Event type
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| event at which training, with learning objectives, takes place - in a physical location
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| event at which training, with learning objectives, takes place - online only i.e. there is no physical meeting location (for example, a webinar)
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| event at which training, with learning objectives, takes place - online as well as face to face
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Knowledge exchange workshop | event at which there might be some presenting and discussion, but no training per se. Includes face to face meetings of the Training Platform or subtasks.
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| event at which participants work together in the aim of solving a defined (often technical) challenge, including 'Bring Your Own Data' (BYOD) events
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Funding
Source/s of funding for the event. if funding obtained from more than one source separate each source by a comma, i.e. ','
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| events funded through EXCELERATE budget
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ELIXIR Implementation Study | ELIXIR Implementation Study funded
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ELIXIR Community/ Use Case | funding comes from one of the ELIXIR communities, namely: Human Data, Marine Metagenomics, Rare Diseases, Plant Sciences, Proteomics, Metabolomics, Galaxy
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| ELIXIR funds (unrelated to the other ELIXIR funding answer options) are used
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| funding specifically from the ELIXIR Hub
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| event funded by an ELIXIR platform
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Non-ELIXIR/ Non-EXCELERATE funds | Non-ELIXIR/ Non-EXCELERATE funds
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Organising Institution/s
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| The institution/s, affiliated to an ELIXIR Node, that organised the event. if organised by more than one institution separate each institution by a comma i.e. ','.
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Location (city, country)
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| City and country in which the event took place. If the event occurs solely online, fill in 'city, country' with 'Online, Online'. If the event is a blended course (i.e. online but also with one or more physical classrooms), the the 'city, country' should be where the largest class is or where the trainer is.
To see a list of countries click here
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EXCELERATE WP
EXCELERATE Work Package that organised or coorganised the event (if EXCELERATE funded). For WP11 (Training), the subtasks are also listed. If the event has been organised by more than one Workpackage or WP11 subtask separate each WP or WP11 subtask by ','
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| Work package 11 (Training) - eLearning subtask
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| Work package 11 (Training) - TeSS training portal subtask
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| Work package 11 (Training) - Quality and Impact subtask
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| Work package 11 (Training) - Train the Trainer subtask
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| Work package 11 (Training) - Train the Researcher subtask
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| Work package 11 (Training) - Train the Developer subtask
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| Work package 11 (Training) overall
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| WP1: Tools Interoperability and Service Registry
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| WP2: Infrastructure for Community-led Benchmarking
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| WP3: Data Resources and Services
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| WP4: Compute, Data access and Exchange Services
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| WP5: The ELIXIR Interoperability Backbone
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| WP6: Marine Metagenomic Infrastructure as Driver for Research and Industrial Innovation
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| WP7: Integrating Genomic and Phenotypic Data for Crop and Forest Plants
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| WP8: ELIXIR Infrastructure for Rare Disease Research
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| WP9: Secure Archiving, Dissemination and Analysis of Human Access-controlled Data
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| WP10: ELIXIR Node Capacity Building Programme
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Title
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| title must appear exactly as it is advertised.
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ELIXIR Node
ELIXIR Node to which the organising institution/s is affiliated. if organised by more than one Node, separate each Node by ','
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Start Date and End Date
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| Start Date: Date on which the event begins
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| End Data: Date on which the event ends. Important: if the event occurs as part of a wider event (e.g. conference),
then the end date must be that of the Training Platform event and not that of the overall wider event
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Target audience
target audience of the event (denoted by employment sector). If more than one audience is targeted, separate each audience by ','
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Academia/ Research Institution | Academia/ Research Institution
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Additional ELIXIR Platforms involved
event that was made specifically for one of the other Platforms (requested by, need identified by/with/for them) or organized with one of Platforms (or by one of them). If more than one Platform is involved, separate each Platform by ','
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ELIXIR Communities involved
event that was made specifically for one of the Communities (requested by, need identified by/with/for them) or organized with one of the Communities (or by one of them). If more than one Community is involved, separate each Community by ','
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Number of participants
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| number of individuals that attended the event
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Number of trainers/ facilitators
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| If training event - number of trainers, if a knowledge exchange workshop or hackathon - number of facilitators
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Url to event page/ agenda
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| url link to the event page/agenda, please include https://www. or http://www
Please do not link to editable versions of a document (e.g. google docs with 'anyone with the link can edit' enabled) as the link will be viewable on the open access version of the database.
