1. What is open science and why should you do it? (~12 mins)
Section outline
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If you ask 10 people what open science means, you may get 10 different answers. Before going into the processes and outputs of open science, it is important to reflect on the motivations for doing open science and introduce some definitions.
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Doing open science means openly sharing the outputs from throughout the scientific process for others to study and build upon.
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Since open science is so central to this course, it is important to establish a common understanding with the learner on what the term means.
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Reflect and test your knowledge on the information you learnt in this section.