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- Tobias Bengfort <tobias.bengfort@posteo.de>
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diff --git a/about-this-website/index.md b/about-this-website/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ -1 1 ## About this website -1 2 -1 3 The escape room website was launched during Data Horror Week 2020 in the -1 4 Netherlands, and played live at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on 29 -1 5 October 2020. -1 6 -1 7 The website and the puzzles were created by a collaborative team from -1 8 the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Leiden University and the Eindhoven -1 9 University of Technology. They were inspired by the ideas of and the -1 10 escape room created by Lieke Mulder and Merel Talbi. -1 11 -1 12 If you have questions or remarks about this website or the puzzles, you are -1 13 welcome to email the teams behind it at <rdm@vu.nl>, -1 14 <datamanagement@library.leidenuniv.nl> or <rdmsupport@tue.nl>
diff --git a/home/index.md b/home/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ -1 1 Dear Guest, -1 2 -1 3 Welcome to our Escape Room. We are so happy to see you here! -1 4 -1 5 Below you will find the link ENTER to start the game. -1 6 -1 7 **Rules** -1 8 -1 9 - Just like in a physical escape room, you do not need any search -1 10 engines. If you do need something outside of this escape room, we -1 11 will provide a link to it. -1 12 -1 13 - This escape room is meant to be a playful exercise; please don\'t -1 14 break anything or use brute force to solve a puzzle. -1 15 -1 16 - This escape room can be completed in roughly 1 hour. -1 17 -1 18 - If you dare, feel free to invite others to enter the Data Horror -1 19 Escape Room. -1 20 -1 21 **Tips** -1 22 -1 23 - All clues to the puzzles can be found in the room or are linked in -1 24 the room. Look everywhere! -1 25 -1 26 - We advise you to have a pen and paper or an empty document ready to -1 27 take notes. -1 28 -1 29 - This website works best in Chrome or Firefox -1 30 -1 31 **Want to know more about research data management?** -1 32 -1 33 Research Data Management (RDM) refers to a set of practices to ensure -1 34 responsible handling of data in scientific research. It is important -1 35 before, during, and after your research. Part of good RDM is writing a -1 36 Data Management Plan (DMP) to record decisions about how you are going -1 37 to manage your data. -1 38 -1 39 Most universities in the Netherlands have teams of experts to help -1 40 researchers with various RDM-related questions. Depending on your -1 41 affiliation, check out the RDM resources and support at [VU Amsterdam](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Flibguides.vu.nl%2Frdm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3J2GlaVOTDBoQjj1ZbtBe9), -1 42 [Eindhoven University of Technology](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tue.nl%2Frdm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0XLiYc4XarPOwBcSup81be) and -1 43 [Leiden University](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.library.universiteitleiden.nl%2Fresearchers%2Fdata-management&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0gVW8cQLtVCEAhkIJuTnC9). -1 44 -1 45 [**ENTER**](/intro) -1 46 -1 47 [Image by [Ben -1 48 Peters](http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dehondsdagen.nl%2Fwie%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3BpHtUbgVRAnB_0WHFeG4c) at -1 49 [Dehondsdagen](http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dehondsdagen.nl%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0ncRaLpXiJYsLB9VzSBWAm) -1 50 -1 51 Data Horror Escape Room 2020 [CC-BY-SA-4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
diff --git a/intro/index.md b/intro/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ -1 1 You've received an urgent message from Professor Hutseephluts asking you to -1 2 come to an old office hidden away on the top floor. It’s Thursday, half past -1 3 six, and you’d rather go home, but you've never met the Professor and the email -1 4 was rather stern, so you don’t dare to refuse. -1 5 -1 6 The Professor is well known for collaborating with people from many different -1 7 disciplines and although the research area is very obscure, you know that by -1 8 reputation, the Professor is always open and gets high impact results. You also -1 9 heard a rumour that the Professor might have won a very large research grant -1 10 recently, so you wonder if the invitation might lead to an opportunity to work -1 11 together. -1 12 -1 13 With every step you climb, you see fewer people, and by the time you’ve