ICE-4601: Data, Ethics, and Security
Assignment Brief
Coursework type: Individual report Due date and time:
2022
18:00:00
Organiser
% of the module mark
50
Submission online via Accepted file format: word or PDF format
Project Data Management Plan
Description
In order to complete your Individual Project, you will need to either collect or create a dataset. Your task is to create an Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) compliant Data Management Plan. As your project will be individual, this submission is expected to be similarly individual.
Overview
You need to create a Data Management Plan that is compatible with the requirements of the EPSRC Research Funding Council. You may use a template or online references to help you in addition to the lecture materials. The Data Management Plan should cover the project you would like to complete as your MSc Individual Project.
Guidance
• This assessment will be marked out of 100.
• There is a significant amount of assistance available for completing plans of this type: o EPSRC Guidance.
https://epsrc.ukri.org/about/standards/researchdata/
o Data Management Plan Template, including extra Guidance (If you choose to use this template, remember to remove the sections headed Guidance.) https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/template_export/1407052318.pdf
o Cambridge University’s Data Management Plan Template and Guidance.
https://www.data.cam.ac.uk/files/dmp_template_epsrc.docx
o European Commission data management https://tinyurl.com/yc69jpbk
Anyone not following the correct submission procedure will be awarded a mark of 0.
Plagiarism & Unfair Practice
Plagiarised work will be given a mark of zero. Remember, when you submit, you agree to the standard agreement:
“This piece of work is a result of my own work except where it is a group assignment for which approval of collaboration has been granted. Material from the work of others (from a book, a journal or the Web) used in this assignment has been acknowledged and quotations and paraphrasing suitably indicated. I appreciate that to imply that such work is mine, could lead to a nil mark, failing the module or being excluded from the University.
This document is for Bangor University students for completing their coursework and should not be passed to third parties or posted on any website.
I also testify that no substantial part of this work has been previously submitted for assessment.”
Task descriptions
Task 1 Understand the Requirements for an EPSRC Data Management Plan
Before starting to craft your plan, you should look through the guidance notes from both Bangor University and the EPSRC (Links have been provided in the Guidance section of this document). There is a set structure that must be followed. There are links to two templates, either one of which could be used.
Task 2 Define Your Project
As a preface to your plan, you will need to detail what your project is. It is highly recommended that you select the topic/questions that you would like to complete for your Individual Project. This way, you will have the advantage of having already considered the data implications before you start. If you have no idea what you would like to complete a project on, you may use the scenario provided in the Scenario section. This preface will need to be included in your submission as an introduction before your plan.
Task 3 Write-up
You will need to complete the write-up in a formal, scientific style conforming to the EPSRC policy on Data Management Plans. The formal style will require writing in short, accurate statements and avoiding jargon wherever possible. The nominal word count for this plan is 3000 words, which is six sides of A4 at a reasonable font size (minimum 10 point) and sensible margins. Assessors will not be counting every individual work, however, submissions that are drastically over or under the word count will attract a mark penalty.
Scenario
You have been approached by Gwynedd Council about designing a data system to support a new analytics platform. This platform will help support the council’s recycling and waste collection services. The stated aim of this project is to streamline collection patterns and make the council’s service more efficient.
Mark Scheme Guidance
Marks Available Description
70 Completeness of the Data Management Plan Are all of the sections completed?
Do they contain all of the information the EPSRC policy sets out?
Are there any glaring omissions or inaccuracies?
10 Does the Data Management Plan match the project that it is supposed to support? Are there aspects that do not correlate plausibly?
10 Is the plan presented in the correct formal scientific style? Has appropriate scientific language been used?
10 Would the assessors see this plan as acceptable in supporting the project described? i.e. would the project plausibly receive EPSRC funding if it were submitted as part of a bid?