UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Beginning Sept. 19, the Research Informatics and Publishing department at Penn State University Libraries will offer 20 workshops on topics such as data management and research reproducibility, data visualization, big data analytics on cloud, statistical data analysis, and maps and GIS. The goal of these sessions is to introduce resources and expertise in these areas that are available through the University Libraries.
Sessions are free and open to all Penn State faculty, staff and students. Advance registration is required; registration and additional information is provided at the link for each session below.
For more information, contact repub@psu.edu.
Data Management and Research Reproducibility in R (online)
(Open to graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff)
- Basics of R and RStudio — Sept. 19, 2–4 p.m.
- Data Wrangling in R — Sept. 22, 2–4 p.m.
- Data Management and Research Reproducibility in RStudio — Sept. 29, 2–4 p.m.
- Data Visualization in R — Oct. 6, 2–4 p.m.
Data Visualization (online)
(Open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff)
- Introduction to Power BI — Sept. 20, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Power BI Data Gateway for Synchronizing Source Data and Visuals — Sept. 23, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau — Oct. 7, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Data Visualization using R — Oct. 14, 1–3 p.m.
- Data Visualization Best Practices — Oct. 21, 1–2:30 p.m.
Big Data Analytics on Cloud (online)
(Open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff)
- Introduction to Big Data Analytics on Cloud: Azure — Oct. 28, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Big Data Analytics on Cloud: AWS — Nov. 4, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Big Data Analytics on Cloud: GCP — Nov. 11, 1–2:30 p.m.
Statistical Analysis (online)
(Open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff)
- Data Analysis Planning — Sept. 21, 2–4 p.m.
- Introduction to Quantitative Methods — Oct. 12, 2–4 p.m.
- Introduction to Common Statistical Software: SPSS — Nov. 9, 2–4 p.m.
- Introduction to Common Statistical Software: Minitab — Nov. 17, 2–4 p.m.
Maps and GIS (hybrid)
(Open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff)
- Introduction to GIS Data and Software — Sept. 27, 3–4 p.m. (online/W13 Pattee Library)
- Introduction to Maps in Power BI and ArcGIS — Sept. 30, 1–2:30 p.m. (online)
- Introduction to ArcGIS Online, StoryMaps, and Applications — Oct. 4, 3–4 p.m. (online/W13 Pattee Library)
- Using ArcGIS Online Content with ArcGIS Pro — Oct. 11, 3–4 p.m. (online/W13 Pattee Library)