reached -1 14 the office on the top floor, the whole building seems to be empty. You hear -1 15 your footsteps echo through the hall and see a crack of light under the door at -1 16 the far end of the corridor. -1 17 -1 18 "It’s not FAIR!", you mutter to yourself but there's no-one around to hear you -1 19 complain. -1 20 -1 21 You reach the office door and politely knock. You knock again. But there's no -1 22 answer. -1 23 -1 24 [You try the door](/intro/stepping-into-the-office) -1 25 -1 26 [Instead of entering the room you decide to read the posters hanging on the wall](https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/stories) -1 27 -1 28 Photo by [sebastiaan stam](https://unsplash.com/@sebastiaanstam?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/s/photos/mystery?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)
diff --git a/intro/stepping-into-the-office/index.md b/intro/stepping-into-the-office/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ -1 1 You push against the door – it creaks open slowly giving you a glimpse into the -1 2 room. There's a desk light on, and it looks like someone was there maybe a -1 3 moment ago, but as the door fully opens, still no-one speaks... so you gingerly -1 4 step inside. -1 5 -1 6 Professor Hutseephluts doesn't appear to be there. Maybe you should just leave. -1 7 -1 8 But suddenly, the door shuts behind you with a loud bang followed by a series -1 9 of clicks. Did the door just lock itself shut? If so, you’re trapped in the -1 10 office. What do you do? -1 11 -1 12 [Try to open the door](/the-locked-door) -1 13 -1 14 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 15 -1 16 Photo by [Kaur Kristjan](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40badgerblack%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2Liw0bW0cI6mJPP8-KWX9R) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fdark-office%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0sPmW3ND6e9Vc20u-g8XhP)
diff --git a/the-locked-door/index.md b/the-locked-door/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ -1 1 The door is locked! -1 2 -1 3 A piece of paper has been nailed to the door and there's a message on it: -1 4 -1 5 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 6 -1 7 Photo by [Ashim D’Silva](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40randomlies%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1YS9uxHW8A21QneuSRAKmR) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40randomlies%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1YS9uxHW8A21QneuSRAKmR)
diff --git a/the-office/desk/address-book/index.md b/the-office/desk/address-book/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ -1 1 Which of the data in the address book are personal data? (multiple answers possible) * -1 2 -1 3 - Name -1 4 - Address -1 5 - Phone number -1 6 - Email address -1 7 - IP address -1 8 - Blood type -1 9 - Eye colour -1 10 - Age -1 11 - Height -1 12 -1 13 Well done! Any data collected from or about people are personal data. -1 14 -1 15 Last year five studies were conducted in which personal data were collected: -1 16 -1 17 A. This study collected participants’ age -1 18 B. This study collected participants’ place of birth -1 19 C. This study collected participants’ IP address -1 20 D. This study collected participants’ eye colour -1 21 E. This study collected participants’ blood type -1 22 -1 23 Put the studies in chronological order. You are given the following clues: -1 24 -1 25 - The second study did not collect IP addresses or blood types -1 26 - The largest study was the study collecting eye colour -1 27 - The study collecting blood types was conducted before the study collecting IP addresses -1 28 - The study collecting places of birth was not the last study -1 29 - The study collecting ages was conducted after the study collecting IP addresses -1 30 - The largest study was conducted first -1 31 - What is the correct order of the studies? Write your answer as A-B-C-D-E -1 32 -1 33 DBECA -1 34 -1 35 Well done! A scrap of paper falls out of the address book, with the following word written on it: GOOD. Make a note of it. -1 36 -1 37 [Close the address book and go back to the desk](/the-office/desk) -1 38 -1 39 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office)
