UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — Beginning Sept. 14, the Research Informatics and Publishing department at Penn State University Libraries will offer 19 workshops on topics such as statistical data analysis, data visualization, big data analytics in the cloud, ScholarSphere, and maps and GIS. The goal of these sessions is to introduce resources and expertise in the 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 links for each session below.
For more information, contact repub@psu.edu.
Data Analytics and Visualization (online)
The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff:
- Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization with Tableau – Sept. 14, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Data Analytics and Visualization with Power BI – Sept. 21, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Data Modeling with Power BI — Sept. 28, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Analyzing Survey Data with Power BI — Oct. 5, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Azure OpenAI Service and ChatGPT — Oct. 12, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Workshop: Introduction to Big Data Analytics on Cloud with Google — Oct. 25, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Lab: Introduction to Big Data Analytics on Cloud with Google — Oct. 26, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Big Data Analytics & AI/ML Services with AWS — Nov. 2, 1–2:30 p.m.
Maps and GIS (online or in person)
The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, faculty and staff:
- Introduction to GIS Data, Software and Map Resources — Oct. 17, 3 to 4 p.m. (online or in W13 Pattee Library)
- Using Geospatial Data, Media, and Narrative in ArcGIS StoryMaps — Oct. 19, 3 to 4 p.m. (online or in W13 Pattee Library)
Statistical Data Analysis (online)
The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff:
- Data Analysis Planning — Sept. 26, 2–4 p.m.
- Quantitative Methods for Undergraduate Students — Oct. 3, 1–2:30 p.m.
- Introduction to SPSS — Oct. 17, 2–4 p.m.
- Introduction to Minitab — Oct. 24, 2–4 p.m.
Research Reproducibility and Data Management in R and RStudio Workshop Series (Online)
The following workshops are open to graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, staff and faculty:
*Register for this workshop series here. Registration for this series is required and will close September 15, 2023
- Introduction to R and RStudio — Sept. 20, 2–4 p.m.
- Data Wrangling in R — Sept 27, 2–4 p.m.
- Data Management and Research Reproducibility in R and RStudio — Oct. 4, 2–4 p.m.
- Data Visualization in R — Oct. 11, 2–4 p.m.
ScholarSphere (Online)
The following workshops are open to undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, staff and faculty:
- Open Data Sharing: What is ScholarSphere and how can I use it? — Nov. 13, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.