Thing 23: Making connections

There are over 90 Australian courses offering data related units in Information Science, Health, Business, IT, Engineering, Science, and more. Data courses are offered across a range of Universities, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, online and on campus - something for everyone.

• This Excel spreadsheet (XLSX, 0.05 MB) has about 90 courses listed.
• This is  a dynamic, community-supported list of international RDM educational opportunities
• ESIP Data Management Training Clearinghouse
• free online MOOC on Big Data Visualization
• Big Data Measuring and predicting human behaviour

Sometimes there are individual data units offered within a discipline degree, others have a number of electives or majors. Some courses specifically in Data Management are also available

eg Charles Sturt University Graduate Certificate and Masters Specialisation in Data Management

From 2017 onwards the School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University will be offering a Graduate Certificate in Data Management (GCDM). As practicing information professionals or researchers, formal study in Data Management will enable you to demonstrate you can fill an identified professional skill and knowledge gap. Completion of the GCDM qualification provides evidence you have studied the fundamental principles, key concepts, tools, standards, and techniques of data curation and data management.

The GCDM will comprise of four subjects – the first three subjects are core and are:

• INF461 Introduction to Data Management: Governance, Standards and Ethics;
• INF462 Data Curation; and,
• INF463 Introduction to Data Tools and Analytics.

For the 4^th subject, students are offered a choice of either:

• INF449 Research Data Management; or,
• INF522 Project Management in Information Agencies

This Graduate Certificate is offered part time over one year (two subjects per session) and is completely online. This mode provides students with the flexibility to study at a time and place that suits their work and life commitments, with access to a wide range of learning materials, support and communication tools online.

Alternatively, if you are currently undertaking the Master of Information Studies at CSU, you can elect to do the subjects as above to graduate with a Specialisation in Data Management: a Master of Information Studies (Data Management).