Table 1
Interview questions asked to participants.
| A) | Experiences with data management |
| 1 | Can you tell me more about your master thesis? |
| 2 | What do you think ‘data management’ means (in the context of scientific research)? |
| 3 | What kind of data did you collect? |
| 4 | How did you manage your data during your master thesis? |
| 5 | Why do you think data management is/is not important? |
| B) | Attention for data management during the study curriculum |
| 6 | What would be/are the biggest challenges to improve your data management skills (think about GDPR, digital literacy, coding skills, computer skills, ethics, lack of technical skills, human errors)? |
| 7 | Can you tell me more about how you learnt about data management? What did you do well/not well? |
| 8 | What tools would you need to become (even) better in data management? Was there enough attention for data management during your studies? |
| 9 | What would you do differently if you had the chance to do your research again? |
| C) | Data in today’s world |
| 10 | What do you think the role of data management is in our current society? |
| 11 | How do you see the role of data in society? |