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  • Preregistrations and Registered Reports
    30 minutes
    What are preregistrations and registered reports? How to do both.

    What are preregistrations and registered reports? How to do both.

  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
    60 minutes
    Overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Some information about scoping reviews and which review type to choose. Which programs to use and how to get started as well as steps for conducting a meta-analysis.

    Overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Some information about scoping reviews and which review type to choose. Which programs to use and how to get started as well as steps for conducting a meta-analysis.

  • Reproducibility in Research
    30 minutes
    Discussion on what reproducibility is, concerns about reproducibility and factors contributing to the problem. Discussion on how we can make more reproducible research, benefits to reproducibility and reproducible research environments.

    Discussion on what reproducibility is, concerns about reproducibility and factors contributing to the problem. Discussion on how we can make more reproducible research, benefits to reproducibility and reproducible research environments.

  • Overcoming Barriers to Open Science
    60 minutes
    Discussion on open science, the benefits of open science, the barriers of open science and ways to overcome those barriers.

    Discussion on open science, the benefits of open science, the barriers of open science and ways to overcome those barriers.

  • Intro to Open Licensing
    30 minutes
    What are licenses and intellectual property? Short discussion on patents and trademark. More emphasis on copyright licenses. Finally, there is a quick tutorial on how to use licenses (choosing one and then applying it to a project repository).

    What are licenses and intellectual property? Short discussion on patents and trademark. More emphasis on copyright licenses. Finally, there is a quick tutorial on how to use licenses (choosing one and then applying it to a project repository).

  • Intro to Open Source
    60 minutes
    General, beginner-level tutorial on what open source is, benefits of open source, what GitHub is and a hands-on tutorial on how to use GitHub. Small mention of GitLab and open hardware.

    General, beginner-level tutorial on what open source is, benefits of open source, what GitHub is and a hands-on tutorial on how to use GitHub. Small mention of GitLab and open hardware.

  • Intro to Open Peer Review
    30 minutes
    Introduces peer review, open peer review, open access and preprints. Examples of open peer review are provided in addition to a discussion on the benefits of open peer review.

    Introduces peer review, open peer review, open access and preprints. Examples of open peer review are provided in addition to a discussion on the benefits of open peer review.

  • Intro to Open and FAIR Data
    60 minutes
    Why and how to make data open access? How to make data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Data licenses and data management plans.

    Why and how to make data open access? How to make data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Data licenses and data management plans.

  • Intro to Open Access Publication
    30 minutes
    What is open access (OA)? Types of OA. Preprints and how to submit one. Benefits of OA and challenges. Open Access Policies (i.e., tri-agency policy)

    What is open access (OA)? Types of OA. Preprints and how to submit one. Benefits of OA and challenges. Open Access Policies (i.e., tri-agency policy)

  • Intro to Open Metrics and Altmetrics
    30 minutes
    What are metrics and altmetrics? Altmetrics at Western. Why use altmetrics? Examples of using altmetrics in grant writing.

    What are metrics and altmetrics? Altmetrics at Western. Why use altmetrics? Examples of using altmetrics in grant writing.

  • Intro to Open Science
    60 minutes
    General overview of open science throughout the research lifecycle and open research practices

    General overview of open science throughout the research lifecycle and open research practices