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Register for Workshops

R You Ready? Beginning Your Research with R, Thursday Oct 6th, 12:00-1:30 PM
Start learning what the R language is, and how to use the R Studio interactive development environment. Course objectives include installing and loading useful research components called packages, pulling data into R Studio, working with data, and creating simple visualizations. Students should install R & R Studio ahead of the workshop following these instructions. If you have any installation issues, you can request a consultation.
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Discover the Facts: Data Analysis in R, Tuesday, Oct 11th, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Learn to use the Tidyverse library and R Studio, tools that have become the standard for data analysis with R. Some introductory R knowledge is necessary, but do not let that scare you. If you take our online Introduction to R workshop (https://github.com/GC-DRI/R) before coming to this one, you will be fine.
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What is WordPress? Wednesday, Oct 12th 6:00 – 8:00 PM
In this workshop you will learn how to use WordPress to create a new website, pages and blogposts, or collaborate as an author on an existing website. The workshop will follow a hybrid model: we will first have an online workshop on Zoom. Two weeks later we will have an in-person, hands-on session for everyone to explore the tool in person. Additionally, you can sign up for a consultation to address individual questions about your own project throughout the year.
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Git It: Intro to Git and GitHub, Friday, October 14th, 3:00-4:00 PM
A beginner-friendly intro to both Git and Github! Learn the basics for getting started and an intro to fundamental concepts such as version control and practical applications for students and scholars from all disciplines.
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Text Analysis with NLTK, Friday, October 14th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Learn how to organize, count, and describe textual data with the Natural Language Toolkit. Part two of the fall Python Intensive Workshops: An Exploration of Research Tools for Beginners; some basic Python knowledge is required.
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Come to a User Group Meeting

Mapping User Group Meetings, Thursday Oct 6th, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
The GIS and Mapping Group is a network of CUNY students, faculty and staff who are interested in sharing methods and techniques, and finding support from others about ways GIS can be used to further research and teaching. In the group, we discuss map mapping concepts and techniques, learn how to use new tools and explore different datasets to practice our storytelling skills with maps. This semester, the mapping group will meet every other week on Thursdays from 4 to 5 PM. In our first meeting on Oct 6th, we will discuss basic mapping concepts and the social and scientific use of maps. Sign-up here!

 

Python User Group Meeting, Friday Oct 7th, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Python User Group (or PUG for short) is an open and informal collaborative space for experimentation and exploration with the Python programming language. This week in PUG we will review some of the key concepts learned during the Intro to Python workshop held online on 9/30. If you were not able to attend that workshop but are interested in continuing with the Fall Python Series, this is a great time to catch up and get ready for the next workshop! See here for more details and join our PUG commons group to receive the Zoom link!

 

About the Python Workshop Series

Fall Python Series: An Exploration of Research Tools for Beginners, biweekly Fridays from 2-4pm, continuing Friday, October 14th.  
The Fall Python Series comprises 5 total workshops that take students from never having used Python before through skills such as text analysis and data cleaning to web scraping and using APIs. Participants are expected to sign up for all workshops in the series (listed below) and maintain regular participation. If you missed our Introduction to Python workshop on 9/30, you are welcome to catch up using our online curriculum and join us for the remaining workshops. Core skills will continue to be explained and reinforced as we work on projects over the course of the semester and in Python User Group (PUG) meetings that meet alternative weeks on Fridays from 3-4:00 PM.

Please register for the following workshops to take part in the Fall Python Series:
·      Text Analysis with NLTK, Friday, October 14th, 2-4:00 PM  
·      Tables and Pandas and Python! Oh my!, Friday, October 28th, 2-4:00PM
·      Web Scraping with Beautiful Soup, November 11th,  2-4:00PM
·      Plugging into APIs, Friday, December 2nd, 2-4:00PM

Extend Your Online Presence with the Website Design Series

Web Development Series
GCDI is hosting a series of four sequential workshops on web development over the course of this academic year. This fall, we will cover setting up the structure of a webpage using HTML CSS, and Bootstrap, and in the spring, we will add interactivity to our web pages using JavasScript and Leaflet. If you miss a workshop in the series, but want to attend the next one, please check out our online resource on HTML and CSS, or send us an email.
Find out more and register now for the next workshop in the web development series on 11/4 from 1-3:00PM: Using Bootstrap to create visually stunning web pages.

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