| Data Management Plan (DMP) |
A Data Management Plan or DMP is a document that specifies how research data will be handled both during and after a research project. The DMP is a very useful planning tool and you should write your DMP as early as possible in the research project, as it will help you to plan for processes such as ethical approval, data protection requirements, short and long term storage of the data and future data sharing, publishing and re-use.
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Treat your DMP as a living document. Create it before or in the early stages of research, and update it where necessary during the project. You may not know all the answers at the start of your project and it can be updated periodically as the project progresses, or if there are any significant developments. |
Many public research funders and ethics committees (including CDU HREC) require a data management plan to be submitted as part of their application.
What to include in DMP
A good DMP takes into account the applicable regulations and data policies and considers the whole research data lifecycle.
It typically addresses the following topics:
✦ What data will be collected, and how.
✦ How data will be documented.
✦ How any ethical and legal issues will be dealt with.
✦ How data will be stored and backed up during research.
✦ Any plans for preserving (some of the) data beyond the project's end.
✦ Any plans for sharing or providing access to (some of the) data.
✦ Who will be responsible for data management, and what additional resources may be required.
✦ What to cover in your DMP may also depend on your funder, who may provide their own DMP template.
It can be difficult to start with an empty page, but luckily recommended by CDU DMP Tool, contains a DMP template and provides guidance on what to describe in each section. To get access the CDU version of DMP Tool, you need to create an account using a CDU email. Instructions to sign up and log are included below.
Charles Darwin University recommends completing the RDM and Primary Materials Checklist as part of the DMP and provides a full DMP template
| DMP Online Tool |
The DMP Tool is a free, open-source, application that helps researchers create data management plans (DMPs). The DMP Tool provides a click-through wizard for creating a DMP, it also has help and guides for answering questions, and data management best practices resources.
Charles Darwin University is a DMP Tool participating institution, and by signing in with your CDU email, you will get access to the CDU institutional DMP Tool account.
DMP Tool is a collaborative platform which allows you to add other members of your research team to edit, read and contribute to the plan.
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Getting started with the DMP Online Tool |
| DMP Tool Main Features |
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