In this course, you learn how to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) for your research project.
GSSS – Writing a Data Management Plan
Dr. Jolien Scholten
Course description
Course objectives
During this course you will learn how you write a good Data Management Plan (DMP), in which you discuss:
- which laws and codes of conduct your research should comply with
- where you are going to store your data
- where you are going to archive them for the long term
- how you can make them fair (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)
The course is mandatory for (first-year) GSSS PhD candidates.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Social Sciences
- Language: English
- ECTS: 1
- Type of education: in class
- Academic skill: Research data management
- Graduate School: Graduate School of Social Sciences
- Start date: 4 November 2025
- End date: January 2026
- Schedule:
Workshop 1: 04-11-2025, 13:30-15:30
Workshop 2: 25-11-2025, 13:30-15:30
Peer review: 02-12-2025, 13:00-17:00
- Min. number of students: 5
- Max. number of students: 30
- Admission criteria: none
- Concluding assessment: yes
- Assessment type: Review of your Data Management Plan (DMP)
- With certificate: yes, upon request
- Registration deadline: 4 weeks before the start of the course
- Available for: First-/second-year GSSS PhD candidates. This course is part of the basic program for first year PhD candidates and participation is mandatory. If applicable, the course is also open to candidates in later years. The course is also open to non-GSSS participants, given there is space (you will be put on a waiting list until the registration deadline). Free of charge for VU, AISSR, and ZU PhD candidates. A fee of €250 applies to other PhD candidates.
- Name of teacher: Jolien Scholten, rdm@vu.nl
- Link to profile: https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/divisions/university-library/teams/contact-research-data-support
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FSS – Writing a Data Management Plan
Course description
Course objectives
During this course you will learn how you write a good Data Management Plan (DMP), in which you discuss:
- which laws and codes of conduct your research should comply with
- where you are going to store your data
- where you are going to archive them for the long term
- how you can make them fair (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)
The course is mandatory for (first-year) GSSS PhD candidates.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Social Sciences
- Language: English
- ECTS: 1
- Type of education: in class
- Academic skill: Research data management
- Graduate School: Graduate School of Social Sciences
- Start date: 4 November 2025
- End date: January 2026
- Schedule:
Workshop 1: 04-11-2025, 13:30-15:30
Workshop 2: 25-11-2025, 13:30-15:30
Peer review: 02-12-2025, 13:00-17:00
- Min. number of students: 5
- Max. number of students: 30
- Admission criteria: none
- Concluding assessment: yes
- Assessment type: Review of your Data Management Plan (DMP)
- With certificate: yes, upon request
- Registration deadline: 4 weeks before the start of the course
- Available for: First-/second-year GSSS PhD candidates. This course is part of the basic program for first year PhD candidates and participation is mandatory. If applicable, the course is also open to candidates in later years. The course is also open to non-GSSS participants, given there is space (you will be put on a waiting list until the registration deadline). Free of charge for VU, AISSR, and ZU PhD candidates. A fee of €250 applies to other PhD candidates.
- Name of teacher: Jolien Scholten, rdm@vu.nl
- Link to profile: https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/divisions/university-library/teams/contact-research-data-support