Stored in the folder data/ there are two sets of folders designed to be used as a start point for data management in research and trials. I’ve found these useful for organising myself in a standardised way and the trial folders are appropriate to a trial master file.
Research study
:: dir_tree (path = "data/Generic_Research_Folders/" , recurse = TRUE )
data/Generic_Research_Folders/
├── 01 Study Management
│ ├── Governance
│ └── Roles & Responsibilities
├── 02 Protocol
├── 03 ICF & Participant info
│ ├── Flyers and Information
│ └── Informed Consent Form and Informed Assent Form
├── 04 Agreements and Contracts
│ ├── Contracts
│ ├── Data Transfer Agreements
│ └── Material Transfer Agreements
├── 05 Ethics Applications and Letters
├── 06 Data Management
│ ├── Case Reporting Forms
│ ├── Data Management Plan
│ ├── Data compliance plan
│ └── Scripts and code
├── 07 Field Operations
├── 08 QC, Monitoring, SOPs
│ ├── Monitoring
│ ├── Quality Assurance
│ └── SOPs
├── 09 Meetings
├── 10 Steering committee
├── 11 Reports
└── 12 Publications
Clinical trial
:: dir_tree (path = "data/Generic_Trial_Folders/" , recurse = TRUE )
data/Generic_Trial_Folders/
├── 01 Study Management
│ ├── Governance
│ └── Roles & Responsibilities
├── 02 Protocol
├── 03 ICF & Participant info
│ ├── Flyers and Information
│ └── Informed Consent Form and Informed Assent Form
├── 04 Agreements and Contracts
│ ├── Contracts
│ ├── Data Transfer Agreements
│ └── Material Transfer Agreements
├── 05 Ethics Applications and Letters
├── 06 Data Management
│ ├── Case Reporting Forms
│ ├── Data Management Plan
│ ├── Data compliance plan
│ └── Scripts and code
├── 06 Importation
│ ├── Importation
│ └── Technical Release
├── 07 Field Operations
├── 08 Pharmacovigilance
├── 09 QC, Monitoring, SOPs
│ ├── Monitoring
│ ├── Quality Assurance
│ └── SOPs
├── 10 Meetings
├── 11 External Monitoring
├── 12 DSMB
│ ├── DSMB Meeting Minutes
│ └── Membership
├── 13 Steering committee
├── 14 Reports
└── 15 Publications