OSU TDA – Data Workshop Calendar and Paths

Browse the calendar for special events, workshops, and seminars related to Data literacy and Data Analytics. Click on each event to view details, registration information, prerequisites (if applicable), and other details on all of these events.

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	March 2020
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1	2	3 XSEDE GPU Programming Workshop at OSC XSEDE GPU Programming Workshop at OSC March 3, 2020 -- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm XSEDE, along with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is pleased to present an OpenACC GPU programming workshop on Tuesday, March 3, 11am - 5pm. OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has been used with great success to accelerate real applications within very short development periods. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. It will have a hands-on component using the Bridges computing platform at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. This is a live, in-person event that will be telecast to OSC. To register, follow this link. MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics March 3, 2020 -- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 330 Morrill Tower, The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Tableau project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and is held in 330 Morrill Tower. This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home • •	4	5 MMC Digital Sandbox: Python MMC Digital Sandbox: Python March 5, 2020 -- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Python project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and meets at 3:00 in 330 Morrill Tower This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home/ •	6	7
8	9	10 MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics March 10, 2020 -- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 330 Morrill Tower, The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Tableau project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and is held in 330 Morrill Tower. This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home •	11	12 MMC Digital Sandbox: Python MMC Digital Sandbox: Python March 12, 2020 -- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Python project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and meets at 3:00 in 330 Morrill Tower This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home/ •	13	14
15	16	17 MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics March 17, 2020 -- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 330 Morrill Tower, The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Tableau project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and is held in 330 Morrill Tower. This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home •	18	19 Tableau User Group Meeting Tableau User Group Meeting March 19, 2020 -- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 150 Thompson Library Ohio State’s Tableau User Group (TUG) helps bring together passionate users to learn, share and solve common data challenges. https://it.osu.edu/search/tableau MMC Digital Sandbox: Python MMC Digital Sandbox: Python March 19, 2020 -- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Python project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and meets at 3:00 in 330 Morrill Tower This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home/ • •	20	21
22	23 WiMLDS Columbus Chapter Launch WiMLDS Columbus Chapter Launch March 23, 2020 -- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 2 Miranova Pl, Columbus, OH 43215, USA Join us for the launch of Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Cbus! We welcome individuals of all genders and technical backgrounds to participate in our events. For more information, the evening's agenda, and registration, click here. •	24 Digging Deeper into the Public Domain (Workshop) Digging Deeper into the Public Domain (Workshop) March 24, 2020 -- 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Research Commons, 175 W 18th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Join University Libraries' Copyright Services for part two of a workshop series on the public domain. This session provides information on different factors that impact the copyright status and duration of many different types of creative works. For more information and to register, click here. MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics March 24, 2020 -- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 330 Morrill Tower, The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Tableau project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and is held in 330 Morrill Tower. This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home • •	25	26 Getting Started in R Getting Started in R March 26, 2020 -- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm TDAI Partner Zone (301 Pomerene) Learn how to get started in R and Rstudio using a free Rstudio.cloud account. This workshop covers basic R functionality: objects, functions, vectors, and various data operations. Registering for this workshop signs you up for both sessions, as the sessions build upon each other. Sign up: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qd9umv8nJYRYQB MMC Digital Sandbox: Python MMC Digital Sandbox: Python March 26, 2020 -- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Python project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and meets at 3:00 in 330 Morrill Tower This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home/ Introduction to Tableau for Data Visualization (Workshop) Introduction to Tableau for Data Visualization (Workshop) March 26, 2020 -- 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Research Commons, 175 W 18th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Tableau is a data visualization program that offers both quick and flexible methods of visualizing your data in a variety of ways, including through interactive dashboards. Offering ways to explore your dataset as well as explain it, Tableau combines ease of use and powerful options for engaging your audience with interesting visualizations. For more information and to register, click here. • • •	27	28
29	30	31 MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics MMC Digital Sandbox: Tableau Basics March 31, 2020 -- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 330 Morrill Tower, The Digital Sandbox project groups managed by the Media, Marketing and Communication (MMC) Scholars provide a number of weekly project groups related to digital media. The Tableau project group may be of interest to those in Data Analytics and is held in 330 Morrill Tower. This project group is open to all students. For more details, see: http://mmcscholars.com/home Using ArcGIS StoryMaps in Your Research and Teaching (Workshop) Using ArcGIS StoryMaps in Your Research and Teaching (Workshop) March 31, 2020 -- 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Research Commons, 3rd floor of 18th Avenue Library Want to make a map that will help you share the stories being uncovered through your research and make them accessible to a broader audience? Want to give your students an opportunity to engage with spatial thinking and work on an exciting digital project? ArcGIS StoryMaps allows you to weave an inspiring and interactive narrative by combining text, maps, and multimedia content – photos, videos, and audio – to communicate information through engaging and user-friendly web mapping applications. This workshop is offeredthrough a collaboration between the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis and theUniversity Libraries. Click HERE to register • •

Below are suggested learning pathways designed to introduce you to data analytics or how to effectively use data. Pick and choose from several pathways to customize your own learning experience to suit your needs and interests using a combination of both on-campus workshops and resources available on-line from LinkedIn Learning or Lynda.com.

For more information on obtaining accounts on either LinkedIn Learning or Lynda.com, please see the criteria for access at the IT Academy’s eligibility page.

Suggested Workshop Paths

Using the Ohio Supercomputer Center for Research❯×

This workshop path may be useful for researchers and students that are starting to use the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) resources for their research. These events may be found in the calendar to the right, or on the OSC events page.

Intro to Supercomputing at OSC
Getting started at OSC
Big Data at OSC Workshop

Data Analytics for Beginners❯×

This workshop track uses material from lynda.com as an introduction to Data Analytics. It may be supplemented with material available in workshops on campus as noted.

Learning Data Visualization❯×

This workshop path goes in depth on using Data to create an effective narrative. It uses material from lynda.com as a baseline, and is supplemented with resources and workshops available from Research Commons.

Data Visualization: Storytelling (1h 37m)
Learning Data Visualization (3h 50m)
Data Visualization Tips & Tricks (2h 14m)
Research Commons Data Visualization tools series (pick one)

General Visualization

Intro to Tableau for Data Visualization
Intro to Excel for Data Visualization
Open and Affordable tools for analyzing and visualizing data

GIS (mapping)

Web mapping basics with ArcGIS online

Amazon Web Services Basics❯×

This is a training path using material from lynda.com, which is an excellent tool for online training and supplemental learning videos. This training path is outlined as part of the IT Academy AWS training at Ohio State.

Working with Big Data in AWS❯×

This workshop track may be of interest to those wanting to use Amazon Web Services for their Data Analytics projects. If the Big Data Technology Fundamentals is omitted it also makes a good introduction to AWS and cloud computing.

AWS Cloud Practitioner Examples
Introduction to Amazon EC2
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) primer
Big Data Technology Fundamentals

Microsoft's Python for Beginners❯×

Microsoft Developer has a series of videos on YouTube called “Python for Beginners”. Each video is just a few minutes long and the series aims to help the viewer learn Python starting with very little programming background.

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March 2020

Suggested Workshop Paths