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This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and execute a data management plan for a scholarly project. A high caliber data management plan and its implementation will provide key partners and decision-makers with the information necessary to make decisions about the value and continuance of each evidence-based intervention. Components of data management include clearly identified outcomes linked to variables and data sources; appropriate data collected for the purpose of measuring these outcomes; adequate statistical power to determine success of the project; proper data cleaning and manipulation techniques; appropriate statistical methods for measuring the outcomes; and a meaningful presentation of outcomes that addresses the concerns and questions of key partners. The clinical data management course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and execute the data management plan for a scholarly project of this type.