Regardless of one's role within a research team, a foundational understanding of appropriate data management is crucial for ensuring that the data products are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. The training resources below are primarily designed for graduate students and early career researchers (not including PIs or data managers) who are members of a scientific research team:
- Organization: DataONE Education Modules
Link: https://www.dataone.org/education-modules
Contains: Lessons on all phases of the research lifecycle involving data. While all of the modules are useful in understanding data management, the following lessons are of particular help to researchers: Lesson 4: Data Entry and Manipulation; Lesson 5: Data Quality Control and Assurance; Lesson 8: Data Citation.
- Organization: Data Tree by the Institute for Environmental Analytics and the Natural Environment Research Council
Link: https://datatree.org.uk/
Contains: Data management training targeted primarily for PhD students and early career researchers in the environmental sciences