1. Because good research needs good data The DCC lifecycle model, Exeter Uni, 18-19 May 2011 Funded by: Exercise 1 Individually and using the post-its, jot down a few activities you associate with research data management. Please list one activity per post-it. (5 minutes) Then, in groups, identify which of these you would be responsible for undertaking and which would be someone else’s responsibility. (place each post-it under the header ‘Me’ or ‘Someone else’. (5 minutes) Each group will feed back their list and responsibilities for discussion. (15 minutes)

2. Because good research needs good data The DCC lifecycle model, Exeter Uni, 18-19 May 2011 Funded by: Exercise 2 Based on the outcomes of exercise 1 and what you’ve just heard, discuss in your groups which activities you feel confident about supporting in your role and which you feel you’d need further training to take on effectively. For the latter, please indicate what kind of training and guidance might be most useful. (15 minutes) Each group will feed back their lists for discussion. (15 minutes)

3. Because good research needs good data The DCC lifecycle model, Exeter Uni, 18-19 May 2011 Funded by: Exercise 3 Bearing in mind the list of guidance areas you identified in exercise 2, please browse one of the following online guidance pages. Please identify whether this level of guidance would be sufficient or if you would need additional support. (20) www.gla.ac.uk/services/datamanagement/ http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/ www.lib.cam.ac.uk/dataman/datatrain/datatrainintro.html Each group will feed back their list and responsibilities for discussion. (10 minutes)