Open Science Summer Institute (OSSI) - Session materials

The George Washington University 

Open Science Summer Institute (OSSI)

Bridging AI-Driven CS and Public Policy through Open Source Methodologies

Module 1: Foundations of Open & Ethical Research

Session 01 - The OSSI Paradigm & Team Building (Micah Sanders)

Topic: What is public interest technology?: Defining the CS/Policy intersection.

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Session 02 - Open Science & Reproducibility (David Lippert)

Topic: Beyond the PDF: Managing data, code, and documentation as primary

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Activity: Initial project pre-registration on the Open Science Framework (OSF).

Session 03 - AI in the Research Lifecycle  (Mike Sanders)

Topic: Augmented Intelligence: Using LLMs for literature synthesis and code generation without sacrificing academic integrity.

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Session 04 - Version Control & Collaborative Development (Luis González)

Topic: Git/GitHub for researchers. Managing "Merge Conflicts" between technical and policy members.

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Activity: Review an AI-Generated Pull Request.