Colin Elman, Director of the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry and Qualitative Data Repository, and Sebastian Karcher, Associate Director of the Qualitative Data Repository, will begin the workshop by providing a short overview over recent debates around research transparency, focusing on the theoretical and practical justifications for transparency and data sharing. The bulk of the workshop will provide hands-on advice on how to conduct transparent research, focusing on data management practices that facilitate transparent research with a particular focus on data management planning in the social sciences. Topics covered will include writing effective data management plans, working with IRBs, best practices for organizing and storing files, and sharing data. The workshop is intended for graduate students conducting or planning to conduct empirical research, regardless of methodology or subject area.