Jun 24-28, 2024
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Instructors: Michael K. Wilkinson
Helpers: Gabe Nowak
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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".
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: 300 Geology/Physics Bldg., Cincinnati, OH 45221-0011. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: Jun 24-28, 2024. Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements: Participants should arrive on time and ready to learn. All required materials will be provided, as described below.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. For workshops at a physical location, the workshop organizers have checked that:
Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch (using contact details below) and we will attempt to provide them.
Contact: Please email michael.wilkinson@uc.edu for more information.
Roles: To learn more about the roles at the workshop (who will be doing what), refer to our Workshop FAQ.
Who can attend?: This workshop is for interns participating in UC QuarkNet 2024.
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.
Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.
| Before starting | Pre-workshop survey |
| 1:00 | Setup |
| 1:15 | Introducing the Shell |
| 1:20 | Navigating Files and Directories |
| 2:00 | break |
| 2:10 | Working With Files and Directories |
| 3:00 | break |
| 3:15 | Introduction to SSH |
| 3:25 | SSH basics |
| 3:40 | SSH jump hosts (including -J) |
| 3:45 | SSH port forwarding |
| 4:00 | END |
| 1:00 | Before We Start with Python |
| 1:30 | Short Introduction to Programming in Python |
| 2:05 | break |
| 2:20 | Starting with Data |
| 4:00 | END |
| 1:00 | Indexing, Slicing and Subsetting DataFrames in Python |
| 2:00 | break |
| 2:15 | Data Types and Formats |
| 3:00 | break |
| 3:15 | Combining DataFrames with Pandas |
| 4:00 | END |
| 1:00 | Data Workflows and Automation |
| 2:30 | break |
| 3:00 | Plotting in Python for HEP |
| 4:00 | END |
| 1:00 | Fitting with iminuit (under construction) |
| 4:00 | END |
| End | Post-workshop survey |
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.
The workshop will take place in a computer lab on UC's campus, and participants will be walked through the necessary setup at the beginning of the workshop.