diff --git a/the-office/desk/index.md b/the-office/desk/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ -1 1 You are looking at Professor Hutseephluts' desk. It's surprisingly empty. -1 2 -1 3 Sitting on the desk is a computer and an address book. -1 4 -1 5 [Open the address book](/the-office/desk/address-book) -1 6 -1 7 [Tap the computer](/the-office/the-desktop-computer-dmp) -1 8 -1 9 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 10 -1 11 Photo by [Clint Patterson](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40cbpsc1&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw19amclLbjnBtrBxIDFoEd0) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40mrbrodeur%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3aSIOAhAxAWq25SwzHcAHt)
diff --git a/the-office/index.md b/the-office/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ -1 1 So this is the office of Professor Hutseephluts. Although it's dimly lit, as -1 2 far as you can tell, it looks pretty much like any other researcher's office. -1 3 -1 4 There is a large desk with a computer on it. Before the desk is an old swivel -1 5 chair, sagging with cushions, where it looks like the Professor spends long -1 6 hours. On one wall you see a noticeboard with papers pinned almost all over it -1 7 and on another wall a large map. Next to the desk there's a waste paper bin -1 8 almost overflowing with papers...nothing unusual there, and next to that a -1 9 filing cabinet. A second chair sits in the corner of the room where a -1 10 travelling bag and its contents seem to have been hastily emptied out. -1 11 -1 12 [Go to the desk](/the-office/desk) -1 13 -1 14 [Take a look at the noticeboard](/the-office/noticeboard) -1 15 -1 16 [Check out the filing cabinet](/the-office/the-cabinet) -1 17 -1 18 [Why is there a video camera on the chair in the corner?](/the-office/video-camera) -1 19 -1 20 [What are these papers in the waste paper bin?](/the-office/waste-paper-bin) -1 21 -1 22 [Look at the map on the wall](/the-office/maps) -1 23 -1 24 [Open the door](/the-locked-door) -1 25 -1 26 Photo by [Janko Ferlič](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40itfeelslikefilm%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3yZ6AJX7Ir5gg_KBkGOF4p) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40itfeelslikefilm%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3yZ6AJX7Ir5gg_KBkGOF4p)
diff --git a/the-office/maps/index.md b/the-office/maps/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ -1 1 Taken from Image base VU: https://vu.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/382036441/field/identi -1 2 -1 3 Next to this map, a folded-up note is taped to the wall. -1 4 -1 5 [Read the note](https://sites.google.com/vu.nl/datahorror/the-office/maps/map-note) -1 6 -1 7 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](https://sites.google.com/vu.nl/datahorror/the-office) -1 8 -1 9 Taken from Image base VU: <https://vu.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/382036441/field/identi>
diff --git a/the-office/maps/map-note/index.md b/the-office/maps/map-note/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ -1 1 Travel schedule -1 2 -1 3 - 1 July: arrival in Sibiu, Romania -1 4 - 2 July: visit Dracula’s son's grave (photo camera, paper notebook) -1 5 - 3 July: interviews with locals (audio device, laptop) -1 6 - 4 July: travel to Bucharest -1 7 - 5 July: interviews with locals (audio device, laptop) -1 8 - 6 July: meet cultural historian (audio device, laptop) -1 9 - 6 July: meet PhD Candidate to discuss uploading data to digital repository -1 10 - 7 July: travel to Târgoviște -1 11 - 8 July: interviews with locals (audio device, laptop) -1 12 - 9 July: travel to Iasi -1 13 - 10 July: Interview with locals (audop device, laptop) -1 14 - 11 July: explore sites of ghost sightings (photo camera, paper notebook) -1 15 - 12 July: cross border to Moldova, arrival in Lăpușna -1 16 - 13 July: interview locals (audio device, laptop) -1 17 - 14-15 July: hike into nature, observations (photo camera, paper notebook) -1 18 - 16 July: travel to Chisinau, relax -1 19 - 17 July: cross border to Ukraine, arrival in Kiliya -1 20 - 18 July: interview locals (audio device, laptop) -1 21 - 19 July: cross Danube = border to Romania, arrival in Chilia Veche -1 22 - 20 July: interview locals (audio device, laptop) -1 23 - 21 July: train to Bucharest -1 24 - 22 July: Flight to Amsterdam -1 25 -1 26 Border crossings: 3 -1 27 -1 28 NB Moldova and Ukraine aren’t EU. -1 29 -1 30 -1 31 https://web.archive.org/web/20210116025852/https://libguides.vu.nl/rdm/data-protection#s-lg-box-wrapper-15125665 -1 32 -1 33 Which of the following steps does Professor Hutseephluts need to take to secure the data, some of which are personal? (multiple answers possible) -1 34 -1 35 - Contact a data management expert to discuss how to secure the file transfer from the audio device/photo camera to a laptop -1 36 - Contact a data management expert to discuss back-up(s) -1 37 - Contact a data management expert to help out with the data classification -1 38 - Contact a legal expert to discuss the border transfers of personal data and local legislation -1 39 - Contact a legal expert to discuss if other legal safeguards or agreements are necessary -1 40 - Speak to IT to discuss encryption and secure transportation -1 41 - Contact a legal expert to find help with filling out a Data Protection Impact Assessment -1 42 -1 43 Well done! On the back of the note, Prof. Hutseephluts scribbled PLANNING. Make a note of that -1 44 -1 45 -1 46 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](https://sites.google.com/vu.nl/datahorror/the-office)
