The Data Services seminar series is designed to provide faculty and students with training in data management, software platforms for data visualization and analysis, and data sourcing.
Getting Started with R and RStudio
This workshop will introduce participants to the use of R and RStudio. No prior knowledge of programming is required, just a basic understanding of computer files and folders.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 5:30-7pm on Tuesday, September 13, in the Health Sciences Library.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 5:30-7:00pm on Wednesday, September 14, at the City Center Library.
Special Topic in R and RStudio: Exploratory Data Analysis with Tidyverse
This workshop will introduce participants to using the Tidyvese package in R to perform tasks such as reading data, analyzing data, and plotting data. Participants are expected to have attended the Getting Started with R and RStudio workshop or have some basic knowledge of using R.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 5:30-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, in the Health Sciences Library.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 5:30-7pm on Wednesday, September 21, at the Downtown Library.
Introduction to research data management
This workshop will show you how to manage research data throughout its lifecycle: creation, processing, analysis, storage and reuse. Topics covered include organizing data, using file naming conventions, writing a data management plan, and preparing to share data.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 4.
Open Science Licensing Your Dataor
If I deposit data from my experiment, can I check how other people use it? Can the right to data be protected? Why should I openly license my data? In this webinar, we’ll explore questions like these and provide suggestions for sharing and reusing data. How and why open licensing of your data can avoid copyright issues for international collaboration.
Register for the workshop scheduled for Wednesday, October 12, 2-3 p.m.
Writing about data: A science writing assignmentp
This workshop will explain the conventions of writing about data, including integrating tables and graphs, using the passive voice, and writing successful summaries.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 5:30-7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 12.
Finding Social Science Datasets
This workshop will introduce two of the major repositories of social science research data: the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research and the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
Register for the workshop scheduled for Monday, October 10, 4-5 p.m.
Register for the workshop scheduled for Wednesday, October 26 from 6-7 p.m.
Getting Started with Python for Data Analysis
This workshop will introduce participants to the use of Python for data analysis. No prior knowledge of programming is required, just a basic understanding of computer files and folders.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 3:30-5:00pm on Friday, September 30.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 5:30-7:00 pm on Thursday, October 6.
Special topic in Python: Exploratory data analysis using pandas
This workshop will introduce participants to Python tasks such as reading data, analyzing data, and plotting data. Participants are expected to have attended the Getting Started with Python workshop or have some basic knowledge of using Python.
Register for the workshop scheduled for Thursday, October 13, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 3:30-5:00 pm on Friday, October 14.
Special topic in Python: Scrape Twitter
This workshop will introduce participants to using Python to scrape Twitter. Participants are expected to have attended the Getting Started with Python workshop or have some basic knowledge of using Python.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 3:30-5:00 pm on Friday, October 28.
Special topic in Python: Using APIs to scrape government information
This workshop will introduce participants to using Python to aggregate official publications from all three branches of the federal government from the govINFO resource. Participants are expected to have attended the Getting Started with Python workshop or have some basic knowledge of using Python.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 3:30-5:00 pm on Friday, November 4.
Special Topic in Python: Text Mining with HathiTrust
In this workshop participants will learn how to do moderately advanced text mining analysis approaches using feature extracted datasets created by the HathiTrust Research Center and apply Python scripts to the data. Participants are expected to have attended the Getting Started with Python workshop or have some basic knowledge of using Python.
Register for the workshop scheduled for 3:30-5:00pm on Friday, November 11.
NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy 2023
The new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy 2023 will take effect on January 25, 2023. Find out how it will affect NIH grant application and compliance and learn more about important considerations when creating a plan for the management and sharing of data for your grant application.
Register for the workshop scheduled for Wednesday, November 30, 4-5 p.m.
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