# NCEMS Foundational Open Science Skills (FOSS) Lesson 1: Intro to Open Science

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**Date**: `2025-07-02`

**Today Lead Instructors:** Tyson, Michele

**Today Helpers:** Justin, Tina, Michele, Dan, Ian, Ed, Nicole

**Course Website:** https://ncems.github.io/pre-summit-foss

**Zoom Link:** https://psu.zoom.us/j/92036549564?pwd=iojHLR0BXtbGa2OaHTKOQQL02vBUBs.1

**Workshop Survey (MANDATORY):**

Pre-training Survey:

https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9WyKf8VBF8YvAXA

**Instant Feedback:** (please complete before you leave class today)

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## :stopwatch: Agenda

### Welcome (10 minutes):

Ed O'Brien (Director of NCEMS)

Nichole Lazar (Open Science Liaison)

### Pre-workshop Survey (5 minutes)

- Pre-training Survey: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9WyKf8VBF8YvAXA

- Code of Conduct https://ncems.github.io/pre-summit-foss/code_of_conduct/

### Staff Introductions (2 minutes)

Hi, I'm [Tyson](https://tysonswetnam.com), a Research Associate Professor at The University of Arizona :cat: (in Tucson :sunny::cactus:, not that other place :imp::trident::fire:). I am co-PI of [CyVerse](https://cyverse.org) and support NCEMS cyberinfrastructure and working group projects, :heart: :coffee:

I'm Nicole, Professor of Statistics and Department Head of Statistics at Penn State. I'm the Open Science Lead for NCEMS. I look forward to working with all of you and I drink :tea:!

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### Participant Introductions (on your own time)

> Introduce yourself, where you're from, what you do, :coffee: or :tea:
> on a new line below :point_down:

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### Course Overview (10 minutes)

- Website: https://ncems.github.io/

- CyVerse Accounts: https://user.cyverse.org

- Course Content

## :clipboard: Open Science Overview (45 minutes)

Today' Lesson: https://ncems.github.io/pre-summit-foss/01_intro_open_sci/

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**Learning objectives:**

After this lesson, you should be able to:

- Explain what Open Science is
- Explain the components of Open Science
- Describe the behaviors of Open Science
- Explain why Open Science matters in education, research, and society
- Understand the advantages of and the challenges to Open Science
- Identify who the practitioners of Open Science are
- Understand the underlying Ethos of Open Science
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## :studio_microphone: Breakout Discussion and Notes

**General notes**

Pros/cons of pre-prints:
Pros:
- get your idea out there first (avoid/minimize being scooped)
- see bias of reviewers
- possibly higher self-citation

Cons:
- less feedback overall?

**Questions**

Have you used/cited preprints?
Used:
`+` = yes
`-` = no

Cited:
`+` = yes
`-` = no

Have you authored a pre-print?
Authored:
`+` = yes
`-` = no

**Chat-Shared Links**

# Breakout 1 (20 minutes)

**Discussion Question 1: Which of the pillars of Open Science is nearest to your own heart?**

## Room 1 (Tyson)

## Room 2 (Nicole)

## Room 3 (Camelia)

## Room 4 (Justin)

## :school: School of Thought & :scales: Ethics

**Questions**

Which School do you belong to or want to?

:school: Democratic

:school: Pragmatic

:school: Infrastructure

:school: Public school

:school: Measurement

What are some examples of ethics that we did not discuss?

# Breakout 2 (20 minutes)

**Discussion Question 2. What are the two or three data types that you most frequently work with? - Think about the sources (observational, experimental, simulated, compiled/derived) - Also consider the formats (tabular, sequence, database, image, etc.)**

3. What is the scale of your data?

4. What is your strategy for storing and backing up your data?

5. What is your strategy for verifying the integrity of your data? (i.e. verifying that your data has not be altered)

6. What is your strategy for searching your data?

7. What is your strategy for sharing (and getting credit for) your data? (i.e. How will do you share with your community/clients? How is that sharing documented? How do you evaluate the impact of data shared? )

:classical_building: Open Access:

:classical_building: Open Data:

:classical_building: Open Peer Review:

:classical_building: Open Methodology:

:classical_building: Open Source Software:

:classical_building: Open Educational Resources:

## Room 1

## Room 2

## Room n

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