Oct 28, 2019
09:00–16:00
Instructors: Kyrre T. Låberg
Helpers: Dan Michael O. Heggø, Mads Baklien
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Best Practices for Scientific Computing".
Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where: Kristine Bonnevies hus, room 4436. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: Oct 28, 2019. Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below). They are also required to abide by Software Carpentry's Code of Conduct.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:
Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch (using contact details below) and we will attempt to provide them.
Contact: Please email contact-us@swcarpentry.uio.no for more information.
Please be sure to complete this survey after the workshop.
| 09:00 | Selecting Data, Sorting and Removing Duplicates, Filtering |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 10:45 | Calculating new values, Missing Data, Combining Data |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 | Data Hygiene, Creating and Modifying Data |
| 14:30 | Coffee |
| 14:45 | Programming with Databases - Python/R (if sufficient interest and time) |
| 16:00 | Wrap-up |
We will use this collaborative document for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.
wherejoinTo participate in a Software Carpentry workshop, you will need access to the software described below. In addition, you will need an up-to-date web browser.
We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors that may be useful on the Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page.
SQL is a specialized programming language used with databases. We use a graphical user interface called DB Browser for SQLite.