RDM Training (Herts) Module 2: Getting Started

Key Info
URL - the landing page for the learning resource: 
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.28027
Description - a brief synopsis, abstract or summary of what the learning resource is about: 

This module highlights research data management issues that should be addressed when starting a project: choosing file structures and naming conventions, file versioning, metadata and documentation, software choices, and the best practice for programming. Considering these details before data collection ensures that the data are well managed and organised, and require fewer transformations when preparing them for publication. Slides and training notes are included in this pack in one collection, but can be divided into five sections: filing systems, metadata, software, documentation, and coding.
This module is 2 of 4.  The topics of the other modules are:
Module 1:  Project Planning: http://zenodo.org/record/28026
Module 3:  Safeguarding Data:  http://zenodo.org/record/28028
Module 4:  Finishing Touches:  http://zenodo.org/record/28029

Authoring Person(s) Name: 
Dr Joanna L Goodger
Authoring Organization(s) Name: 
University of Hertfordshire
License - link to legal statement specifying the copyright status of the learning resource: 
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported - CC BY 3.0
Access Cost: 
No fee
Citation - format of the preferred citation for the learning resource: 
Goodger, D. J. L. (2014, January). RDM Training (Herts) Module 2: Getting Started. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.28027
Primary language(s) in which the learning resource was originally published or made available: 
English
More info about
Keywords - short phrases describing what the learning resource is about: 
Data coding
Data management
Data management planning
Data management planning tools
Electronic lab notebook (ELN)
File naming
Software management
Software preservation
Published / Broadcast: 
Monday, January 27, 2014
ID - identifier that provides the means to locate the learning resource or its citation: 
10.5281/zenodo.28027
Type - namespace prefix for the citable locator, if any: 
DOI
Publisher - organization credited with publishing or broadcasting the learning resource: 
University of Hertfordshire
Media Type - designation of the form in which the content of the learning resource is represented, e.g., moving image: 
Collection - a group or set of items that comprise a single learning resource, e.g., a PDF version of a slide presentation, an audio file of the presentation and a textual representation of the oral transcription of the presentation.
Contact Person(s): 
Dr Joanna L Goodger
Contact Organization(s): 
University of Hertfordshire
Educational Info
Purpose - primary educational reason for which the learning resource was created: 
Instruction - detailed information about aspects or processes related to data management or data skills.
Learning Resource Type - category of the learning resource from the point of view of a professional educator: 
Unit - long-range plan of instruction on a particular concept containing multiple, related lessons.
Target Audience - intended audience for which the learning resource was created: 
Data manager
Data policymaker
Data professional
Data supporter
Early-career research scientist
Research faculty
Intended time to complete - approximate amount of time the average student will take to complete the learning resource: 
More than 1 hour (but less than 1 day)