Open Science 101 Curriculum#
Note: This section of the course and all the modules included in it have been developed by the NASA TOPS Open Science 101 Curriculum Development Team and shared publicly on Zenodo. Since the online course is not open for enrollment on NASA’s website at this time, I’m including the content here so you can review and learn the concepts. This is part of the Assignment 1 for the course.
Credit: NASA TOPS Open Science 101 Curriculum Development Team, Adams, A., Almarzouq, B., Alves Lacerda, M., Alwood, J., Alzahawi, S., Azevedo, F., Barry, R. K., Batalha, N., Bayer, J. M. M., Bell, T., Black, M., Blanchette, K., Bremner, P., Brown, S. V., Bugbee, K., Burt, J., Camacho Toro, R., Campitelli, E., … Yuen, K. (2023). NASA TOPS Open Science 101 (Version 1.0.0) [Computer software]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10161527
Curriculum Overview#
Transform to Open Science (TOPS) is a NASA initiative designed to rapidly transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. Developed by the TOPS initiative, the guidance provided by the Open Science 101 curriculum will promote the transformation of the research landscape and the accompanying advancement of scientific discovery. The Open Science 101 curriculum aims to introduce learners to a nuanced understanding of open science, enabling participants to better understand an open science workflow from end to end. The focus of the curriculum will be on providing learners with a basic understanding of open science, its ethos and benefits, and how to actively participate in open science communities. The TOPS curriculum will also be used to support researchers looking to engage with NASA as NASA moves to adopt more open science requirements. Scientists will need to acquire the new skills highlighted in the curriculum to participate in open science effectively and to demonstrate those skills when applying for NASA funding opportunities.
Open Science Curriculum: Open Science 101#
5 Modules Organized as a Scientific Workflow#
A NASA Open Science digital badge is earned by completing all five modules and passing the assessment at the end of each module.