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General Information // Code of Conduct // Collaborative Notes // Surveys // Schedule // Setup // Organizing Team

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General Information

Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers who have little to no prior computational experience, and its lessons are domain specific, building on learners' existing knowledge to enable them to quickly apply skills learned to their own research. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Good Enough Practices for Scientific Computing".

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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

This training will take place online (Zoom + optional Slack workspace)--participants will receive a confirmation/welcome email from the organizers containing all of the logistical information necessary to participate.

When

Aug 9-10, 2021. Add to your Google Calendar.

Requirements

• Participants must register in advance so that we can ensure we have an appropriate number of teaching assistants, etc., available, as well as to ensure effective communication about logistics (Zoom information, etc.).



NOTE: Registration is closed.

• Participants must have access to a computer with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on.


• Participants should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below). If you would like assistance installing any software or downloading any files, please attend one of the Setup & Installation sessions listed in the schedule.

Accessibility

We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. Please notify the instructors in advance of the workshop if you require any accommodations or if there is anything we can do to make this workshop more accessible to you. Please indicate this when registering, or by emailing cds@nd.edu.

Contact

Please email cds@nd.edu for more information.

Roles

To learn more about the roles at the workshop (who will be doing what), refer to our Workshop FAQ.

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Code of Conduct

Everyone who participates in Carpentries activities is required to conform to the Code of Conduct. This document also outlines how to report an incident if needed.

Report a Code of Conduct Incident

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Collaborative Notes

We will use collaborative documents for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.

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Surveys

Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.

• Pre-workshop Survey

• Post-workshop Survey

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Schedule

Drop-in setup and installation assistance is available on Friday, August 6, 2021

• Time: 10:00am - 02:00pm
• Location: Zoom or 250I Hesburgh Library

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Setup

To participate in a Data Carpentry workshop, you will need access to software as described below. In addition, you will need an up-to-date web browser.

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.

• Library Resources & Research Support Tools: N/A
• Metadata of Genomics: N/A
• Center for Research Computing & Terminal Basics: N/A (CRC accounts will be created for registrants; we will learn how to use CRC tools together with no advance setup or installation required.)
• R/R Studio Overview: Please follow these instructions for installing or updating R/R Studio. (opens in a new tab)
• Data Wrangling for Genomics: N/A (We will be downloading files/installing relevant items together as part of the sessions.)

Install the videoconferencing client

If you haven't used Zoom before, go to the official website to download and install the Zoom client for your computer.

Set up your workspace

Like other Carpentries workshops, you will be learning by "coding along" with the Instructors. To do this, you will need to have both the window for the tool you will be learning about (a terminal, RStudio, your web browser, etc..) and the window for the Zoom video conference client open. In order to see both at once, we recommend using one of the following set up options:

• Two monitors: If you have two monitors, plan to have the tool you are learing up on one monitor and the video conferencing software on the other.
• Two devices: If you don't have two monitors, do you have another device (tablet, smartphone) with a medium to large sized screen? If so, try using the smaller device as your video conference connection and your larger device (laptop or desktop) to follow along with the tool you will be learning about.
• Divide your screen: If you only have one device and one screen, practice having two windows (the video conference program and one of the tools you will be using at the workshop) open together. How can you best fit both on your screen? Will it work better for you to toggle between them using a keyboard shortcut? Try it out in advance to decide what will work best for you.

This blog post includes detailed information on how to set up your screen to follow along during the workshop.

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2021 Bioinformatics Introductory Program Organizing Team

• Amanda Charbonneau, UC Davis
• Chissa Rivaldi, Department of Biological Sciences
• David Molik, United States Department of Agriculture
• Holly Goodson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Mauna Dasari, Department of Biological Sciences
• Michael Pfrender, Department of Biological Sciences and Genomics & Bioinformatics Core Facility
• Joseph Sarro, Genomics & Bioinformatics Core Facility
• Julie Vecchio, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
• Natalie Meyers, Lucy Institute for Data & Society
• Scott Hampton, Center for Research Computing
• Scott Weingart, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship

University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries Carpentries Resources (opens in a new tab)
Contact us at cds@nd.edu.

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