# Open Research strategy worksheet

FAIR and Open Research Practices — University of Nottingham Digital Skills

Use with the fictional Urban Shade project in the scenario pack and Lesson 2.
Record justified choices, not a target number of public files. A licence does not
override privacy, consent, third-party rights or access conditions.

Pair/group: ____________________   Date: ____________________

Project/question: ____________________

Already explored: ____________________   Prospective research: ____________________

## Decisions

Use short notes, and reuse decisions made during the lesson's earlier activities.
Draft all nine rows, then choose two decisions for closer review and room feedback.

| Area | Choice and timing | Reason/benefit | Constraint, check and owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publication | OA route, manuscript version and repository | | |
| Preprint | Yes/no/when; status, version and links | | |
| Study design | Preregister which decisions? Registered Report appropriate? | | |
| Methods | Protocol, deviations, exploratory/confirmatory labels, AI/computational detail | | |
| Data | Decide separately for measurements, coordinates, interviews and public summaries | | |
| Analysis/code | Share which part, with what non-sensitive inputs and documentation? | | |
| Licence | Rightsholder, suitable permission, third-party exclusions | | |
| Contributions | Agree roles, authorship separately, ORCID and output citations | | |
| Metadata/PIDs | Safe records, identifiers, output relationships and access statements | | |

## Review two difficult decisions

Decision 1: ____________________

Benefit: ____________________   Potential harm: ____________________

Evidence/permission needed before acting: ____________________

Decision 2: ____________________

Benefit: ____________________   Potential harm: ____________________

Evidence/permission needed before acting: ____________________

If a planned analysis changes, how will we report the change and its reason?
____________________

If access is refused or files are withdrawn, what safe information and contact
route can remain available? ____________________

## Room response and next action

Report one choice and why it fits this project. A neighbouring pair asks:
“What would make you revise that choice?” Record its challenge: ____________________

Next action: ____________________   Responsible person: ____________________

Review date: ____________________   Advice/support needed: ____________________

For a real project, confirm the applicable funder, institutional, disciplinary,
participant and publisher requirements before implementation.

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