diff --git a/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet/coded-sheet-hint/index.md b/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet/coded-sheet-hint/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ -1 1 # Coded sheet hint -1 2 -1 3 An ORCID id is a 16-digit code (you can read more about it on a flyer on the -1 4 noticeboard or on the ORCID website). There are a couple of places on the -1 5 noticeboard where you will find a DOI that can be googled, or a direct link, -1 6 that leads to a dataset belonging to Pablo and his colleagues. His ORCID id can -1 7 be found by hovering over (or clicking) the ORCID logo by his name and looking -1 8 at the 16-digit code that is a part of the URL. Make a note of Pablo's ORCID id -1 9 and use it to decipher the coded sheet. -1 10 -1 11 [Back to coded sheet](/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet)
diff --git a/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet/index.md b/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ -1 1 # Coded sheet -1 2 -1 3 [Look at the noticeboard again](/the-office/noticeboard) -1 4 -1 5 [Hint?](/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet/coded-sheet-hint) -1 6 -1 7 [Read the flyers](/the-office/noticeboard/flyers) -1 8 -1 9 [Look at the postcard](/the-office/noticeboard/postcard) -1 10 -1 11 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office)
diff --git a/the-office/noticeboard/flyers/index.md b/the-office/noticeboard/flyers/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ -1 1 # Flyers -1 2 -1 3 [Look at the noticeboard again](/the-office/noticeboard) -1 4 -1 5 [Look at the postcard](/the-office/noticeboard/postcard) -1 6 -1 7 [Look at the coded sheet](/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet) -1 8 -1 9 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office)
diff --git a/the-office/noticeboard/index.md b/the-office/noticeboard/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ -1 1 On the wall by Professor Hutseephluts' desk hangs a noticeboard. Papers are -1 2 pinned all over it in a confusion of printouts, flyers, pictures, reminders, -1 3 and souvenirs from travels around the world. -1 4 -1 5 There is a calendar on which the Professor has circled several dates and -1 6 post-it notes scribbled in frantic handwriting are stuck around it. The post-it -1 7 notes seem to relate to the circled dates: -1 8 -1 9 - 6 July: meet PhD candidate, Bucharest. -1 10 - 23 July: deadline funding proposal!! -1 11 - 10 August: FAIR data training, Bratislava! -1 12 - 14 September: make data interoperable for Marisel. -1 13 - 31 October: deadline for submitting data management plan!!! -1 14 -1 15 Among the pinned sheets of paper containing familiar-looking details of faculty -1 16 events, travel itineries, book lists and photos, there is a postcard that seems -1 17 to have been pinned on the board slightly apart from everything else, and a -1 18 strange sheet of paper printed with, what looks like, random letters and -1 19 numbers. Perhaps it is a code! -1 20 -1 21 [Look at the postcard](/the-office/noticeboard/postcard) -1 22 -1 23 [Read the flyers](/the-office/noticeboard/flyers) -1 24 -1 25 [Look at the coded sheet](/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet) -1 26 -1 27 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office)
