Acknowledgments and copyright information

The authors of this course were:

Priya Silverstein
The Psychological Science Accelerator

Lydia Devenney
The Open University

Camilla Elphick
The Open University

Sarah Laurence
The Open University

Ailsa Strathie
The Open University

CRediT taxonomy for course contributions:

Conceptualisation:
Rose Capdevila
Camilla Elphick
Sarah Laurence
Ailsa Strathie

Funding acquisition:
Rose Capdevila
Nicola Dowson
Helen Fisher
Theo Papaioannou

Course Mapping:
Lydia Devenney
Camilla Elphick
Sarah Laurence
Priya Silverstein
Ailsa Strathie

Course Production:
Lydia Devenney
Camilla Elphick
Sarah Laurence
Priya Silverstein
Ailsa Strathie

Project administration:
Lydia Devenney
Nicola Dowson
Camilla Elphick
Sarah Laurence
Nilam McGrath
Ailsa Strathie

Supervision:
Camilla Elphick
Lydia Devenney
Ailsa Strathie

Visualisation:
Camilla Elphick
Lydia Devenney

Writing – original draft:
Priya Silverstein (Lead author)
Lydia Devenney
Camilla Elphick

Writing – review and editing:
Maxine Borton
Rose Capdevila,
Isabel Chadwick
Lydia Devenney
Camilla Elphick
Helen Fisher
Gwen Kent
Sarah Laurence
Angeliki Lymberopoulou
Nilam McGrath
Theo Papaioannou
Priya Silverstein
Ailsa Strathie

The Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) by National Information Standards Organization (2022) used under CC-BY 4.0. Adapted from original to add Course Mapping, Course Production and Open Research Decision Tree roles. The CRediT taxonomy is accurate at the time of publication, but the standard is regularly maintained by NISO and could change. The most recent version of the standard will be available at CRediT role descriptors – CRediT.

Video interviewees:

Carina Bossu
Elton Barker
Isabel Chadwick
Priya Silverstein

Course production was by:

Gail Block / Phil Gauron
Clear Focus Productions

Andrew Townsend
Sentis / Clear Focus Productions

The open research decision tree:

Design: Dave Gray
Ignite / Clear Focus Productions
Specially created for the Open University

Week 1:

Introductory image:

Light from the open door of a dark room.
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Video:

Linked open data, what on earth is that?:

An AHRC-funded animation for the Linking Islands of Data Project, led by Prof. Daniel Pett and Prof. Elton Barker (Open University) with the Pelagios Community, Getty Museum, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, American Numismatics Society, Brown University, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Animation: Ed Tracy, Too Tall Productions
Voice over: Dr Hannah Platts, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Reproduced by kind permission of Prof. Elton Barker.

Using linked open data:

Editor: Dan Raymond
White Hedgehog / Clear Focus Productions

Music: White horse
Josh Oliver, Alex Arcoleo / Audio Networks

Specially created for the Open University

Cat cake (bad):

I used to make beautiful cakes. Really!
BethanyVania / Instagram

Cat cake (good):

Buttercream-covered cat cake
Gatorgirl / Cakecentral.com

Cheesecake:

Baked cheesecake with raspberries and blueberries
Zingyyellow / Wikimedia Commons
CC – BY – 2.0

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

New albatross recipe book:

Wikimedia Commons / Wellcome Images, a website operated by the Wellcome Trust, global charitable foundation based in the UK
CC – BY – 4.0

Week 2:

Introductory image:

Glass is Liquide
Mehran Moghtadai / Wikimedia Commons
CC – BY – SA 3.0

Video:

Editor: Dan Raymond
White Hedgehog / Clear Focus Productions

Music: White horse
Josh Oliver, Alex Arcoleo

Specially created for the Open University

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Week 3:

Introductory image:

Five red thumbs up and five blue thumbs down
PM Images / Getty Images

Video:

Editor: Dan Raymond
White Hedgehog / Clear Focus Productions

Music: White horse
Josh Oliver, Alex Arcoleo / Audio Networks

Specially created for the Open University

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Week 4:

Introductory image:

Woman standing at entrance to a maze
Golden Dayz / Shutterstock.com

Preregistration exercise illustration:

Mirror labyrinth illuminated with bright multicolored light
Pavel L Photo and Video / Shutterstock.com

The open research decision tree:

Design: Dave Gray
Ignite / Clear Focus Productions

Specially created for the Open University

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Week 5:

Introductory image:

Man on boat, watching the future
Fran_kie / Shutterstock.com

Positionality statements:

Man standing on rock, hand sizing him in foreground, in perspective
Robert Daly / Getty Images

Robustness; shaky bridge:

Old ruined foot bridge over the Vjose in Permet Albania, in perspective
AlDigital On / Shutterstock.com

Robustness; cast iron bridge:

Waco, Texas, historic suspension bridge
Hundley Photography / Shutterstock.com

Galaxy image:

Galaxy surrounded by heavenly bodies
European Space Agency (ESA)

The open research decision tree:

Design: Dave Gray
Ignite / Clear Focus Productions

Specially created for the Open University

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Week 6:

Introductory image:

Hand reaching world globe hologram with polygonal dots
Tabaca / Shutterstock.com

Gold open access:

Gold background or texture
Aekky / Shutterstock.com

Diamond open access:

Diamond texture closeup and kaleidoscope
Arsgera / Shutterstock

Beyond open access publishing:

Human inequality as global social issue
StunningArt / Shutterstock.com

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Week 7:

Introductory image:

Gap inequality surreal business concept
Fran_kie / Shutterstock.com

Image for Activity 1:

Academic wheel of privilege
UK Research Integrity Office
Reproduced under CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International from Elsherif, M. M., Middleton, S. L., Phan, J. M., Azevedo, F., Iley, B. J., Grose-Hodge, M., Tyler, S., Kapp, S. K., Gourdon-Kanhukamwe, A., Grafton-Clarke, D., Yeung, S. K., Shaw, J. J., Hartmann, H., & Dokovova, M. (2022). Bridging Neurodiversity and Open Scholarship: How Shared Values Can Guide Best Practices for Research Integrity, Social Justice, and Principled Education. MetaArXiv https://doi.org/ 10.31222/ osf.io/ k7a9p

The open research decision tree:

Design: Dave Gray
Ignite / Clear Focus Productions

Specially created for the Open University

Video:

Editor: Dan Raymond
White Hedgehog / Clear Focus Productions

Music: White horse
Josh Oliver, Alex Arcoleo / Audio Networks

Specially created for the Open University

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Week 8:

Introductory image:

Male student opening book, with icons emerging
Witsurat Sakorn / Shutterstock.com

Behaviour change:

Com-B model conceptual image
Pilat D., & Sekoul D. (2021). The COM-B Model for Behavior Change. The Decision Lab. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://thedecisionlab.com/ reference-guide/ organizational-behavior/ the-com-b-model-for-behavior-change

Quiz header:

Multicolored violet - blue gradient abstract background - organic texture of the hard brain coral
Tunatura / Shutterstock.com

Summary:

Smorgasborg - Swedish buffet
BigMick / Wikimedia Commons
CC – BY – 2.0