Software Carpentry helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them fundamental research computing skills. This hands-on “R” workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. 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. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

Thursday + Friday 3/28+29/2024 | 9:00-4:30 Course Hours Both Days

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LOCATION
Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Don Soffer Clinical Research Center (formerly Clinical Research Building or “CRB”)
1120 NW 14th Street, Rooms 710 R+Q
Miami, FL 33136

PARKING
You may park in the building’s parking garage. Parking spaces are available throughout the garage at a rate of $1.00 per hour, with a max charge of $8.00/per day. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

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 on the syllabus).

INSTRUCTORS

Cameron Riopelle, PhD Director of Research Data & Open Scholarship University of Miami Libraries	Erica Newcome STEM and Interdisciplinary Research Librarian University of Miami Libraries	Francisco Cardozo Macias Student University of Miami

HELPERS
Charles Brown-Roberts Applications Software Developer University of Miami Libraries	Catalina Canizares-Escobar Research Coordinator Florida International University	Michele Mayne PhD Sociology Major Medical Sociology and Community Health & Well-Being
Timothy Norris, PhD Data Scientist University of Miami Libraries and Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC)

 

ACCESSIBILITY
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. For workshops at a physical location, the workshop organizers have checked that:

• The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
• Accessible restrooms are available.

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.

 

SPONSORED BY

Louis Calder Memorial Library | Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) | Department of Computer Science | Graduate School | IDSC | Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship