Courses are structured in tracks (i.e. course series) which follow a thematic structure. Doctoral researchers may choose to complete the entire tracks or attend individual courses.

The program is primarily offered to doctoral researchers from member institutions of the U Bremen Research Alliance. For online-courses and in case that places are available, courses are opened for other status groups or externals. Therefore, please note your status as one of the following in the registration form:

  • Doctoral researcher of a member institution of the U Bremen Research Alliance.
  • Doctoral researcher of a non-member institution. (External)
  • Post-doctoral researcher of a member institution of the U Bremen Research Alliance
  • Post-doctoral researcher of a non-member institution. (External)
  • Student of a member institution of the U Bremen Research Alliance.
  • Student of a non-member institution. (External)
  • Other

After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with information on participation. In case a course is fully booked, you will be automatically placed on the waiting list. The order of the waiting list is determined by the time of registration, your career status and affiliation. In case of cancellation by a registered participant, the place will go to the first person on the waiting list.

Important:

Please use the same email address and name for all course registrations (i.e. online registration form and zoom meeting registration) to ensure that you are registering for the same person.Otherwise, attended courses might not be listed in your certificate.

STARTER TRACK

1. Overview lectures are structered in a track (i.e. courses series) and follow a thematic structure. Participants may choose to complete the entire track or attend individual courses (course-picking principle).

2. The lectures are cost-free.

3. Registration closes three days before the lecture takes place, respectively. To register for a course an account for our Data Train Portal will be created. The portal documents all the courses you have enrolled in and provides access to all the course materials.

4. Target group: The program is primarily offered to doctoral researchers from member institutions of the U Bremen Research Alliance. Therefore, doctoral researchers from member institutions of the U Bremen Research Alliance can register directly for all lectures within the registration period. After registration, doctoral researchers will receive a confirmation email with information on participation. In case a course is fully booked, doctoral researchers will be automatically placed on the waiting list. Candidates on the waiting list will not be contacted again unless a place can be offered. The order of the waiting list is determined by the time of registration. In case of a cancellation by a registered participant, the place will go to the first person on the waiting list.

5. Other status groups or externals can take part in the lectures (at least in an online mode) since enough places are available in the online or hybrid lectures. After registration, candidates will receive a confirmation email with information on participation. In case a course is fully booked, candidates will be automatically placed on the waiting list. Candidates on the waiting list will not be contacted again unless a place can be offered. The order of the waiting list is determined by the time of registration and your career status.

6. Attendance: If you are officially registered for a course, cancellation is required via the Data Train Portal if you cannot attend the course. Please do so in advance so that free spots can be offered to persons on the waiting list. If you do not attend a workshop without cancellation, we reserve the right to exclude you from future events since cost-free courses for you does not mean that the courses are cost-free for us. We expect full attendance at the respective event.

7. Confirmation of participation: Only full participation in a workshop will be confirmed. If you cannot attend the entire lecture please contact us (data-train(at)vw.uni-bremen.de) in advance. Certificates of participation (in which the attended lectures will be listed) will be distributed via the Data Train Portal after the entire Starter Track has been completed.

8. The data protection regulation can be found here.

 

OPERATOR TRACKS "DATA STEWARD" & "DATA SCIENTIST"

1. Workshops are structured in two tracks (i.e. course series) and follow a thematic structure within the respective track. Participants may choose to complete the entire track or attend individual courses (course-picking principle).

2. The workshops of the Data Steward Track and Data Scienctist Track are cost-free.

3. Registration for workshops closes two weeks before the workshops take place, respectively. To register for a course an account for our Data Train Portal will be created. The portal documents all the courses you have enrolled in and provides access to all the course materials.

