ERIC Number: EJ1445366
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Nov
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
EISSN: EISSN-1938-1328
Results of a Three-Year Survey on the Implementation of Research Data Management and the Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) Chemotion in an Advanced Inorganic Lab Course
Journal of Chemical Education, v100 n11 p4287-4297 2023
As ongoing digitalization accelerates the execution of experiments and the documentation and storage of the corresponding data substantially, appropriate research data management (RDM) is a necessity to enable sustainable research at all. Consequently, a rethinking is currently taking place in academia. This process becomes visible by the utilization of electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) for documentation, the publication of research data in repositories, or the publishers' requirement for authors to provide a data availability statement. Despite the growing awareness of RDM in academia, the integration of the topic into curricula of chemistry studies is, if at all, in its infancy. As an initial example of incorporating RDM into curricula, an ELN was implemented in an advanced inorganic lab course for upper-division undergraduate students three years ago, supported by learning materials on RDM in general. A survey among the students helped, first, tracking the implementation of the ELN and the integration of RDM and, second, improving teaching materials and concepts. The three-year follow-up shows a growing awareness of RDM and higher acceptance toward ELNs among the students. The survey results highlight the need for and progress in teaching RDM in an early stage of chemistry studies already. Moreover, the possibility to integrate the topic here as a hands-on experience is a facile method for fast integration into teaching without changing the complete curricula.
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Information Management, Data, Research, Student Journals, Educational Technology, Science Laboratories, Inorganic Chemistry, Science Experiments, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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