Research Data Management and data protection in the Social Sciences [Workshop recording]

This online workshop organized by The Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA) focused on the Research Data Management basics, Data Management Plans and common data protection issues in the Social Sciences.

The first part of the workshop was dedicated to RDM basics and Data Management Plans (DMPs). In many projects, DMPs are mandatory deliverables that need to be submitted at the beginning of a project and are updated throughout the project life cycle. During the workshop, it was explained which aspect funders expect to be part of DMPs in Social Sciences and how researchers can benefit from (writing) these documents.

In the second part of the workshop, data protection issues that are common in Social Sciences were addressed and how they can be handled. In particular, differences in the curation of quantitative and qualitative data need in order to comply with data protection regulations in general and AUSSDA deposit guidelines in particular. Presentation on how AUSSDA scans quantitative data for potential data protection violations using STATA and gives participants the opportunity to test the code on their own data and devices.

The video is available on the CESSDA Training YouTube channel.