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# Essential Digital Skills

Essential Digital Skills is a foundation course in practical digital research work at the University of Nottingham. It focuses on day-to-day judgement around collaboration, governance, data management, interpretation, and defensible digital practice.

## What This Course Contains

This course section of the site contains:

- lesson pages
- learner preparation and reference material
- instructor notes and optional extensions
- course-level information about contribution, conduct, licensing, and learner profiles

## Course Scope

The course supports participants to:

- use institutional digital tools more effectively
- apply governance and policy in practical research situations
- organise, explore, and communicate data more clearly
- make better everyday decisions about storage, sharing, documentation, and interpretation

## Course Position in the Programme

Essential Digital Skills is part of the wider UoN Digital Skills training offer. It is designed as a practical entry point for learners who want stronger habits before moving into more specialised analytical or programming pathways.

## Contributing

Contribution guidance is available in [CONTRIBUTING.qmd](CONTRIBUTING.qmd).

## Related Course Information

- [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.qmd)
- [License](LICENSE.qmd)
- [Learner Profiles](profiles/learner-profiles.qmd)