diff --git a/the-office/noticeboard/postcard/back-of-postcard/index.md b/the-office/noticeboard/postcard/back-of-postcard/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ -1 1 # Postcard -1 2 -1 3 The back of the postcard reads: -1 4 -1 5 > Mexico City, 2nd September -1 6 > -1 7 > Dear Professor Hutseephluts, -1 8 > -1 9 > We enjoyed meeting you at the recent FAIR training in Bratislava. It was very -1 10 > inspirational. -1 11 > -1 12 > My colleague has been studying the distribution of parasitic infections of -1 13 > bats across the world and I believe there might be a correlation between -1 14 > certain bat infections and the number of spectral apparitions that are -1 15 > observed in a place. I think it would be very interesting to combine the -1 16 > dataset with yours. -1 17 > -1 18 > Have you been using a standard metadata scheme for identifying countries or -1 19 > geographic locations of your observances? We must agree on a standard way of -1 20 > identifying the locations of our bat infections and spectral incidents so -1 21 > that we can easily combine our datasets to look for these correlations. -1 22 > -1 23 > Such a surprising positive result would lead to opportunities for further -1 24 > investigation of the causes and we would already propose to collect blood -1 25 > serum and brain imaging/MRI data from your human case studies and from our -1 26 > bats. We must discuss how we will collect and organise this data so that we -1 27 > can make our datasets “interoperable”. -1 28 > -1 29 > Let us not waste time! We could expect to produce together a high impact -1 30 > paper in, for example, Nature. -1 31 > -1 32 > Please take a look at the dataset I am referring to using the following DOI: -1 33 > 10.5281/zenodo.3369922 -1 34 > -1 35 > Yours, in academic respect, -1 36 > -1 37 > Marisela -1 38 -1 39 [Put the postcard back on the Noticeboard](/the-office/noticeboard) -1 40 -1 41 [Read the flyers](/the-office/noticeboard/flyers) -1 42 -1 43 [Look at the coded sheet](/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet) -1 44 -1 45 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 46 -1 47 Photo by [Brett Jordan](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40brett_jordan&sa=D&sntz=1) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fpostcard&sa=D&sntz=1)
diff --git a/the-office/noticeboard/postcard/index.md b/the-office/noticeboard/postcard/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ -1 1 The postcard shows an image of the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations. -1 2 -1 3 [Read the back of the postcard](/the-office/noticeboard/back-of-postcard) -1 4 -1 5 [Put the postcard back on the noticeboard](/the-office/noticeboard) -1 6 -1 7 [Read the flyers](/the-office/noticeboard/flyers) -1 8 -1 9 [Look at the coded sheet](/the-office/noticeboard/coded-sheet) -1 10 -1 11 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 12 -1 13 -1 14 Photo by [Salvador Altamirano](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40salva_alt%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3NAiO4-pfiSxjEfmEi9YIa) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fday-of-the-dead%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw337RmZj8OrIye7_9N-7k2-)
diff --git a/the-office/the-cabinet/index.md b/the-office/the-cabinet/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ -1 1 The filing cabinet looks old, battered and heavily used. Probably the Professor -1 2 is storing lots of research data inside it alongside important documents. You -1 3 try to open it, but it's locked. On top of it lies a note with a mysterious -1 4 list. -1 5 -1 6 1 - The subject of your data. -1 7 2 - Your name. -1 8 3 - Your age when you collected the data. -1 9 4 - The period in which your data were collected. -1 10 5 - How much time you spent writing your article. -1 11 6 - The data format(s). -1 12 7 - The length of time it takes you to commute to the university. -1 13 8 - The data volume. -1 14 9 - The cost of the storage space. -1 15 10 - The terms of use. -1 16 11 - The number of slices of pumpkin pie you ate during the data collection. -1 17 12 - The publication(s) connected to these data. -1 18 13 - The number of times your publication was downloaded. -1 19 14 - Your favourite fictional ghost. -1 20 -1 21 Can you crack the code of the cabinet by indicating which details about your -1 22 research would be necessary for a PhD candidate to download, understand, -1 23 interpret and use your data? Write your answer as 1-2-3-4... -1 24 -1 25 1-2-4-6-8-10-12 -1 26 -1 27 The filing cabinet creaks while you pull it open. It's empty, except for one -1 28 sheet of paper. In thick, dark letters, there's just one word: HORROR. Shiver, -1 29 and make a note of it -1 30 -1 31 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 32 -1 33 Photo: ["Voormalige kluis DNB Alkmaar"](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Farchiefalkmaar%2F50143958452%2Fin%2Falbum-72157715206432068%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1wlqdZOCLqOiTZm4xLFh5D) by Regionaal Archief Alkmaar / CC BY 2.0
