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Research Data Management Guidance
366 W. Circle Dr.
East Lansing , MI 48824
United States

Ranti Junus
Electronic Resources
Jonathan Barber
Digital Scholarship
Justin Wadland
Head, Digital Scholarship Lab

Office of Research Administration (ORA), College of Education

Description

The Office of Research Education (ORA) assists faculty across the College of Education in preparing grant applications to external/internal funding agencies and supports the research interests and activities of the faculty of the College.

Service Areas

  • Research Data Planning & Design
  • Short Term Data Storage & File Sharing

Target Clientele

  • Faculty
  • Graduate Students

Web Address

https://education.msu.edu/research/administration/

Contact

ORA Staff
Office of Research Administration
Erickson Hall
620 Farm Lane
East Lansing, MI 48824

 

Description of Research Data Support Services

Research Data Planning & Design

  • Grant Writing: ORA staff will help develop a budget, interpret the Request for Proposal (RFP), complete essential forms, obtain University sign offs, and submit the proposal via electronic application processes. ORA staff also are available to help edit and proofread the narrative portion of the proposal.
  • Research Design: ORA plans to hire a statistician who will be available to help faculty design the quantitative methodology for a grant proposal.
  • Data Management: Currently no, but the College is considering a proposal from our unit to establish a laboratory that would facilitate the storage and analysis of video recordings.
  • Cost Sharing: No, unless it is required, in which case ORA will assist in determining it.
     

Short Term Data Storage

  • Backup policy: The college has 2 main servers at MSU data center; data are backed up daily.
  • Storage quota(s): Two servers: one holds 600 GB and the other 400 GB.
  • Cost of storage: Standard charges by MSU data center apply and cover actual costs.
  • Maximum retention period: The College sets the retention period, which can be up to three years. After that, data still needed are copied to an external drive.
  • Security & access policies: Security is obtained through password authentication, access is based on the project and limited to authorized users.