Research Data & Methods - Summer Semester 2025 Schedule
Series Information:
- When: Every second Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:30
- Where: House of Prominence, Attic (Top floor), Luxemburger Str. 299
- Organizers: Luke Günther & Dr. Job Schepens, Project S, SFB 1252
Workshop Schedule
1. Good Academic Practice
Date: 7. Mai 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Speakers: Luke Günther & Job Schepens, Project S, SFB 1252
Topics:
- Research integrity principles
- Proper citation practices
- Avoiding research misconduct
- Collaborative research best practices
2. Research Data Management
Date: 21. Mai 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Felix Rau, Data Center for the Humanities, UoC
Topics:
- Fundamentals of research data management
- Data management planning
- Storage and sharing platforms
- Legal and ethical considerations
Materials: DCH Basics of RDM presentation
3. Ethics Approval
Date: 4. Juni 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Sebastian Barsch, Vorsitzender der Ethikkommission der PhilFak, UzK
Topics:
- When ethics approval is required
- Application process and procedures
- Ethical considerations in research design
- Documentation requirements
Key Resource: Ethics Committee Information
4. Literature Management
Date: 18. Juni 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Gabrielle Schwiertz, USB, UzK
Topics:
- Systematic literature management strategies
- Zotero for reference organization
- Citation styles and bibliography generation
- Collaborative features for research teams
Materials: Zotero Workshop presentation
Key Resource: EduLabs Zotero Course
5. Tools for Annotation & Corpus Linguistics
Date: 2. Juli 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Luke Günther, Project S, SFB 1252
Topics:
- Corpus creation and management tools
- Annotation schemes and best practices
- Manual vs. automated annotation approaches
- Hands-on practice with linguistic data
Materials: Annotation & Corpus Tools presentation
6. Preregistration
Date: 16. Juli 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker: Job Schepens, Project S, SFB 1252
Topics:
- Importance of preregistration for research integrity
- Writing effective preregistration documents
- Preregistration platforms and templates
- Creating preregistration plans for different study types
Materials: Preregistration presentation
Additional Information
Target Audience
From doctoral students to research leaders, everyone is welcome, including guests!
Series Description
This workshop series covers good scientific practice, research data management, ethical approval, literature management, and preregistration of research projects. Participants are also guided through practical sessions on various tools for corpus linguistics and discuss best practices for computational reproducibility with R and Python.
Contact
- Luke Günther, Project S, SFB 1252
- Dr. Job Schepens, Project S, SFB 1252
- Email: jschepen(at)uni-koeln.de
- Office: 2nd floor @ House of Prominence
Related Events
For additional training opportunities, see the Project S Onboarding materials which include information about:
- Digital Humanities Colloquium
- ReproducibiliTea in the HumaniTeas
- Diversity Week events
Part of SFB 1252 “Prominence in Language” - University of Cologne