For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Good Enough 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: Paper Tricentennial Building, Room 114, 500 10th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: Jun 21-22, 2018. 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 Data 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.
Draft Agenda
June 21, 2018
9am – 12pm: Data organization and cleaning
12pm – 1pm: Lunch
1pm - 4pm: Data analysis & visualization in Python
4pm - 6pm: Materials data poster session – PTB 1st floor common area
June 22, 2018
9am – 12pm Data analysis & visualization in Python
12pm -1pm Lunch
1pm - 4pm Data management with SQL
All workshop related information can be found here.