A Data Carpentry Workshop
University of Sheffield
July 26-27, 2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Instructors:
Beth Montague-Hellen, Jez Cope, Will Furnass, Anna Krystalli
Helpers:
July 26-27, 2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Instructors: Beth Montague-Hellen, Jez Cope, Will Furnass, Anna Krystalli
Helpers:
General Information
Data Carpentry workshops are for any researcher who has data they want to analyze, and no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data.
We will cover Data organization in spreadsheets, Data cleaning with openRefine, Data analysis and visualization in R and SQL for data management. 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, postdocs and other researchers.
Where: Bartolomé House, Winter Street, Sheffield, S3. 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 (listed below). They are also required to abide by Data Carpentry's Code of Conduct.
Contact: Please mail rdm@sheffield.ac.uk for more information.
Schedule
Surveys
Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.
Wednesday 26th July
| 9.00am | Registration |
| 9.30am | Data organization in spreadsheets |
| 11.30am | Lunch |
| 1.30pm | Data cleaning with openRefine |
| 3.30pm | Day 1 Wrap Up |
| 4.00am | Day 1 Finish |
Day 2
| 9.00am | Data analysis and visualization in R |
| 11.45am | Lunch |
| 1.00pm | SQL for data management |
| 4.00pm | Day 2 Wrap Up |
| 4.30am | Day 2 Finish |
Etherpad: http://pad.software-carpentry.org/2017-07-26-sheffield.
We will use this Etherpad for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.
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.