Training / Data Ethics for Practitioners Data Ethics for Practitioners Start Now The "Data Ethics" tutorial and badge are designed for practitioners and leaders of participatory science projects, including citizen science and community science projects. The tutorial will help you “think like an ethicist” by identifying relevant ethical obligations, tensions, and issues that may arise in your project, and use them to make decisions. The tutorial is intended to help you understand the unique obligations for collecting, stewarding, and disseminating project data in ways that foster trust between practitioners, participants, and partners. To maximize your engagement with and implementation of this material, we encourage you to become a member of the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences for access to more experiences and expertise across this diverse community of practice. AAPS membership is not required to access this tutorial or receive the badge, but one goal of this resource is to support the CSA’s capacity to create and maintain a culture of ethical data practices in the participatory sciences. Estimated time to complete 2 hours Tutorials Completed to Date Skills and Competencies By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: Distinguish roles and ethical obligations of project leaders, participants, and partners in participatory science projects. Identify how ethical tensions arise in participatory science projects. Recognize the obligations associated with ethical principles in the context of participatory science projects. Analyze ethical tensions related to data integrity, report-outs, recompense, and report-backs in participatory science projects. Recognize how data governance structures can concentrate or diffuse decision-making power. You will practice or acquire the following skills, which are part of an Open Skills Taxonomy used by employers and schools: data integrity, data governance. Complete the Training ➤ SciStarter Account Create or log in to your SciStarter account. Without completing this step, you won't be able to claim your badge. Great! You are signed in and your progress will be saved. ➤ Self-guided tutorial and quiz Complete this self-guided tutorial and quiz. Score an 80% or higher to move onto the next steps towards claiming your badge! ➤ Claim your badge Congratulations! You'll find your badge on your SciStarter profile, and you'll receive an email with instructions for sharing the verified badge and metadata on LinkedIn. This material is based upon input from over 100 individuals so that it reflects both areas of broad agreement and areas of divergent priorities and values. Resources were developed and field tested by a team with expertise in instructional design, education, libraries, inclusive practices, digital design, micro accreditation and, of course, citizen science to produce a series of tutorials, trainings, and accompanying modules to help people from all walks of life discover and engage in authentic science. Learn more about SciStarter Badges. Optional: download the PDF version of the Data Ethics for Practitioners Toolkit.