Program Overview

Open Science Program

The Open Science program at the University of Konstanz introduces students to the principles and practices of open science, including open access, research data management, and open educational resources.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the legal, ethical, and practical aspects of open science. It covers topics such as:

• Open Access and publications
• Research data management
• Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Science communication
• Open Public Sector Data
• Free software

Research Data Management

The program includes a module on Research Data Management, which covers:

• Data Helpdesk
• Datenmanagementpl‰ne
• Research Data Management Policy
• Legal and ethical issues
• Economical and Sustainable Digital Data Usage
• Repositories and databases
• bwHPC
• forschungsdaten.info
• OMERO

Publishing and Open Access

The program also includes a module on Publishing and Open Access, which covers:

• Funding Open Access
• Publication Guidelines
• KOPS - Konstanz Online Publication System
• Open Access Journals
• Open Access Books
• Legal questions when publishing
• Information Budget
• Open Access Policy

Open Educational Resources (OER)

The program covers Open Educational Resources (OER), including:

• OER: Use it!
• OER: Do it yourself!
• OER: Courses and Literature

Open Science Courses

The program offers several courses, including:

• Open Science Basic Course
  • Open Science
  • Open Access
  • Research Data Management
  • FAIR
  • Repositories
  • Persistent Identifiers
  • Legal Questions in Open Science
  • Open Educational Resources
• Open Science Advanced Course
• Online Course: Open Science: From Data to Publications

Legal Questions in Open Science

The program includes a module on Legal Questions in Open Science, which introduces students to important legal questions in the field of open science. It covers topics such as:

• Obstacles to publishing research data and text publications
• Third-party rights and the freedom of publication
• Practical recommendations for dealing with third-party rights and images
• Licenses and their purposes

Open Science at the KIM

The program is supported by the KIM (Communication, Information, Media) center, which offers:

• Projects
• Team
• Events
• Publications
• Open Science Meet-Ups
• Open Science Ambassador