Open Science 101
This free, 5-module course will provide researchers, students, and the general public with a solid foundation on the principles of open science; how to plan, conduct, and participate in open science research projects; legal and ethical considerations when planning open science projects; and open science best practices.
How To Take Open Science 101
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Option 1: Researchers, students, and professionals beyond NASA
Researchers and students outside of NASA can create an account and register for the Open Science 101 course at the link below. Upon enrollment in the course, learners will be able to complete the course at their own pace. Course progress will be saved between sessions.
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Option 2: NASA Internal Workforce
For NASA's internal workforce, the Open Science 101 course is conveniently accessible through SATERN, the agency's established learning management system for trainings. NASA personnel can find and enroll in the course directly within the SATERN platform. Clicking the link below will take NASA learners to the course enrollment page in SATERN.
What Is Open Science?
Open science is a collaborative culture enabled by technology that empowers the open sharing of data, information, and knowledge within the scientific community and the wider public to accelerate scientific research and understanding.
Learn More about What Is Open Science?
Module 1: The Ethos of Open Science
This module will examine what open science is, how open science is currently being conducted in the scientific community, and the benefits and challenges of practicing open science. Terms and concepts will be introduced and defined in this module. This module establishes the necessary foundation of knowledge for the topics to be covered in Modules 2-5.
Module 2: Open Tools and Resources
This module provides an overview of the concepts and resources that are fundamental to open science. It begins by introducing the “Use, Make, Share” framework and the FAIR principles. The module concludes by introducing tools that can be used to practice open science when dealing with data, code, and scientific results and papers.
Module 3: Open Data
This module focuses on the practice and application of open science for data. It provides a ‘how to’ process for finding and assessing open data for use, making open data, and sharing open data. Some of the key topics discussed include: data management plans, choosing open formats, adding documentation, considerations when sharing data, and making your data citable.
Module 4: Open Code
This module focuses on the practice and application of open code as part of the open science workflow. It provides a ‘how to’ process that follows the code development lifecycle and “Use, Make, Share” framework. Some of the key topics discussed include: benefits and limitations of open code, how to discover and assess code, considerations and methods for programming while following open principles, and when and how to share your code.
Module 5: Open Results
This module focuses on giving you the tools necessary to kick-start a scientific collaboration by creating contributor guidelines that ensure ethical contributorship. Some of the key topics discussed include: how to discover and assess open results, how to publish open results, how to give appropriate credit to authors and contributors, and guidance for including the sharing of results in your Open Science and Data Management Plans (OSDMP).
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