Citizen science – harnessing the power of citizen-generated data

Abstract

Involving citizens in research projects is not only advantageous for scientists, but also enables the public to gain an insight into the world of research. This workshop will give you an understanding of the significance of carrying out citizen science projects, and introduce the activities of the Citizen Science Center Zurich.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the workshop, you are able to

• understand the general principle behind CS (Citizen Science) methodology,
• understand the implications of engaging with CS,
• evaluate the potentials of co-created Citizen Science to power your own research,
• evaluate different approaches and related tools,
• develop a pilot project to analyse digital data,
• develop a pilot project to collect digital data.

Content

• Citizen Science (CS): the power of crowdsourcing
• Motivations and benefits
• Different typologies of CS projects
• Strengths and limits of CS data
• Open CS tools
• CS Project Builder: Crowdsourced data analysis
• CS Logger: Crowdsourced data collection

Location

• Online
  The ZOOM link will be sent

Target audience

Language

Comment

The workshop is part of the series: "Research data management and related topics". Participation in all workshops is recommended, but not mandatory. The workshop will be held in English. You can find the registration for the workshop under “Open activity webpage”.

Accessibility

Access to and participation in our courses will be barrier-free. Please contact us in advance at +41 44 632 21 35 or at info@library.ethz.ch so that we can optimally meet your needs.