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Have you used the tool(s)/resource(s) covered in the course before?
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Frequently (weekly to daily) |
Occasionally (once in a while to monthly) |
Never - aware of them, but not used them |
Never - used other service |
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Will you use the tool(s)/resource(s) covered in the course again?
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Where did you see the course advertised?
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What is your career stage?
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Senior scientist/ Principal investigator |
Research assistant/ Technician |
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Would you recommend the course?
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Please tell us your overall rating for the entire course
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The balance of theoretical and practical content was
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May we contact you by email in the future for more feeback?
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What part of the training did you enjoy the most?
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free text - mention the part of the training you enjoyed the most |
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What part of the training did you enjoy the least?
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free text - mention the part of the training you enjoyed the least |
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What other topics would you like to see covered in the future?
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What is your employment sector?
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Academia/ Research Institution |
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What is your country of employment?
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Which training event did you take part in?
Multiple choice question with answer options corresponding to the specified list of training events for which impact metrics (i.e. long term feedback) are being collected.
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| including dates e.g. Introduction to R, 26-27 August 2017
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| including dates e.g. Introduction to R, 11-12 December 2017
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How long ago did you attend the training?
How long ago did the survey respondent attend the training that they indicated in question 1 of the survey. This is a multiple choice question.
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What was your main reason for attending the training?
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To learn something new to aid me in my current research/ work |
To learn something new for my own interests |
To build on existing knowledge to aid me in my current research/ work |
To build on existing knowledge for my own interests |
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What was your main reason for attending the training? (Other)
Free text box for those that selected 'Other' to explain further.
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How often did you use the tool(s)/ resource(s), covered in the training, BEFORE attending the training?
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Never - aware of them, but had not used them |
Never - used other service |
Occasionally (once in a while to monthly) |
Frequently (weekly to daily) |
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How often do you use the tool(s)/ resource(s), covered in the training, AFTER having attended the training?
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Never - use other service |
Occasionally (once in a while to monthly) |
Frequently (weekly to daily) |
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Do you feel that you are able to explain to others what you learnt in the training?
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Do you feel that you are able to explain to others what you learnt in the training? (Other)
Free text box for those that selected 'Other' to explain further.
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Are you now able to use the tool(s)/ resource(s) covered in the training:
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By using training materials/ notes from the training event |
With the help of an expert |
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Are you now able to use the tool(s)/ resource(s) covered in the training: (Other)
Free text box for those that selected 'Other' to explain further.
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How did the training event help with your work? [select all that apply]
Multiple select question. each answer option selected should be separated by a comma
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It improved my ability to handle data |
It enabled me to complete certain tasks more quickly |
It improved communication with the bioinformatician/ statistician analyzing my data |
It has not helped yet but I anticipate a future impact |
It did not help as I do not use the tool(s)/ resource(s) covered in the training event |
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How did the training event help with your work? (Other)
Free text box for those that selected 'Other' to explain further.
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Attending the training event led to/ facilitated: [select all that apply]
Multiple select question. each answer option selected should be separated by a comma
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Useful collaboration(s) with other participants/ trainers from the training event |
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Submission of my dissertation/ thesis for degree purposes |
Submission of a grant application |
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Attending the training event led to/ facilitated: (Other)
Free text box for those that selected 'Other' to explain further.
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Please elaborate on any impact
further details of the impact.
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How many people have you shared the skills and/or knowledge that you learned during the training, with?
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None yet, but intend to do so in the future |
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Would you recommend the training to others?
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