensitive data.
Open educational resources for use in courses, programs, workshops, and related activities as part of the National Institutes Of Health (NIH) Big Data To Knowledge (BD2K) Program. A series of twenty-two modules cover a range of topics related to health sciences research data, including ethics, ontologies, secondary data use, metadata, data sharing, and more
MOOC: Best practices for biomedical research data management.
Online modules produced by Data Management Services at Johns Hopkins University, which provide guidance on software reproducibility and reuse.
Modules cover best practices for writing, documenting and organizing code, version control, linking code to research results, publishing and citing code, and more.
Librarian Focused
External Training Materials
Portage has provided a list of useful training materials from higher education institutions and RDM groups. Many are listed above. Additional resources focused on the field of library science are included at the site.