Open Science for students

How can I raise awareness of aspects of Open Science in my courses in a student-oriented way? Open Science is an umbrella term for various efforts that all have the goal of making scientific achievements, and thus the scientific process itself, publicly accessible. Students are also affected by the accessibility of digital content, such as, that they cannot access articles that are not open access, or if they re-use images in presentations without respecting the terms of a Creative Commons license, or if they want to self-archive their own research work or presentations. The provided materials can be used by instructors to address aspects of Open Science in courses and to raise students' awareness of Open Science issues. Based on concrete questions from the students' everyday life, slides are available bundled into relevant topics. The slides can be easily inserted (individually or in combination), for example, into an existing presentation. The short exercise at the end of each slide deck is intended to address the content of the slide deck in a goal- and practice-oriented manner. Suggested questions for further discussions are also provided. Instructors can use the guiding questions to orientate themselves as to which set of slides should be included in the course. In addition to the slides, instructors are provided with texts to read aloud as well as further information, so that the preparation effort is kept to a minimum. The information sheet includes an overview of all relevant topic blocks with the respective learning objectives, the content of the corresponding slides, the solutions to the exercises as well as further references and literature. The materials were developed in the context of a teaching tool at the University of Zurich. New slide decks are constantly being developed. The following topics are already available: Manuscript versions: "I have found different versions of an article on the Internet. Why is that and which is the "correct" version?" Re-use of digital content: "I want to use images for my presentation. What do I need to look out for and where can I find images that may be used?" Open Access: "What is it and what are the benefits for you?" Paywall: "Why are there paywalls for scientific publications? How can I access scientific publications without having to pay?" Self-archiving: "What can I myself publish Open Access? Which platforms are suitable and how to do it?"