From 609b2364f43391fcb607b55368058f0e41ed2fb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan Philipp Thiele Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:09:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Rework par. 5 of introduction --- competencies.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/competencies.md b/competencies.md index f833f20a..b5264c04 100644 --- a/competencies.md +++ b/competencies.md @@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ the research environment, and ensure that they produce sustainable, maintainable code that supports reproducible research outputs, following the \ac{FAIR} principles [@FAIR4RS]. This community paper defines a set of core values and foundational competencies, -agnostic of specific technical capabilities or research domains, which an RSE should acquire during training and formal education. +These skills are formulated independently of a specific research domain +and current technical tools used to support the application of the skills. By defining these competencies, we provide a guiding framework to facilitate the training and continuous professional development of RSEs, From dd4a03b728a2815a782e5aa2b802438d838e9bd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CaptainSifff Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:34:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Yvgrossmann feedback (#349) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * Edit some typos and enhence SMP part * clean up Co-authored-by: Frank Löffler Co-authored-by: Jeremy Cohen Co-authored-by: Magnus Hagdorn --------- Co-authored-by: yvgrossmann Co-authored-by: Florian Goth Co-authored-by: Frank Löffler Co-authored-by: Magnus Hagdorn Co-authored-by: Jeremy Cohen --- competencies.md | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/competencies.md b/competencies.md index b5264c04..5e20e8ce 100644 --- a/competencies.md +++ b/competencies.md @@ -449,10 +449,10 @@ A practical consequence of this is an ever-growing demand for resources to cover the expanding need of storage and processing, with no clear deceleration in sight (e.g. the IEA estimates a doubling in data centres energy consumption from 2024 to 2026 [@IEA2024]). At the same time, current science is well aware of -several planetary boundaries being exceeded due to human activities -[@Richardson2023]. Data processing, storage and transfer account for a non -negligible fraction [@IEA2024]. Demands to move resource consumption to a -sustainable rate are well justified and supported by science [@Sills2019]. + +several planetary boundaries being exceeded due to human activities [@Richardson2023]. +Data processing, storage and transfer account for a non-negligible fraction [@IEA2024]. +Demands to move resource consumption to a sustainable rate are well justified and supported by science [@Sills2019]. RSEs have the opportunity to contribute to this effort by, for example, choosing computationally adequate approaches (e.g. recognising where a @@ -836,10 +836,11 @@ HERMES [@druskat_hermes_2022]. Other efforts focus on Software Management Plans (e.g., [@alves_elixir_2021; @martinez_ortiz_practical_2022]) which could be helpful for RSEs at early stages (i.e., with not much experience of project management). They give quick hints on what to look for regarding basic -management for research software (including information on e.g., licenses, -releases, publication, citation) together with some ongoing work on -corresponding metadata [@giraldo_metadata_2023]. Metadata can also be used -actively during and within a research project to inform the decision making +management for research software (including information on, e.g., licenses, +releases, publication, citation, archiving) together with some ongoing work on +corresponding metadata [@giraldo_metadata_2023]. +Metadata can also be used +actively during and within a research project, to inform the decision-making processes [@Bird2016]. Most RSEs will contribute to other projects, some of which will be large. This @@ -1527,7 +1528,7 @@ sciences, humanities or social sciences, and it can also change later in their c Candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science are also explicitly included, although we acknowledge that their master's programme should include adaptations to make their interaction effective with other domain scientists. -In order to give the future RSE the necessary breadth, we expect this to be a four semester curriculum. +In order to give the future RSE the necessary breadth, we expect this to be a four-semester curriculum. The curriculum is formed from a combination of modules, some of which are core modules teaching essential skills that must be completed by all students.