# FAIR assessment worksheet

FAIR and Open Research Practices — University of Nottingham Digital Skills

Use with the fictional scenario pack and Lesson 1. This is a reasoning worksheet,
not a formal FAIR certification or a binary compliance score. All four cases are
fictional. Evidence not stated is unknown; identify a question rather than guess.

Pair/group: ____________________   Date: ____________________

Use the four prepared tables below. Include evidence for each conclusion.
Distinguish the metadata record from the underlying files where access differs.

## A — Urban Shade

| Principle | Strength and evidence | Weakness or unknown | Practical improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findable: can people/systems discover it? | | | |
| Accessible: is retrieval defined, with justified conditions? | | | |
| Interoperable: can people/systems interpret formats and meanings? | | | |
| Reusable: are context, permissions, provenance and limits sufficient? | | | |

What information would you request before deciding? ____________________

Priority improvement and reason: ____________________

Owner and check: ____________________

## B — Steps and Sleep

| Principle | Strength and evidence | Weakness or unknown | Practical improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findable | | | |
| Accessible | | | |
| Interoperable | | | |
| Reusable | | | |

What information would you request before deciding? ____________________

Priority improvement and reason: ____________________

Owner and check: ____________________

## C — Market Letters

| Principle | Strength and evidence | Weakness or unknown | Practical improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findable | | | |
| Accessible | | | |
| Interoperable | | | |
| Reusable | | | |

What information would you request before deciding? ____________________

Priority improvement and reason: ____________________

Owner and check: ____________________

## D — Watershed Patterns

| Principle | Strength and evidence | Weakness or unknown | Practical improvement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findable | | | |
| Accessible | | | |
| Interoperable | | | |
| Reusable | | | |

What information would you request before deciding? ____________________

Priority improvement and reason: ____________________

Owner and check: ____________________

## Compare and report

One public output that needs work: ____________________

One restricted output with useful FAIR features: ____________________

Evidence that changed our judgement: ____________________

What should remain restricted, and what safe metadata could remain public?
____________________

Room response: state one improvement and its reason in 30 seconds. Ask another
pair what evidence supports its judgement. Retain uncertainty when evidence is
missing; do not call an output fully FAIR merely because it has a DOI or licence.

## Transfer to your own project

Use a non-sensitive description, not confidential files or participant details.

Output: ____________________   Action: ____________________

Owner: ____________________   Check/review date: ____________________

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