Detailed objectives

Knowledge: the main objective is to transform pre-existent, unstructured knowledge of the topics of the course into solid and interconnected understanding of how cloud-based tools can support everyday research activities and basic data management to enhance productivity and to decrease the risk of (excessive) redundancy in personal information management.

Skills: participants will acquire skills related to specific software tools, becoming able to install and configure them, to set up personalized productivity environments in support of their careers as young researchers

Competencies: participants will acquire competencies about

• building their own reference collection
• collaborating with peers, both in real time and asynchronously
• managing and tracking tasks and time usage, individually or in small groups
• connecting various cloud based tools to automate repetitive tasks and to optimize productivity, both on desktop and mobile platforms
• Managing a personal reference collection
• Sharing documents and collaborating online: tools and best practices
• Time and tasks management for individuals and small teams
• Notes and personal data management