Software Carpentry helps 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, as well as a segment on Data Ethics.

Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

Syllabus with Instructions | Registration Closed (course is full)

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 Rooms 710 R&Q, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

When Thursday and Friday, November 10-11, 2022 | 9:00-4:30 Course Hours Both Days 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).

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.

Contact: Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.

Roles: To learn more about the roles at the workshop (who will be doing what), refer to our Workshop FAQ.

Instructors

 

Gabriel Odom, PhD, Assistant Professor, Florida International University Department of Biostatistics
Cameron Riopelle, Head, Data and Visualization Services, UM Libraries
Thilani Samarakoon PhD, Biomedical Data Librarian

 

Helper

Tim Norris PhD, Data Scientist

 

Data Ethics 

As part of this 2-day workshop, two guests will join us for a Special Program in Ethics for Scientific Writing and Coding:

• Joanna Johnson, PhD, Writing Studies Department, on Scientific Writing
• Kenneth W. Goodman, PhD, Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, on Ethics and Coding

This workshop series is sponsored by:

CALDER MEDICAL LIBRARY
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
College of Arts and Sciences’ Department Computer Science
GRADUATE SCHOOL
IDSC
OFFICE OF THE VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
UM LIBRARIES