diff --git a/the-office/the-desktop-computer-dmp/index.md b/the-office/the-desktop-computer-dmp/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ -1 1 The Professor might have left the office open, but at least the computer is -1 2 locked so no-one can mess with his files. -1 3 -1 4 Maybe the computer offers a way out of the office. But... you need a -1 5 password... how and where can you find it? -1 6 -1 7 Enter the pass code sentence to access the computer (ALL CAPS) -1 8 -1 9 GOOD PLANNING HELPS AVOID DATA HORROR -1 10 -1 11 Data Management Plan -1 12 Please read this Data Management Plan before submitting -1 13 Lead researcher: Professor Hutseephluts -1 14 ORCID: 0000-7f80-9074-7564 -1 15 Others with data management responsibilities: PhD candidate (name to be confirmed). -1 16 -1 17 This is the first version of the data management plan of the research project about ghost sightings around Halloween. A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a living document, and will be updated as the project progresses -1 18 -1 19 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 20 -1 21 -1 22 Photo by [Matthew Brodeur](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40mrbrodeur%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3aSIOAhAxAWq25SwzHcAHt) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40mrbrodeur%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3aSIOAhAxAWq25SwzHcAHt) -1 23 -1 24 Image by [Ben Peters](http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dehondsdagen.nl%2Fwie%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3BpHtUbgVRAnB_0WHFeG4c) at [Dehondsdagen](http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dehondsdagen.nl%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0ncRaLpXiJYsLB9VzSBWAm)
diff --git a/the-office/video-camera/camera-manual/index.md b/the-office/video-camera/camera-manual/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ -1 1 You press on some buttons on the camera and a menu shows up. -1 2 -1 3 It says: enter the FAIR code. -1 4 -1 5 Next to the camera, there is a booklet that looks like a manual. There are some statements in it; each statement corresponds to a letter. -1 6 -1 7 -1 8 [Read the manual to figure out the code](/the-office/video-camera/camera-menu) -1 9 -1 10 [Take one more look at the video on the camera](/the-office/video-camera) -1 11 -1 12 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 13 -1 14 -1 15 Photo by [Alexander Jawfox](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40jawfox_photography%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2ZHYlsrHNWEFtSrmMfg-OA) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40jawfox_photography%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2ZHYlsrHNWEFtSrmMfg-OA)
diff --git a/the-office/video-camera/camera-menu/index.md b/the-office/video-camera/camera-menu/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ -1 1 You open the booklet and hold it next to the camera menu -1 2 -1 3 You see several statements about FAIR data in the manual. You need to enter the -1 4 letters that correspond to the correct statements into the camera menu. -1 5 -1 6 Jane is working on a study where she interviews employees about their work -1 7 satisfaction. She is planning to hire an agency to do the transcription of the -1 8 interviews. She will also use market analysis data to see if there are -1 9 correlations between the level of satisfaction and the success of the company. -1 10 -1 11 Which activities will help her produce a FAIR dataset that allows others to -1 12 replicate or build upon her research? -1 13 -1 14 A. Making the contract with the agency doing the transcription of the -1 15 interviews publicly available. -1 16 B. Putting a link on her personal website to the original interview files and -1 17 the personal data of the people she interviewed. -1 18 C. Discussing with her supervisor who will be allowed what level of access to -1 19 the dataset and when -1 20 D. Checking what keywords are used by colleagues to categorize the market -1 21 analysis and including these terms in the description of the data -1 22 E. Keeping a record of how she manipulates the data and what all her codes -1 23 mean. -1 24 F. Adding a note in her publications to say that researchers interested in the -1 25 data are welcome to contact her for more details. Because the interview data -1 26 are qualitative there is no need to share them, or include any metadata or -1 27 explanations -1 28 G. Finding a trusted data repository that is well-known and used by other -1 29 researchers in the field to deposit their data, checking if the repository -1 30 assigns a persistent identifier, and whether access and authorization -1 31 procedures are in place. -1 32 H. Keeping a full list of satisfied ghosts she met at the agency doing the -1 33 transcription -1 34 -1 35 Write your answer as A, B, C, D, E, F, G You need to select the letters that -1 36 correspond to the correct answers -1 37 -1 38 CDEG -1 39 -1 40 In the camera menu, there's only one option: DATA. Make a note of it -1 41 -1 42 -1 43 [Play the video that is on the camera](/the-office/video-camera/play-the-video-on-the-camera) -1 44 -1 45 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 46 -1 47 -1 48 Photo by [Markus Winkler](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40markuswinkler%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw39p0ABIM12lbYGmBDMdiIo) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fmanual%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2RfBN447NOiZcUClEMoH6m)
diff --git a/the-office/video-camera/index.md b/the-office/video-camera/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ -1 1 There is a video camera lying on the chair in the corner of the room. It looks -1 2 like it was recently taken out of the bag that's also on the chair. You've -1 3 heard that the Professor had just returned from some travels. -1 4 -1 5 You seem to remember that someone told you that the Professor's research -1 6 involved filming interviews with people, and sometimes even leaving the camera -1 7 running in case it caught any 'data' on camera. The Professor had a reputation -1 8 for using up huge amounts of storage space for these films. You've heard the IT -1 9 support team, and other researchers grumble about it, especially as none of -1 10 these films have yet made it into research publications, but then perhaps they -1 11 contained personal or sensitive data, or were just too big to publish.. Some of -1 12 the films were made decades ago so nobody knew if the Professor was still -1 13 planning on using them, or even if you could still open the files. -1 14 -1 15 You pick up the camera and switch it on. Maybe there's a clue to the -1 16 Professor's whereabouts... -1 17 -1 18 -1 19 [Play the video that is on the camera](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uZxFu9SFi8) -1 20 -1 21 [Press on some of the buttons to get to the menu](/the-office/video-camera/camera-manual) -1 22 -1 23 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 24 -1 25 -1 26 Photo by [Dan-Cristian Pădureț](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40dancristianp%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0e8n1Ryasg-0vIzAcyXIN2) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fvideo-camera%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2KNcZGifkSN6tlWYXrxa-l)
diff --git a/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-1/index.md b/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-1/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ -1 1 # Hidden document 1 -1 2 -1 3 Hmmm... a printout of a Wikipedia page. Very strange. It's about something -1 4 called re3data.org - what is that? Why would the Professor print this out? And -1 5 why is it apparently hidden in the waste paper bin...? -1 6 -1 7 -1 8 [Look at the second hidden document](/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-2) -1 9 -1 10 [Return to the waste paper bin](/the-office/waste-paper-bin) -1 11 -1 12 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 13 -1 14 -1 15 Photo by [Steve Johnson](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40steve_j&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1ZNV3Ffj9TcogjTx-k24ac) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fmystery%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3T8FDZA9yBakujLpnxFuCN)
diff --git a/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-2/index.md b/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-2/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ -1 1 # Hidden document 2 -1 2 -1 3 This one's a hand-written note. Is it the Professor's handwriting? Was the -1 4 Professor trying to investigate data repositories...? And a place to deposit -1 5 his research software/code? It seems that there is a common theme. -1 6 -1 7 [Look at the third hidden document](/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-3) -1 8 -1 9 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office)
