Data and data management are not recognized as research outputs or activities.

There are no official Data Management Champion roles.

Tools appropriate for low to medium risk, non-identifiable data are available, but limited guidance is published and easily accessible by researchers; any existing guidance has to be hunted for through the HREB and IT sites

No guidance exists for handling sensitive and identifiable data.

Researchers know what is available to them through TWU and are able to select tools that correspond to their level of security needs

The guidance and outlines are clear cut and allow researchers to follow the directions and be confident that they are handling their data appropriately.

Researchers seek out appropriate guidance, such as OCAP, when working with Indigenous data, but must do so on their own

There is a small amount of guidance around working with Indigenous Data, provided through the Indigenous Peoples Research Guide

Researchers are aware of and make use of guidance, tools, and templates for working with Indigenous communities, and handling Indigenous data

These resources have been developed in consultation with the University Siya:m and current Indigenous research partners

We currently have the RDM libguide linked from the Library Homepage.

There is no integrated service point. Each division has elements of RDM policy and procedures but there is no consolidation of services.

The online home for RDM will include more localized RDM support and training content for our faculty and researchers.

There will be clear, step-wise guidance to help the researcher navigate the research process from ethics approval through data creation to data deposit.

There are concise documents spelling out the RDM policies and procedures for researchers. The more concise and clear the better. These include notes and visual presentations for teaching purposes.  

There is a step-chart from HREB to deposit to guidelines for further use (human participants research), and a chart for scientific data from creation to deposit to future use.

There are concise documents spelling out the RDM policies and procedures for researchers. The more concise and clear the better. These include notes and visual presentations for teaching purposes.  

There is a step-chart from HREB to deposit to guidelines for further use (human participants research), and a chart for scientific data from creation to deposit to future use.

All researchers make use of appropriate data repositories to house their inactive research data.

All researchers are aware of TWU’s instance of Borealis and of TWUSpace (Arca), and use both as appropriate to house the products and by-products of research

Two TWU-specific data repositories exist (Borealis and Arca) but no data products have been deposited

Graduate students deposit theses into Arca

TWU researchers deposit OA or preprint copies of publications into Arca

TWU researchers publish metadata records for their research data in Borealis

We have no way to know who is engaging with RDM or to what degree.

There is no mechanism for accountability or incentives.

Everyone with active grant funding is equipped to create, implement, and monitor RDM activities for their research

TWU has established a process that rewards good RDM activities

RDM grant / agency requirements are clearly outlined on the RDM page, along with checklists for "making sure you've done what you need to do"

• Intellectual Property
• Open Access Policy
• IT Backup Policies

We have a required RDM module, similar to the TCPS2 training for the HREB, that all researchers are required to complete in order to gain access to grant funding

We have assembled a repository of external training resources that are relevant to TWU researchers' needs and are working on developing our own