Hosting a Workshop
January 2015
What
How and why to host
a Software Carpentry workshop
Who We Are
A volunteer non-profit organization
that teaches basic lab skills for scientific computing
to scientists, engineers, and others.
What and How We Teach
- Two-day intensive hands-on workshop
- Scientists teaching scientists
| the Unix shell | ⇒ | automate repetitive tasks |
| Git / GitHub | ⇒ | track and share work |
| Python / R / MATLAB | ⇒ | build modular code |
| SQL | ⇒ | manage data |
Why It's Needed
- Scientists don't know what questions to ask
- Or how to recognize a useful answer when they find one
- Most online tutorials are aimed at commercial developers, not researchers
- And many focus on HPC but ignore pre-requisite skills
Benefits
- 10-20% improvement in productivity is common
- 10X isn't rare
- Do the old things faster
- Tackle new problems
- Ready for HPC, the cloud, big data, ...
- Start doing open science
Format
- 40 learners + 2 instructors per room
- Plus as many (local) helpers as possible
- Two (or more) rooms in parallel lets us stream people by prior experience
- Dinner-style seating, good WiFi, lots of power plugs, unlocked washrooms, ...
Mechanics
- Fill in http://software-carpentry.org/workshops/request.html
- Or mail us at admin@software-carpentry.org
- Let us know preferred dates and disciplines
- We will match you with instructors
Please give us 2-3 months lead time.
Costs
- Host site covers travel and accommodation
- $1250 admin fee for first workshop in a year + $750 for each subsequent workshop in that year
- Money used to offset central costs (instructor training, curriculum development, etc.)
Waivers
"Software Carpentry strives to be a global project and support a diverse set of organizations. Any potential host that wishes to offer a workshop that would aid these goals is urged to contact the SCF to discuss waivers and other arrangements."
Flying Solo
- All our materials are open access
- You can run a workshop on your own whenever you want without a fee
- Or use materials in other courses
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Must have at least one certified instructor and cover core topics
to use our name and logo
- See FAQ for details
Partnership
- Admin fees are waived for partners and affiliates
- Other organizations are invited to sponsor workshops in under-served areas or for under-represented groups
- Welcome opportunities to discuss partnering on grant applications etc.
Further Reading
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