Working collaboratively and/or producing digital scholarship have become common practices across academia. Project planning skills are valuable especially in these contexts and for researchers at any stage in their career.  

This workshop, appealing to graduate students and faculty across disciplines but especially in the arts, humanities, and interpretive social sciences, introduces key concepts in project management and how they can be applied effectively in collaborative and digital scholarship. A project planning activity and discussion will enable participants to appreciate the value of project planning; begin formulating their own strategies for project management; and offer a toolkit of ideas and approaches. To support the activities, participants are encouraged to bring a project idea to the workshop.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to

• articulate how goals, people, resources, and dissemination and maintenance plans interact to form and influence project scope;
• identify factors to consider when evaluating project resources and possible goals; and
• develop their own project plan using a provided template.

This workshop will be facilitated by Hannah Jacobs, Digital Humanities Consultant with Duke Libraries.

Location: Music Library Seminar Room, Biddle Music Building, East Campus

Participation: Individual activity, small and large group discussions will be a significant part of this workshop.

Audience: Graduate Students & Faculty

All are welcome to register; however, if there is a wait list, priority seating will be given to graduate students and faculty, particularly those in the humanities and social sciences. This workshop provides 2 credit hours towards the GS714 for graduate students and RCR200 credit for faculty. Faculty need to attend the event for 60 minutes to receive credit.