General Information

This is a Data Carpentry inspired workshop for any researcher who has data they want to analyze. This workshop builds on concepts discussed in our previous R workshop. If you would like to attend this workshop, but did not attend the previous workshop, you are welcome, but we ask that you please contact us first. You will be expected to know previous material. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data.

The workshop will be a basic introduction to R. Participants should bring their laptops and plan to participate actively. By the end of the workshop learners should be able to more effectively manage and analyze data and be able to apply the tools and approaches directly to their ongoing research.

Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers.

Where: Edmon Low Library, Room 206. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating sytem (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (instructions below). They are also required to abide by Data Carpentry's Code of Conduct.

Contact: Please mail doehle@okstate.edu for more information.

Etherpad: https://tiger.hpc.okstate.edu/sites/etherpad/p/2018-02-23-okstate.
We will use this Etherpad for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.

Syllabus

Setup

To participate in a Data Carpentry workshop, you will need working copies of the described software. Please make sure to install everything (or at least to download the installers) before the start of your workshop. Participants should bring and use their own laptops to insure the proper setup of tools for an efficient workflow once you leave the workshop.

Please follow these Setup Instructions.

We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors that may be useful on the Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page.