University of Nebraska-Lincoln

August 19-20, 2024

8:30 am - 5:00 pm CST (1:30 pm - 10:00 pm UTC)

Instructors: Tom Harvill, Chia Sin Liew, Natasha Pavlovikj

Helpers: Caughlin Bohn

General Information

The Carpentries project comprises the Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry communities of Instructors, Trainers, Maintainers, helpers, and supporters who share a mission to teach foundational computational and data science skills to researchers.

This is a pilot workshop, testing out a lesson that is still under development. The lesson authors would appreciate any feedback you can give them about the lesson content and suggestions for how it could be further improved.

Where: Great Plains Room C, Nebraska East Union, 1705 Arbor Dr, Lincoln, NE 68503. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.

When: August 19-20, 2024. Add to your Google Calendar.

Cost: $45 for NU attendees / $70 for other attendees

Requirements: To participate in this workshop, you will need a laptop with up-to-date web browser.

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 hcc-support@unl.edu for more information.

Roles: To learn more about the roles at the workshop (who will be doing what), refer to our Workshop FAQ.


Code of Conduct

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.


Surveys

Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.

Pre-workshop Survey

Post-workshop Survey


Workshop Links for August and September

Schedule

This workshop is teaching a lesson in The Carpentries Incubator. Please check the lesson homepage for a list of lesson sections and estimated timings.

Day 1

Before Pre-workshop survey
08:30 Setup and Arrival
09:00 Automating Tasks with the Unix Shell
10:30 Morning break
11:00 Automating Tasks with the Unix Shell (Continued)
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Automating Tasks with the Unix Shell (Continued)
14:30 Afternoon break
15:00 Introduction to Bioinformatics workflows with Nextflow
16:00 Wrap-up
16:30 END

Day 2

08:30 Setup and Arrival
09:00 Introduction to Bioinformatics workflows with Nextflow (Continued)
10:30 Morning break
11:00 Introduction to Bioinformatics workflows with Nextflow (Continued)
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Introduction to Bioinformatics workflows with Nextflow (Continued)
14:30 Afternoon break
15:00 Introduction to Bioinformatics workflows with Nextflow (Continued)
16:00 Wrap-up
16:30 Post-workshop Survey
16:40 END

The lesson taught in this workshop is being piloted and a precise schedule is yet to be established. The workshop will include regular breaks. Please contact the workshop organisers if you would like more information about the planned schedule.


Setup

To participate in the workshop, you will need access to software as described below. In addition, you will need an up-to-date web browser.

Please check the “Setup” page of the lesson site for instructions to follow to obtain the software and data you will need to follow the lesson.