We are excited to announce the 2024 UC Carpentries Fall Workshop Series: Coding and Data Management Skills. This virtual workshop, held from September 9 to 20, is designed to teach essential concepts, skills, and tools for researchers at the University of California. Participants can register for individual session topics or the entire series, free of charge.
2024 UC Carpentries Workshop [register now]
- September 9-20, 2024
- Location: Remote (via Zoom)
- Audence: Open to all members of the UC tech community
- Registration closes on September 8, 2024
Learning objectives
Join us for a comprehensive 9-day Carpentries workshop series where you’ll learn:
- R in RStudio
- Python in Jupyter Notebook
- Introduction to the Unix Shell
- Version Control with Git
- SQL
- Tidy Data
- OpenRefine
Our aim is to empower researchers with the computing skills necessary for effective research analysis. Whether you’re new to coding or looking to enhance your data management abilities, this workshop has something for everyone.
Target audience
All University of California students, staff, postdocs, and faculty are welcome to join.
Free workshop schedule and location
- Dates: September 9th – 20th, 2024
- Times: 8:30am – 12:30pm (Mon-Thurs and one Friday)
- Location: Remote (via Zoom)
Workshop curriculum
- Introduction to Unix Shell: Learn the basics of command line interface and navigating within files and directories.
- Version Control with Git: Manage work, edit code, and collaborate on a team project in a repository.
- Introduction to R: Basic coding, data access, and data analysis functions using RStudio.
- Introduction to Python: Basic coding, data access, and data analysis functions using Jupyter Notebook.
- Tidy Data: Clean, transform, and track changes to data.
- SQL: Relational databases, data import, and basic SQL queries.
About the Carpentries
The Carpentries, encompassing Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry, is a global community of volunteers who teach foundational coding and data science skills to researchers. These workshops aim to develop essential computing skills, enabling researchers to conduct more efficient, reproducible, and robust research. The Carpentries’ curriculum is open source, allowing continuous improvement and adaptation to meet the evolving needs of the research community.
Testimonials from past participants
Here’s what past participants have to say about the Carpentries workshops:
- Lynne Williams: “My labmates and I attended a Software Carpentry workshop a few months ago, and since then, several graduate students and RAs have been much more willing to tackle simple programming tasks independently. We have also now implemented a version control repository in the lab, which has greatly reduced the number of files flying around and helped to ensure that everyone in the lab has the most up-to-date versions of all the code we routinely use” (The Carpentries).
- Katy Huff: “I’ve found that the time it takes to train new researchers to adopt essential software practices is vastly reduced by the workshops and online resources provided by Software Carpentry” (The Carpentries).
- Josie Hughes: “What has changed? I work more quickly, and re-use my own code; I find more errors, and spend less time fixing them; I trust my results more; I don’t mind revisiting and revising old work” (The Carpentries).
Hosted across all UC campuses
This year, the workshop series is a collaborative effort across all University of California campuses, including UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz. This collective initiative ensures that participants from all UC campuses can benefit from this enriching program, fostering a strong community of skilled researchers across the entire UC system.
Empower your research with the UC Carpentries Fall Workshop Series. We look forward to seeing you there.
Registration is open until September 8th, 2024. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your research skills.
For more information and to register, visit the Workshop Link.
Author
Product Manager, ITS
UC Santa Cruz