UW-Madison

Online

Sept 25, Oct 23-24, Nov 6, Nov 20-21, 2024

9:00 am - 1:00 pm CT

Instructors: Erwin Lares, Sarah Stevens, Jean-Yves Sgro, Chris Endemann

Helpers: Trisha Adamus, Erwin Lares, Sarah Stevens, Jean-Yves Sgro, Christina Koch, Grace Cagle

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General Information

The Carpentries project comprises the Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry communities of Instructors, Trainers, Maintainers, helpers, and supporters who share a mission to teach foundational computational and data science skills to researchers.

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Where: This training will take place online. The instructors will provide you with the information you will need to connect to this meeting.

When: Sept 25, Oct 23-24, Nov 6, Nov 20-21, 2024; 9:00 am - 1:00 pm CT Add to your Google Calendar.

Requirements: 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. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below).

Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody.

We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. We do not require participants to provide documentation of disabilities or disclose any unnecessary personal information. However, we do want to help create an inclusive, accessible experience for all participants. We encourage you to share any information that would be helpful to make your Carpentries experience accessible. To request an accommodation for this workshop, please fill out the accommodation request form. If you have questions or need assistance with the accommodation form please email us.

Glosario is a multilingual glossary for computing and data science terms. The glossary helps learners attend workshops and use our lessons to make sense of computational and programming jargon written in English by offering it in their native language. Translating data science terms also provides a teaching tool for Carpentries Instructors to reduce barriers for their learners.

Contact: Please email facilitator@datascience.wisc.edu for more information.

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


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.


Schedule

Date Workshop Prerequisites Etherpad
September 25 git/GitLab You need to be familiar with all of the commands taught in this Unix Shell lesson. Etherpad
Oct 23-24 Intro to Docker You need to be familiar with all of the commands taught in this Unix Shell lesson. Etherpad
Nov 6 Interactive Data Visualizations in Python and Streamlit You need to have a base familiarity with Python. Knowledge of GitHub and Unix shell will be helpful, but not required. Etherpad
Nov 20-21 Intro to Machine Learning You need to have a basic familiarity with Python. Etherpad

Setup

To participate in a 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.

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:

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

Install the workshop software

Date Workshop Setup Items
Sept 25 Intro to git/GitLab Setup Instructions
Oct 23-24 Intro to Docker Setup Instructions
Nov 6 Interactive Data Visualizations in Python Setup Instructions
Nov 20-21 Intro to Machine Learning with Sklearn Setup Instructions