Data Literacy Among Charles University PhD Students: Are They Prepared for Their Research Careers?

Abstract

The goal of our study, based on an extensive survey, is to discover the attitudes toward data sharing and research data management among Charles University doctoral students. The research was carried out as a part of a Data Literacy Multinational Study cooperation project. We have used a Czech version of the data literacy questionnaire presented by Gobinda Chowdhury et al. at the ECIL conference 2016. Results show that doctoral students from all disciplines are willing to share data, but they are not aware of open access principles. Doctoral students have confirmed they share their data at least among their research teams. The results do not show a significant difference in this practice between disciplines. Doctoral students prefer their research data to be preserved for further research.