PAE Support Events: Writing a Data Management & Safety Plan 📃
By this point in the PAE process, if you are an MPP you should have submitted your PAE Ethical Research Review Form (PERRF) and received notification of whether you need to submit a Data Management & Safety Plan. This plan (also known as a Data Safety Review) is necessary if you're working with sensitive, regulated, or confidential data, since it will ensure you're fulfilling your ethical, moral, and in some cases legal obligation to protect that data.
If you're required to prepare a PAE Data Management & Safety Plan, the HKS Library can help. Register for any of the events below, or email Megan Potterbusch, Research Data Steward. | | | |
Support Event #1
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
3:00PM-4:30PM EST
Taubman 520 (Allison Dining Room, HKS Campus)
This event is open to current HUID holders.
At this event, we'll spend the first 15 minutes giving a presentation on how to write your Data Management & Safety Plan. The rest of the time, our data safety experts will work directly with you/your group to start writing your plan. If you can't make it for the presentation, you're welcome to drop in to the event at any point. This event will not be recorded due to its hands-on nature, but everyone who registers will receive a copy of the presentation slides and a one-page PDF with tips on how to write your plan. | | | | | |
Virtual Drop-In Hours
Monday, November 20, 2023
2:30PM-4:30PM EST
Zoom
This event is open to current HUID holders.
Join Megan Potterbusch, Research Data Steward, any time during these virtual drop-in hours to get individualized support writing your Data Management & Safety Plan. You are welcome to drop in individually or with your group. Everyone who registers for drop-in hours will receive a one-page PDF on how to write your plan. | | | | | |
Support Event #2
Friday, December 1, 2023
12:00PM-1:15PM EST
Wexner 330 (Classroom, HKS Campus)
This event is open to current HUID holders.
At this event, we'll spend the first 15 minutes giving a presentation on how to write your Data Management & Safety Plan. The rest of the time, our data safety experts will work directly with you/your group to start writing your plan. If you can't make it for the presentation, you're welcome to drop in to the event at any point. This event will not be recorded due to its hands-on nature, but everyone who registers will receive a copy of the presentation slides and a one-page PDF with tips on how to write your plan. | | | | | |
Making Your PAE/SYPA Accessible: Resources, Workshops, & Templates 💻
HKS students must create accessible copies of their PAE and SYPA, per Harvard University's Digital Accessibility Policy. Ensuring your PAE/SYPA is accessible will allow people of all abilities to engage with your work in equally meaningful ways. Beyond your PAE/SYPA, knowing how to create accessible digital content will be an important element of your public policy toolkit.
The HKS Library can help you make your PAE/SYPA accessible. We encourage MPPs and MPA/IDs to take advantage of the following resources:
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Guide to Creating Accessible PAE & SYPA: This short document and checklist describes the necessary elements of an accessible document and how to implement them. It also lists where you can get support, and includes links to the workshops and templates described below.
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Workshops & Support Sessions: The HKS Library and Harvard Digital Accessibility Services (DAS) are hosting 9 workshops and support sessions between November 27, 2023 and March 22, 2024. Register for these events via the links in the Guide to Creating Accessible PAE & SYPA above, or for the first two events below.
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Accessible Templates: We've prepared templates for creating accessible PAE/SYPA in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Slides. Find the instructions and links for downloading the templates in this document, or linked from the Guide above.
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Making Your PAE/SYPA Accessible: Workshop #1
Monday, November 27, 2023
3:15PM-4:15PM
Wexner G-02 (HKS Campus) + Zoom
This event is open to current HUID holders. It will take place in person and on Zoom, and it will be recorded.
The HKS Library and Digital Accessibility Services will present on what digital accessibility is and why it's important, the primary components of an accessible digital document, how you can make your PAE/SYPA accessible, and the resources and tools available to help you make your PAE/SYPA accessible. | | | | | |
Making Your PAE/SYPA Accessible: Workshop #2
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
3:15PM-4:15PM
Malkin Penthouse (Littauer Building, HKS Campus) + Zoom
This event is open to current HUID holders. It will take place in person and on Zoom, and it will be recorded.
The HKS Library and Digital Accessibility Services will present on what digital accessibility is and why it's important, the primary components of an accessible digital document, how you can make your PAE/SYPA accessible, and the resources and tools available to help you make your PAE/SYPA accessible. | | | | | |
Make an Appointment with a Peer Writing Tutor ✏️
Peer Writing Tutors are back! Trained by an HKS faculty member, Tutors provide individualized support for HKS students working on writing projects.
Tutors are not copy editors or proofreaders. Instead, they will help you structure an argument to present your ideas effectively, and self-edit for clarity, concision, and style.
Find details and make an appointment with a Peer Writing Tutor. | | | | |
New Collection: Board Games! 🎲
New this month and at community request, the HKS Library now has several board games for students, staff, faculty, and your families to use on the HKS campus. The games are in the Library Commons, which is open whenever campus buildings are open.
To use a game just make a tally on the clipboard, play anywhere on the HKS campus (but please don't take it off campus!), and return the game to its shelf on the same day you use it.
The collection currently includes the following games:
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Azul
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Connect 4
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Dixit
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Mancala
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Outfoxed
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Sushi Go!
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Wingspan
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NATIVE AMERICAN/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HERITAGE MONTH: COMMUNITY EVENT & BOOK DISPLAY 🌽 |
Stories from the HKS Native American & Indigenous Community
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
3:30PM-5:00PM
Library Commons (HKS Campus)
This event is open to current HUID holders and alumni.
Join the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging and the HKS Library for a community gathering celebrating Native American/Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month. Share food, mingle, and connect with members of the HKS Native American and Indigenous community and allies. All are invited to celebrate the richness of Native American and Indigenous past, present, and future.
And any time in November, visit the HKS Library's book display celebrating Native American/Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month. You can also explore a digital version of the display, which includes podcasts, political buttons, and Harvard initiatives. | | | | | |
New Digital Exhibit: All the Political Buttons on the HKS Library's Bookmarks 🔖
Have you picked up a bookmark from the HKS Library? Ever wondered about the historical significance of the buttons on it? We've created a digital exhibit for just that, diving into the 55 items from our Political Buttons Collection represented on our bookmarks. | | | |
NEXT WEEK: AI CYBER LUNCH |
James Adams on the Impact of AI on Academic Integrity 🤖
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
12:00PM-1:00PM
Rubenstein 414 (HKS Campus) & Zoom
In-person attendance is limited to current HUID holders on a first come / first served basis. All are welcome to attend virtually via Zoom.
Join the Belfer Center's Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and the HKS Library for an AI Cyber Lunch with James Adams, Manager of Research & Data Services at Harvard Kennedy School's Library & Research Services. James will explore what it means for students and faculty to integrate generative AI tools into their research and writing. | | | | | |
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