Grad studies x Research Ethics Intensive Day 3: Introduction to Data Collection, Synthesis, and Storage. Research Data Management involves processes and tools that researchers use to create and save the data they generate during their research. Data may be in various forms including text, transcripts, recordings, sketches, photographs, and numeric data. This presentation and workshop will introduce concepts of research data management and why it’s important to create a data management plan prior to starting any project, regardless of the type of data you will be creating.