Research Data Management 101
Completion requirements
Read this lesson. Pay attention to the lifecycle (process) of data sets. Answer the questions in this lesson.
Data lifecycle management (DLM) is the policy or process that governs organizational data use. You learned that data management is an administrative function and DLM is a process to manage and preserve that data. Remember, good DLM includes all the phases of the data lifecycle. This is essential to data-driven decisions and actions taken by organizations daily.
File Organization & File Formats
File organization: versioning
Track versions of either:
- Analysis/program/script files, while keep the original version of the data file the same; OR
- Data files themselves
In some cases, it may make sense to log the changes so that
you can quickly assess and access the versions.
It's good to document:
- What was changed?
- Who is responsible?
- When did it happen?
- Why?
