Data Management Skills Needed by Structural Engineering Students: Case Study at the University of Minnesota

Abstract

Also available at the publishers website at http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000154.The current era of e-science and big data calls upon researchers to ensure the security and management of their research data. In this case study researchers from the University of Minnesota Libraries interviewed a graduate student research team and faculty advisor to provide an understanding of the educational gaps that need to be filled in order to graduate data-savvy engineers. This paper presents the needed data management skills with thoughts on how the engineering discipline and academic research libraries might partner on a shared training solution.IMLS grant "Educating the next generation of e-scientists" also known as the Data Information Literacy Project (DIL