The Research Office at WVU is offering several workshops on Zoom using the Carpentries curricula to help our learners become more efficient in their research.
The Carpentries is a fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, teaching skills that are immediately useful for researchers, using lessons and datasets that allow researchers to quickly apply what they have learned to their own work.
The upcoming workshops are:
Introduction to Python Programming
Register for the Feb. 23 and 25, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. session.
Introduction to R Programming
Register for the March 9 and 11, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. session.
The target audience is learners who have little to no prior computational experience. The instructors put a priority on creating a friendly environment to empower researchers and enable data-driven discovery. Even those with some experience will benefit, as the goal is to teach not only how to do analyses, but how to manage the process to make it as automated and reproducible as possible.
After attending this workshop you will be able to:
Import .csv files and calculate statistics of a dataset.
Automate the processing of several datasets.
Find and report errors in datasets to ensure validity.
Space is limited and it will likely fill quickly. These free workshops are offered by the Research Office of WVU.
Additionally, Social Science Data Carpentries Workshop will be held in May. Further details will be provided as the date approaches.
For questions, contact ncf0003@mix.wvu.edu.