Course Overview

Objective
This course will present the concept of open science, as well as the reasons and advantages of practicing open science.

Upon completion of this course, you will:

  • Understand what open science is and why to adopt it;

  • Know the main dimensions of open science;

  • Understand how to make your research more open and how it could benefit your career.

Target audience
This course was developed especially for postgraduate students and researchers, however, it is open to anyone interested in the subject of Open Science.

Structure and duration
The course length is 10 hours, divided into 8 lessons.

Certification
A certificate is issued once a minimum of 80% is achieved in the final quiz section.

Acknowledgements

Coordinators

  • Eloy Rodrigues, Director of Documentation Services at Minho University (Portugal), was a member of the European University Association (EUA) Working Group on Open Access, responsible for the development of the Foster Program (Fostering the practical implementation of Open Science in Horizon 2020 and beyond) from the European Union
  • Paula Xavier dos Santos, Information and communication coordinator at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) and coordinator of Open Science Steering Committee and Fiocruz Observatory in Science, Technology and Innovation in Health (Brazil)

Authors

  • Ana Cristina da Matta Furniel, Coordinator of Fiocruz Virtual Campus and member of the working group responsible for Fiocruz Open Access Policy (Fiocruz, Brazil)
  • Ana Paula Bernardo Mendonça, Fiocruz Technologist in Public Health (Brazil)
  • Eloy Rodrigues, Director of Documentation Services at Minho University (Portugal), and member of the European University Association (EUA) Working Group on Open Access, responsible for the development of the Foster Program (Fostering the practical implementation of Open Science in Horizon 2020 and beyond) from the European Union
  • José Manuel Carona Carvalho, Minho University (Portugal)
  • Maria Antónia Pebre Madeira Correia Sousa, Minho University (Portugal)
  • Pedro Miguel Oliveira Bento Príncipe, Documentation Services at Minho University (Portugal)
  • Rosane Mendes, Technologist in Public Health, Fiocruz Center for Strategic Services and Fiocruz Virtual Campus (Brazil)

Made by Vice Presidency of Education, Information and Communication (VPEIC/Fiocruz), through Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Virtual Campus (Fiocruz), Brazil. The course is the result of a partnership between Information and Communication Coordination (VPEIC/Fiocruz, Brazil), Fiocruz Corporate School (Brazil), and Minho University (Portugal) responsible for the development of the Foster Project (Fostering the practical implementation of Open Science in Horizon 2020 and beyond) from the European Union.

Use and reproduction of these e-learning materials
The course material can be used for non-commercial purposes as long as the source/authorship is mentioned, as established in Fiocruz's Open Access to Knowledge Policy.

The original course in Portuguese, "O que é Ciência Aberta?" is available on the Fiocruz Campus Virtual

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