Submitted by Amanda Reig / Ursinus College on Thu, 08/12/2021 - 10:18
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Prerequisites
No Prerequisites
Corequisites
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Course Level
First year
Second year
Upper Division/Graduate
Topics Covered
Communication skills
Ethics
Professional skills development
Subdiscipline
Professional Practices, Skills, and Resources
Description

This is a set of PowerPoint slides I put together for a brief presentation and discussion with summer research students in our department about good record keeping and data management practices. 

Attachment Size
Record Keeping & Data Management in the Lab_0.pptx 83.57 KB
Learning Goals

A student should be able to:

  • Explain why good data management and record keeping practices are important
  • Identify the type of information that should be recorded in laboratory notebooks
  • Develop a transparent file organization system
  • Implement good data management practices in their own laboratory work
Implementation Notes

I gave this presentation to a group of chemistry research students near the beginning of our summer research program. The format was an informal presentation, with lots of active discussion throughout.  A list of references I used to build the presentation are at the end of the PPT, but I also linked them in the web resources below.

Time Required
45 min
Web Resources
Data management made simple - Nature
Notebook and Data Management - HHS Office of Research Integrity
Making the Right Moves - A Practical Guide to Scientifıc Management for Postdoc…
Data Management Best Practices
Data Management for Undergraduate Researchers - Purdue University
Evaluation
Evaluation Methods

No formal evaluation was done 

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