Datenkompetenz im Physikstudium -- ein Erfahrungsbericht
Michael Krieger, Heiko B. Weber, Christopher van Eldik

TL;DR
This paper discusses the integration of data management skills into physics undergraduate curricula, highlighting curriculum adjustments that enhance students' abilities to handle large datasets and modern research data practices.
Contribution
It presents specific curriculum modifications at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg that improve early data management education in physics studies.
Findings
Students quickly advance in data management skills.
Curriculum adjustments lead to better preparedness for research data challenges.
Students become proactive in modern research data management.
Abstract
Do our physics curricula provide the appropriate data management competences in a world where data are considered a crucial resource and substantial funding is available for building a national research data infrastructure (German: Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastuktur = NFDI)? Although basic data evaluation and systematic documentation are practiced when students first come into contact with data, particularly in experimental physics lab courses, they do not meet the increasing demands of research and professional practice to deal with the analysis of huge datasets. In many cases, the problem starts with the fact that there is no consensus on a suitable entry-level programming language. At the Department of Physics at Friedrich-Alexander-Universit\"at Erlangen-N\"urnberg, we have made minor adjustments to the physics curriculum in recent years, which we present in this article. We…
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Taxonomy
TopicsResearch Data Management Practices · Environmental Monitoring and Data Management
