Essentials 4 Data Support

Ellen Verbakelhttp://datasupport.researchdata.nl/en/

cursus@researchdata.nl

Brief History2011 Data Intelligence 4 Librarians

2013 DANS and 3TU.Datacentrum launch: Research Data NLSocial sciences and humanities incorporated in the training

2014 Essentials 4 Data SupportSURFsara (ICT infrastructure provider on research) joins RDNL

2015/2016 Incorporating infrastructure/more technical information in Essentials4DataSupport

2014: Essentials 4 Data Support

Topics

• Definitions• Planning phase• Research phase• User Phase• Legislation and policy• Data Support

revision

Research phase

User phase

Data, legislation and policy

Data Support

Data Formats FrontOffice-BackOffice

Quiz

Format

3 ways to take the course:

• Online only (without registration)

• Online only with user profile

• Full course (online + face 2 face with certificate)

Week 1 4 hrs + F2F day 1

Week 2 10hrs Assignment DMP inclusive

Week 3 3 hrs Assignment Data organisation

Week 4 8 hrs Assignment Reflection + Data and the law

Week 5 9 hrs Assignment of choice: -Image of influence sphere-Plan to highlight data support in your institution

Week 6 8 hrs = F2Fday 2

Coaches 8 hrs a week during the course

Participants

• Librarians• Policy makers• ICT-workers• Researchers

From universities, academies, research institutions

Evaluation

• Participants want follow up session (Sept. 2015)• Participants love the expert talks!• Heterogeneous group: exchange of information

among participants is not always easy• Level of knowledge is very variabel. This is on the

one hand difficult, but on the other hand very stimulating

Evaluation

• Nice structured course• Feedback from coaches is highly appreciatied• (Too) much content• Content is very good for reference• 2 F2Fdays are too few• Participants like that coaches ask after 6 months

how they are doing

Figures

• About 150 datasupporters, since 2011• Still the only Dutch datasupporter training• Score: on a scale 1 to 10, we score an 8