Course Overview
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
Intended Audience
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.
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.
Keywords: Carpentries, programming, coding, novice, R, linux
Skill level of training:
Beginner
Language: English
Credential awarded: No credential awarded
Type of training: Face-to-face
Venue of the course: Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town, 7935
Dates for the course:
08 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Course organisers: Tshinakaho Malesa, Lyndon Zass, Verena Ras, Gerrit Botha, Taku Musarurwa, Wisdom Akurugu
Participation: The course is available to UCT members who meet the requirements.
Course Sponsors: H3ABioNet
Course objectives
Classroom applications
Registration for classrooms opens:
Thu, 01/01/1970
Registration for classrooms closes:
Thu, 01/01/1970
Notification date for successful classrooms:
Thu, 01/01/1970
Maximum number of participants that may be accepted per classroom will be
capped at
30
Participant applications
Registration for participants opens:
Thu, 01/01/1970
Registration for participants closes:
Thu, 01/01/1970
Participant registration link:
Syllabus and Tools
Please see workshop website: https://tshnkh.github.io/2024-04-08-eLwazi-UCT/#setup
Prerequisites
Participants must bring a laptop 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 here).
Course limitations
This is an introductory course. Therefore, it will not teach any advanced coding or programming. Should this be what you require, this may not be the appropriate course for you.
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Training material availability
Training materials used for this course were not directly produced by H3ABioNet but may be accessed here: https://tshnkh.github.io/2024-04-08-eLwazi-UCT/. Please note, these materials may be governed by different sharing/re-use policies, and you are encouraged to follow the policies of the external providers regarding material re-use and/or sharing.
