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Modules on capturing and organising data, with some detailed software training

Key resources are:

Resources	Description	Project	Discipline
Organising data [Online learning unit]	File naming, versioning. Includes case studies and quizzes to reinforce teaching.	MANTRA	Geosciences Clinical Psychology Social Sciences
Documentation and metadata [Online learning unit]	Reasons for documentation, metadata types. Includes quiz and case study in Geosciences.	MANTRA	Geosciences Clinical Psychology Social Sciences
SPSS software practical [PDF tutorial instructions, ZIP data files]	Setting up SPSS and initial files, creating new variables, adding data to a data file. With printable instructions and open datasets.	MANTRA	Social Sciences
NVivo software practical [PDF tutorial instructions, ZIP data files]	Preparing qualitiative data, managing data in Nvivo, managing data at end of project. With printable instructions and open datasets.	MANTRA	Social Sciences
R software practical [PDF tutorial instructions, ZIP data files]	Introduction to R, using data editor, adding, creating and extracting data. With printable instructions and open datasets.	MANTRA	Geosciences
ArcGIS software practical [PDF tutorial instructions, ZIP data files]	Building geodatabase, analysis, using layer files, preserving datasets and creating metadata. With printable instructions and open datasets.	MANTRA	Geosciences
Data standards and capture methods [PDF and PPT slides, audio recording, feedback data]	Data standards with example for psychologists, guide to metadata. Small group exercise recapping on issues covered in module.	DMTpsych	Psychology
Creating art as research data [Online learning unit]	Expectations of funders, legislation. Focus on AHRC technical appendix with example application. Includes discipline-specific case study.	CAiRO	Creative and performing arts
Working with digital data [PPT slides, presentation notes, exercise template forms]	Organising and naming files, various file formats, selection. Exercise describing structure and file naming system for students' own files.	DataTrain	Archaeology
An introduction to data management for Social Anthropology [PPT slides, course notes, reading list]	Why data management is relevant, what digital data is, data creation and organisation, file structures, email, remote access, backup.	DataTrain	Social Anthropology

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