This is the first set of slides from the seminar on Open Data in Ubiquitous Systems Research aimed for doctoral students in HCI and CS. It presents the seminar focus, learning objectives, work in seminar, and program of the first day.

1. Open Data in Ubiquitous
Systems Research –
Seminar objectives and description
Heli Väätäjä (heli.vaataja@gmail.com)
http://opendatainubiresearch.blogspot.fi/
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
UBINET Seminar for doctoral students in
HCI and CS, 18.5 & 12.6, 2015
Seminar day 1,18.5.2015 SB204

2. Seminar focus
• Introduction to Open Science and Open Data
in Ubiquitous Systems Research.
• Creation of Data Management Plan for own
research.
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3. Learning objectives
• Aware of basic concepts of open science and open
research data, able to explain them.
• Understanding the importance of research data
management.
• Aware of what to include in a data management plan
(DMP), able to create a DMP for own research and search
solutions for issues to be solved.
• Aware and able to search for repositories of open data
and open research data for own research and identify
and solve issues to deal with in using open data.
• Aware of what issues need to take into account when
opening up own research data, also related to human
participants, and able to find information how to deal with
the issues in DMP.
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4. Seminar description
• 2 seminar days – 18.5 & 12.6
• Data management plan (DMP)
– Turned in by June 4th
– Reading 60 pages of readings/materials to
support knowledge creation on open science
and data, and the creation of the DMP
– Learning diary on DMP creation by June 10th
– Presentation of DMP and learning diary
related issues, especially learnings on
creating DMP
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5. Program – 18.5.2015
9.00-9.15 Morning snack
9.15-9.30 Welcome & introduction of participants
9.30-10.15 Introduction to open science and open data in research (Heli)
10.15-11.00 Group work
11.00-12.15 What does a researcher need to know when planning to open
empirical data ? Mari Kleemola, Information Services Manager, University
of Tampere.
12.15-13.00 Lunch break (at own expense)
13.00-14.00 Studying knowledge production in early modern Europe
(1470-1800) based on an open data analytical ecosystem of library
catalogue metadata. Mikko Tolonen, University of Helsinki
14.00-15.15 Open data sources & exploring data sources related to own
research (assignment in class, Heli)
15.15-16.00 Data management plan & instructions for assignment (Heli)
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6. Introductions
• Name
• Where from
• Research topic
• Types of research data that you use and/or
create in your research
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