**Apologies for cross posting**
NISO’s eight-week, in-depth training series on the Quality Assurance of Data Sets begins in two weeks! Register by April 18 to take advantage of early bird rates.
Quality Assurance of Data Sets
Thursdays, 11:30 am–1:00 pm EDT (US/Canada)
April 27–June 15, 2023
This eight-week course on Quality Assurance of Data Sets will cover three main topics: Cleaning, Provenance, and Discoverability. Participants will learn about the importance of data quality and its impact on decision-making, as well as techniques for improving data quality. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Use data cleaning techniques to detect and correct errors, missing values, and inconsistencies in data sets
Understand and capture data provenance information to track and explain data cleaning operations
Understand the impact of data cleaning on downstream analysis and detecting intentional and unintentional problems in data.
Event Sessions
Thursday, April 27, 2023: Introduction to Data Quality Assurance
Thursday, May 4, 2023: Cleaning Data Sets
Thursday, May 11, 2023: Data Provenance
Thursday, May 18, 2023: Provenance for Data Cleaning
Thursday, May 25, 2023: Discoverability
Thursday, June 1, 2023: Data Catalogs and Repositories
Thursday, June 8, 2023: Data Quality Assessment & Fraud Detection
Thursday, June 15, 2023: Data Quality Management
Training Facilitator: Dr. Leslie McIntosh, VP of Research Integrity at Digital Science
Guest lecturers may be featured in some sessions—check the event page for updates.
Register here. Discounts available for NISO Voting Members/LSA Members. Early bird registration deadline is Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Recordings will be available for those who cannot attend the live broadcast(s). Sign-on information will be sent to registrants three business days before each session. Please note that it is not possible to register for individual program segments or lectures.
We hope you’ll take this valuable opportunity to learn from an expert and improve the quality of your research data!
Best wishes,
The NISO Team
NISO
3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 302
Baltimore, MD 21211
Phone: 301.654.2512
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