Implementation

In the Supporting Information S2 “Tips for course organizers” of their article “Ten simple rules for implementing open and reproducible research practices after attending a training course” (License: CC BY 4.0), Heise et al. (2023) outline actions that course organizers can take to prepare and support course participants in implementing what they have learned once they return to their research environment.

When designing a course

1. Consider participants’ background and research type when designing materials.

2. Cover a range of topics in your course.

3. Talk about top-down robust research policies.

4. Include information on “soft skills” related to behavioral change in research groups.

5. Give participants time to start implementing practices.

6. Consider offering a series of sessions, instead of covering many topics in a short period of time.

When participants return to their own research environments

1. Make your teaching materials and resources open and reusable.

2. Create (and support) communities.

3. Support implementation.

4. Consider follow-up events

References

Heise, V., Holman, C., Lo, H., Lyras, E. M., Adkins, M. C., Aquino, M. R. J., Bougioukas, K. I., Bray, K. O., Gajos, M., Guo, X., Hartling, C., Huerta-Gutierrez, R., Jindrová, M., Kenney, J. P. M., Kępińska, A. P., Kneller, L., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Mühlensiepen, F., Richards, A., … Weissgerber, T. L. (2023). Ten simple rules for implementing open and reproducible research practices after attending a training course. PLOS Computational Biology, 19(1), e1010750. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010750. License: CC BY 4.0.