Module 3 is the last of the foundational modules, intended to introduce you to the basics of project management and data management. The readings and discussion will help you think about how projects are run both in the digital humanities and in the humanities more generally. The technical activities will encourage you to explore a few project management tools you might use or encounter.
Readings/Discussion
1. watch my video on project and data management (available via Slack)
2. read Edin Tabak, “A Hybrid Model for Managing DH Projects,” Digital Humanities Quarterly 11, no 1 (2017).
3. read Gabrielle Griffin and Matt Steven Hayler, “Collaboration in Digital Humanities Research – Persisting Silences,” Digital Humanities Quarterly 12, no 1 (2018).
4. read the 2023 National Endowment for Humanities’ Digital Humanities Advancement Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity. While the Office of Digital Humanities has been abolished, the structures of this NOFO is still useful to examine. How do the requirements of the grant application help ensure potential projects (and its data) will be managed appropriately?
5. check out GMU’s InfoGuide on Data Management
6. OPTIONAL: read the Project Management in the Humanities special issue of IDEAH
7. OPTIONAL: explore Quinn Dombrowski’s DH RPG project
7. participate in the class discussion on project and data management
Technical Activities (Required):
1. during class, we will create new projects in the course Basecamp and explore the tools available within the project. What can you do with a Basecamp project? How might it help you run a DH project?
Technical Activities (Optional):
2. sign up for a Trello account and try to recreate your project there. How does Trello compare to Basecamp? How might one work better than another for different kinds of projects?
3. create a data management plan for your personal and/or work computer (What would the “ideal” plan be? What is a realistic plan given your currently available time and other resources?)
4. use the DMP tool to create a data management plan for a hypothetical DH project (check the box that says it is a test plan and select the NEH as the funder)