Registration is Closed—This Session is FULL

Join us for a free-2-day, in-person only, Software Carpentry “R” Workshop at Medical Campus on Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and 4, 2025, at the CTSI Research Training Center (Rooms 710 Q-R). Course Hours both days:  9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. (Course lasts two days—content is not repeated).

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 free, hands-on 2-day 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.

Click here for the Syllabus, which includes additional information, such as:  The Code of Conduct, Pre- and Post-Workshop Surveys, a detailed Schedule, and the required (free) software with installation instructions.

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

Rooms 710 R&Q, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

When

March 3+4/2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm EST. Add to your Google Calendar.

Requirements

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 on the syllabus).

Accessibility

We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

• The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
• Accessible restrooms are available.

We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. We do not require participants to provide documentation of disabilities or to 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.

Sponsored by

Department of Computer Science • Calder Memorial Library • CIMAS
OVPRS • The Graduate School • IDSC • UM Libraries

Instructors

Erica Newcome
STEM and Interdisciplinary Research
Librarian
University of Miami Libraries

Charles Brown-Roberts
Applications Software Developer
University of Miami Libraries

Emory Neer
Research Support Specialist
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine

Helpers

Thilani Samarakoon
Biomedical Data Librarian
University of Miami Libraries

Timothy Norris, PhD
Data Scientist
University of Miami Libraries and
Frost Institute for Data Science
and Computing (IDSC)

Contact

Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.