This four week introductory course "Open Science: Sharing Your Research with the World" is offered on the edX MOOC platform.
About the course: You can become a more visible, effective and impactful researcher by sharing your research data and publications openly. In this course, you will learn the objectives, main concepts, and benefits of Open Source principles along with practices for open data management and open data sharing. You'll learn to establish links between publications data and methods, how to attach a persistent identifier and metadata to your results, and methods for clarifying usage rights. You will also discover ways to apply these principles to your daily research and adapt existing routines. Finally, you'll discover potential barriers to sharing research and discuss possible solutions. This course will help you grasp the key principles of Open Science, with answers to questions like: How can research effectively store, manage, and share research data?; What kinds of open access publishing are most effective?; How can researchers increase the impact and visibility of their research?; and How can the use of social media contribute to the visibility and impact of their research?
Type of Material:
Online Course in 'Open Science'- sharing your research ideas and publications
Recommended Uses:
This is an instructor-paced course and is self contained. It includes theory, didactic presentation, and case studies. There is also practical applications in the assignments. Length is four weeks at estimated 3-4 hours/week.
Prerequisites:
Basic professional knowledge of scientific publishing/practices and research processes
Professional knowledge of research data management
This course will help you grasp the key principles of Open Science, with answers to questions like:
How can researchers effectively store, manage, and share research data?
What kinds of open access publishing are most effective?
How can researchers increase the visibility and impact of their research?
How can the use of social media contribute to the visibility and impact of research?
How can researchers be acknowledged for the research software
Technical Requirements:
High Speed internet and graphics capability
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Goals for the learner:
Describe concepts and objectives of open science
Analyze and discuss benefits and barriers of particular open science cases, including cases from within your own region or discipline
Set up an open data sharing strategy to increase your research visibility
Determine appropriate route to take when publishing an open access article
Target Student Population:
Graduate School, Professional, possible undergraduate
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Research skills, computational software
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This is a self-directed learning platform.
-Well organized
-Practical
-Contact with instructors as needed
- Meets a need to share research and collaboration
Concerns:
The webpage explains the course content but could use some key examples to allow the students to see the teaching style
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
-The outline points to a specific professional population to address the 'Open Science' need in the publication process. -The goals and expections as well as introductions to instructors are clearly shown.
Concerns:
Effectiveness is a highly individual concept and so examples of work done by previous students may be beneficial.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
-This website is one page plus a button that would allow the student to view course materials.
-Some buttons to scroll to key areas such as the instructors, syllabus, and online enrollment
-Options are clear to enroll for the pay and free versions
Concerns:
- The scrolling may get tedious
Creative Commons:
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