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title : ' Ending the Research Project'
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teaching : 10
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preparing it for the future. This episode has three sections to work through
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for project wrap up: a section on converting data to more open file types; a
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checklist for populating a project Archive folder; and a checklist for preparing
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- data for reuse, which leverages the previous two exercises .
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+ data for reuse, which leverages the previous episode .
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This episode also covers project wrap up in the form of separating from your
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- institution. This checklist exercise for the departing researcher is important to
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+ institution. This checklist challenge for the departing researcher is important to
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work through so that critical data does not get lost in the transition. A fuller
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version of this checklist, intended for both the departing personnel and a project
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administrator to work through together, is also available[ ^ 1 ] .
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The end of a project is a good time to prepare data for potential
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future reuse, as you still know the important details about the data to record
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- and have access to any software used to create the data. This checklist exercise
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+ and have access to any software used to create the data. This checklist challenge
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walks you through steps to gather your data into a central place and document
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the project. Working through the checklist results in project data being in one
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central location, well documented, and organized and formatted in a way to make
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## Prepare Data Checklist
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Gather all of the data from a project and work through the
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- checklist to organize and document the data for future reuse. This exercise
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- refers to several other exercises in the Workbook that should be completed during
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+ checklist to organize and document the data for future reuse. This challenge
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+ refers to several other challenges in the Workbook that should be completed during
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this process, if they have not been already. The following is adapted from[ ^ 2 ] .
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### Prepare Data
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[ ] Move all data into one central project folder; this folder may have sub-folders
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and should be organized however makes sense for your data.
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- [ ] As necessary, work through Exercise 7.2: Convert Data File Types to copy data into more
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- open/common file formats.
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+ [ ] As necessary, convert data file types to copy data into more open/common file formats.
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### Back Up Your Research Notes
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[ ] If your notes are electronic, save a copy in the project folder
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[ ] If your notes are physical, scan them and save a copy in the project folder.
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### Create a Project Archive Folder
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- [ ] Work through Exercise 7.3: Create an Archive Folder.
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+ [ ] Create an Archive Folder.
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[ ] Put the Archive folder in the project folder.
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### Create a Project-Level README File
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- [ ] If you haven’t done so already, work through Exercise 2.2: Project-Level README.txt.
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[ ] Store a copy of the README file with the data.
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when you lose access to the software. When data is in a proprietary file type,
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it’s always a good idea to copy the data into a more common, open file type as a
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backup; you may lose a bit of functionality, but it’s better to have a backup than
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- to not have your data at all! This exercise works through identifying possible
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+ to not have your data at all! This challenge works through identifying possible
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alternative file types for the data’s proprietary file type before instructing you to
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make a copy of the data in the new file type.
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### Create an Archive Folder
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are likely to be most useful in a research project archive. Create a separate folder
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within the larger project folder (or in a highly visible place within the storage
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system) labelled “Archive”. Copy – do not move – the files on this checklist into
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### Retain Copies of Data that You Have Permission to Keep
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- [ ] If you have not done so already, work through Exercise 5.2: Determine Data
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+ [ ] If you have not done so already, under Data Stewardship, determine what data you
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+ may retain
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[ ] Identify and keep pertinent research data from personal devices
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