A Data Carpentry Workshop
SRRC, USDA-ARS, New Orleans, LA
June 15-16 2016
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Instructors:
Auriel Fournier, Hani Nakhoul
Helpers:
O.P. Perera
June 15-16 2016
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Instructors: Auriel Fournier, Hani Nakhoul
Helpers: O.P. Perera
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 and Open refine, R Basics, Data Visualization in R and SQL. 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: USDA/ARS/Southern Regional Research Center 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124. 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 OP.Perera@ars.usda.gov for more information.
Schedule
Day 1
| Arrival | Pre-workshop Survey |
| 08:30 | Data organization in spreadsheets and Open refine |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 | R basics |
| 14:30 | Coffee |
| 17:00 | Wrap-up |
Day 2
| 08:30 | Data analysis and visualization in R |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 | Data management with SQL |
| 14:30 | Coffee |
| 17:00 | Wrap-up |
| Dismissal | Post-workshop Survey |
Etherpad: http://pad.software-carpentry.org/2016-06-15-USDA.
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.