{"id":522,"date":"2026-08-27T22:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=522"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:22:02","slug":"aca-guide-research-data-management-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=522","title":{"rendered":"Data Management \u2014 Step-by-step preparation process"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"aca-decision-guide\">\n<header>\n<p><strong>ACA ACADEMIC DECISION GUIDE \u00b7 RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Data Management \u2014 Step-by-step preparation process<\/h1>\n<p>A credible academic plan begins with evidence: current qualifications, documented research, teaching, service, institutional criteria and a realistic target. ACA can help organise and strengthen that plan, while the final authority for appointment, promotion, equivalence or regulated titles remains with the competent institution or jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<h2>Define the objective<\/h2>\n<p>Write the intended outcome for Data Management in one sentence and identify the authority that will decide it.<\/p>\n<h2>Audit the current profile<\/h2>\n<p>Compare qualifications, publications, teaching, service, research and visibility with the stated goal. Record gaps honestly.<\/p>\n<h2>Execute in stages<\/h2>\n<p>Prioritise mandatory gaps first, then strengthen the profile through research quality, documentation, networking and communication. Review progress at regular milestones.<\/p>\n<h2>Evidence standard<\/h2>\n<p>Use primary evidence whenever possible: official degree records, stable publication identifiers, institutional appointment letters, verified teaching records, project documentation and current criteria from the target institution. Unsupported claims or screenshots should not be treated as equivalent to authoritative records.<\/p>\n<h2>A practical preparation method<\/h2>\n<p>First define the destination: a specific university, country, promotion system, research objective or professional goal. Second, obtain the current written criteria. Third, compare those criteria with the evidence already available. Fourth, identify gaps. Fifth, build a realistic schedule for research, writing, teaching evidence, networking or documentation.<\/p>\n<h2>Institutional and legal boundary<\/h2>\n<p>Where an academic title or promotion is regulated, the competent university or public authority decides. ACA support can help a candidate prepare a stronger and more accurate file, but it should never be represented as a substitute for the institution\u2019s own appointment procedure.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions to verify independently<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Which institution or authority will make the final decision?<\/li>\n<li>What are its current written criteria?<\/li>\n<li>Which records in my dossier directly prove each requirement?<\/li>\n<li>Which claims still depend on interpretation or external recognition?<\/li>\n<li>What could change before the application is reviewed?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How ACA support can be used appropriately<\/h2>\n<p>ACA resources may help with planning, research and publishing discipline, academic CV and dossier organisation, professional networking, visibility and career-development strategy related to Data Management. The strongest use of that support is to produce a clearer, better-documented and more institution-ready academic profile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aca-boundary\"><strong>Important:<\/strong> ACA membership, guidance, publication support, networking, visibility services and dossier assistance do not by themselves confer Associate Professor, Professor or another university rank. Formal appointments, promotions, degree equivalence and legally regulated titles are determined by the competent university or public authority under the rules of the relevant jurisdiction.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=26\">Related ACA resource<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=45\">Academic Title &amp; Recognition Policy<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=48\">Contact &amp; Consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACA decision guide on Data Management: Step-by-step preparation process, with transparent institutional and academic-title boundaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-522","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}