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SUMMARY:Free 2-Day Software Carpentry "R" Workshop 2/26+27 at Rosenstiel Campus-NOW FULL
DESCRIPTION:The Software Carpentry community (software-carpentry.org) helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on “R” workshop will cover basic concepts and tools\, including program design\, version control\, data management\, and task automation. \nParticipants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. 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. \nRegister Now (free)—Registration is closed. This session is full.\nThursday and Friday\, February 26+ 27\, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST\nCourse Hours Both Days—Workshop content does not repeat.  Add to your Google Calendar. \nClick here for Full Syllabus + Instructions\nSurveys\nPlease be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.\nPre-workshop Survey | Post-workshop Survey \nRequirements\nParticipants 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 on syllabus). \nAccessibility\nWe are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that: \n\nThe room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.\nAccessible restrooms are available.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\nLIBRARY Map Room | Science Laboratory and Administration Building (“SLAB”)\nRosenstiel School of Marine\, Atmospheric\, and Earth Science LIBRARY\n4600 Rickenbacker Causeway\, Miami (Virginia Key)\, FL 33149\nMap + Directions \nParking\nAnyone with a UM parking permit associated with their vehicle license plate number can park anywhere inside the gate on the Rosenstiel campus.  Parking is first-come\, first-served\, except for a few spaces tagged “RESERVED.”  Outside the gate\, the (free) public parking lots are also an option. Alternatively\, ride the Rosenstiel Shuttle that originates at the Miller Circle on the Gables campus. (Please check the schedule to see if they are running on the event day/time.)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructors\n\n\n\n \nCharles Brown-Roberts\nApplications Software Developer\nUniversity of Miami Libraries\n \nEmory Neer\nResearch Support Specialist\nUM Miller School of Medicine\n\n\n\n \nErica Newsome\nStem and Interdisciplinary Research Librarian\nUM Libraries\n \nThilani Samarakoon\nBiomedical Data Librarian\nUniversity of Miami Libraries\n\n\n\n\nHelpers\nKiralli Shofield\, Becca Jones\, Jenna Courtade \n  \nSponsored by\nLouis Calder Memorial Library\nCooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)\nCollege of Arts and Sciences\, Department of Computer Science\nFrost Institutte for Data Science and Computing (IDSC)\nOffice of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship\nContact\nPlease email tnorris@miami.edu for more information. \n  \n 
URL:https://idsc.miami.edu/idsc-event/free-2-day-software-carpentry-r-workshop-2-2627-at-rosenstiel-campus/
LOCATION:Rosensteil School of Marine Atmospheric and Earth Science\, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway\, Virginia Key\, Florida\, 33149\, United States
CATEGORIES:Software Carpentry,Workshop
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