Conducting Authentic Collaborative Research in Undergraduate Biology Courses Using the Open Science Framework
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
Anne B. Allison
Abstract
The Open Science Framework (OSF) is a free, online research management tool, currently in beta release
from the nonprofit Center for Open Science. The OSF may soon interface with scientific journals to allow
access beyond supplementary material to original raw data associated with a publication. Here, the OSF is
used in an alternative way to manage authentic research projects in undergraduate lab curricula. A project
from an upper level cell biology course is presented to demonstrate how the OSF 1) helps faculty manage
many students working on an authentic research project, and 2) helps students practice rigorous, transparent
scientific reporting.
Keywords: collaboration, authentic research, Open Science Framework/OSF, Blind Overlapping Data Collection/Analysis, Research Workflow, Research Lifecycle, Best Scientific Practices
Boston University (2015)
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