Project Plan: Data, Tools, Methods, Next Steps
What is this project's data?
Where is the data?
-Do I have access to it?
-Do I have to purchase it?
-Do I have to travel somewhere to get it?
-Do I have permission for it?
What needs to be done to the data?
-File format converted?
-Structured?
-Cleaned?
What analysis will be done on this data? / What research questions do I want this data to answer?
What are the best tools or methods to answer these questions?
What do I need to acquire to perform this analysis?
-A license
-A dataset
-Expertise
-Coding knowledge
-A research collaborator or assistant
Are there existing projects that use this data?
What are my next steps?
-Identify external/internal grant funding
-Establish a workplan with the DISC team
-Locate a workshop or other training
-Conference proposal