4. Target group: The program is primarily offered to doctoral researchers from  member institutions of the U Bremen Research Alliance. Therefore, doctoral researchers from member institutions of the U Bremen Research Alliance can register directly for the workshops within the registration period. After registration, doctoral researchers will receive a confirmation email with information on participation. In case a course is fully booked, doctoral researchers will be automatically placed on the waiting list. Candidates on the waiting list will not be contacted again unless a place can be offered. The order of the waiting list is determined by the time of registration. In case of a cancellation by a registered participant, the place will go to the first person on the waiting list.

5. Other status groups or externals may be able to attend the workshops if places are available after registration closes (i.e. two weeks before the workshop takes place). Therefore, other status groups and externals can register for a waiting list. Candidates on the waiting list will be contacted two weeks before the workshop takes place in case we can offer you to participate in the workshop. They will not be contacted again unless a place can be offered. The order of the waiting list is determined by the time of registration and your career status.
So far, we were able to offer any persons on the waiting lists to participate, therefore, it is worthwhile to sign up for the waiting list.

6. Attendance: If you are officially registered for a course, cancellation is required via the Data Train Portal if you cannot attend the course. Please do so in advance so that free spots can be offered to persons on the waiting list. If you do not attend a workshop without cancellation,we reserve the right to exclude you from future events since cost-free courses for you does not mean that the courses are cost-free for us. We expect full attendance at the respective event.

7. Confirmation of participation: Only full participation in a workshop will be confirmed. If you cannot attend the entire lecture please contact us (data-train(at)vw.uni-bremen.de) in advance. Certificates of participation (in which the attended lectures will be listed) will be distributed via the Data Train Portal after the entire Operator Track has been completed.

8. The data protection regulation can be found here.

 

DATA STORIES

1. Data Stories are offered as single events.

2. The Data Stories are cost-free.

3. Registration for the Data Stories closes two days before the Story takes place, respectively. For registration an account for the Data Train courses' portal must be created. Within the portal all courses and Data Stories one has registered for are shown and all materials of these courses can be accessed.

4. Target group: The program is primarily offered to doctoral researchers from  member institutions of the U Bremen Research Alliance. Therefore, doctoral researchers from member institutions of the U Bremen Research Alliance can register directly for the workshops within the registration period. After registration, doctoral researchers will receive a confirmation email with information on participation. In case a Data Story is fully booked, doctoral researchers will be automatically placed on the waiting list. Candidates on the waiting list will not be contacted again unless a place can be offered. The order of the waiting list determined by the time of registration. In case of cancellation by a registered participant, the place will go to the first person on the waiting list.

5. Other status groups or externals can take part in the Data Stories (at least in an online mode) since enough places are available for the online or hybrid overview lectures. Places for an "in person attendance" will be reserved for doctoral researchers. After registration, candidates will receive a confirmation email with information on participation. In case a course is fully booked, candidates will be automatically placed on the waiting list. Candidates on the waiting list will not be contacted again unless a place can be offered. The order of the waiting list is determined by the time of registration and your career status.

6. Attendance: If you are officially registered for a Data Story, cancellation is required via the Data Train Portal if you cannot attend the event. Please do so in advance so that free spots can be offered to persons on the waiting list. If you do not attend a Data Story without cancellation, we reserve the right to exclude you from future events since cost-free courses for you does not mean that the courses are cost-free for us. We expect full attendance at the respective event.

7. The data protection regulation can be found here.

 

CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION

We confirm your attendance at (a) course(s) after a track has been completed. All attended courses (of this track) are listed in the document. Certificates of participation will be distributed via the Data Train Portal after the respective track has been completed.The attendance in a Data Story is not confirmed.

Who receives a certificate?

All regular participants (viewers excluded) who fully attended the course(s).


PRIOR KNOWLEDGE  AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Please check the technical requirements for each course and consider information given under "prior knowledge" before signing up for a workshop.

Important:

Please indicate email addresses and names consistently  during the registration processes of all workshops (i.e. in the online registration form and the zoom registration) to make sure that this is the same person. This is crucial for the certification procedure. Otherwise, attended courses might not be listed in your certificate.