James Cook University, Townsville, QLD
October 25th & 26th 2017
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructors: Collin Storlie, Daniel Baird
General Information
Data Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them to efficiently use computational resources and automate tasks as well. This workshop is designed for those who have PRIOR EXPERIENCE with the UNIX shell. The primary focus of this workshop will be in strengthening UNIX shell skills, connecting to remote compute resources, and automating their Genomic analyses with UNIX shell scripting workflows.
For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Best 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: Douglas Campus, The Science Place, Room 142-023. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: October 25th & 26th 2017. Add to your Google Calendar.
Costs: $50 for all students and staff.
Benefits: Attendees will learn the basics of three powerful analytical tools & receive professional development training hours towards their course completion.
Meals: Attendees will be provided with morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea.
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 below). They are also required to abide by Data Carpentry's Code of Conduct.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organisers have checked that:
- The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
- Accessible restrooms are available.
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 collin.storlie@jcu.edu.au for more information.
Register: Follow this link to the event registration page.
Schedule
Surveys
Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.
October 25th -- Room 142.023
| Morning -- Intro to Workshop & Tidy Data |
| Afternoon -- Accessing Cloud Computing Resources |
October 26th -- Room 142.023
| Morning -- Variant Calling & Data Transformation |
| Afternoon -- Scripting Your Own Genomics Workflows |
We will use this collaborative document for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.
Setup
To participate in a Data Carpentry workshop, you will need access to the software 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.
You can find detailed software installation instructions for Mac, Windows, and Linux here.