Neema Florence Mosha|Patrick Ngulube
Teaching research data management courses in higher learning institutions in Tanzania
University of South Africa|University of South Africa
purpose study investigated teaching research data management rdm courses higher learning institutions hlis tanzania enable postgraduate students work research data designmethodologyapproach study triangulated research methods postgraduate students investigated using survey questionnaires learn needs perceptions teaching rdm courses hlis key informants academicians information communication technologists library staff also investigated using indepth interviews explore experiences knowledge teaching rdm courses spss statistical software used analysing quantitative data qualitative data analysed thematically findings total 70 questionnaires distributed postgraduate students returning rate 44 69 hand 12 key informants interviewed low level rdm literacy revealed among 38 86 respondents respondents 40 91 reported need hlis start teaching rdm courses lack skills knowledge teaching rdm courses revealed among key informants competencybased adaptive constructive teaching techniques selected teaching rdm courses whereas intensive training online tutorials revealed teaching formats research limitationsimplications study focused teaching rdm courses hlis survey questionnaires distributed 2nd year postgraduate students however findings cannot generalised postgraduate students due response rate obtained findings obtained key informants also used basis generalization across hlis practical implications study concluded postgraduate students need well equipped skills knowledge rdm related concepts teaching rdm courses regarded continuous programme benefit students researchers community large social implications appropriate teaching rdm courses among students ensures students meet funders publishers requirements also encourages students store share research among researchers worldwide thus increasing collaboration visibility datasets data owners data citations acknowledgements originalityvalue comprehensive study provides findings hlis teach rdm courses hlis especially postgraduate students findings revealed need teaching rdm courses hlis study provides basis rdm research hlis research institutions