diff --git a/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-3/index.md b/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-3/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ -1 1 # Hidden document 3 -1 2 -1 3 You found a test! You better not disappoint Prof. Hutseephluts and answer all -1 4 the questions correctly or you may never see daylight again! -1 5 -1 6 What are reasons to archive your research data? -1 7 -1 8 - Long-term preservation -1 9 - Replication/reproducibility -1 10 - Longitudinal research -1 11 - The data are unique or new data collection is expensive -1 12 - Re-usability by your future-self or other researchers -1 13 - Acceleration of research inside or outside your own discipline -1 14 - Funders ask you to -1 15 - To protect it from zombies -1 16 -1 17 (all of them) -1 18 -1 19 Which of the following should data repositories minimally provide? -1 20 -1 21 - A persistent identifier (e.g. DOI, Handle), which provides a permanent link to the data, making your data findable and citable. -1 22 - A licence, providing clarity for the potential user of your data whether and how re-use of your data is permitted. -1 23 - A (basic) preservation and data availability statement. -1 24 - The requirement to add appropriate metadata to the data. -1 25 -1 26 True or False? The website Re3data (<re3data.org>) can be used to find a suitable data repository for your discipline. -1 27 -1 28 True or False? GitHub (<github.com>) can be used as a publicly accessible platform with version control for research software/code. -1 29 -1 30 You want to make your data publicly available. What are FAIR ways to do this? Multiple answers possible. -1 31 -1 32 A. Have a pack of werewolves spread your data across the country. -1 33 B. Share a dropbox link to the data with anyone that requests access. -1 34 C. Upload the data to a repository like DANS-EASY, DataVerseNL, or 4TU.ResearchData. -1 35 D. Email the data to your collegues and peers. -1 36 E. Upload the data to the Open Science Framework (OSF). -1 37 -1 38 CE -1 39 -1 40 You are looking for a repository that stores data in the Netherlands. What are good options? Multiple answers possible. -1 41 -1 42 A. 4TU.ResearchData -1 43 B. DANS EASY -1 44 C. Zenodo -1 45 D. Dryad -1 46 E. DataverseNL -1 47 F. The Addams Family Mansion -1 48 -1 49 ABE -1 50 -1 51 True or False? If there is no licence, this means that anyone can do anything with the data. -1 52 -1 53 Well done, you've passed the test! Prof. Hutseephluts marked the bottom of the bin with the word AVOID. Make a note of it. -1 54 -1 55 [Look again at the first hidden document](/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-1) -1 56 -1 57 [Look again at the second hidden document](/the-office/waste-paper-bin/document-2) -1 58 -1 59 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office)
diff --git a/the-office/waste-paper-bin/index.md b/the-office/waste-paper-bin/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ -1 1 The waste paper bin in the office of Professor Hutseephluts is atonishingly -1 2 full, which is weird because you know that all the waste paper bins at the -1 3 department were emptied by the cleaner yesterday. The Professor must be -1 4 throwing away lots of rubbish, or is this old data? It seems a funny way to do -1 5 your archiving. -1 6 -1 7 There's an enormous pile of old, yellowed papers which have buried three fresh -1 8 and new-looking documents at the bottom of the bin. Was the Professor trying to -1 9 hide these? -1 10 -1 11 Do you have time to look through everything? -1 12 -1 13 [Look at the old papers]() -1 14 -1 15 [Look at the first hidden document]() -1 16 -1 17 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office]() -1 18 -1 19 -1 20 Photo by [Steve Johnson](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40steve_j&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1ZNV3Ffj9TcogjTx-k24ac) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fmystery%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw3T8FDZA9yBakujLpnxFuCN)
diff --git a/the-office/waste-paper-bin/old-papers/index.md b/the-office/waste-paper-bin/old-papers/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ -1 1 The old papers are bundled in packs and bound with string. -1 2 -1 3 You open up a couple of them, and as far as you can tell, each one contains -1 4 data, preprints, and notes relating to a particular publication. -1 5 -1 6 If you start to go through these you really will be here all night.. -1 7 -1 8 -1 9 [Return to the waste paper bin](/the-office/waste-paper-bin) -1 10 -1 11 [Take a look around Professor Hutseephluts' office](/the-office) -1 12 -1 13 -1 14 Photo by [Sear Greyson](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2F%40seargreyson%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0rszZaMbWpb65392z_Kzuz) on [Unsplash](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Funsplash.com%2Fs%2Fphotos%2Fold-papers%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3DcreditCopyText&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2gLk3ZDOhAu2CzJ6HvKqgN)