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R Basics Workshop Part 1: Install and Use RStudio Like an Expert (Part 1)
Basics Workshop Part 2: Unleash the Magic of Coding (Part 2)
Open Access Publishing and Data Sharing with INDIGO, UIC’s Institutional Repository
This workshop will cover the basics of using INDIGO, UIC’s Institutional Repository. INDIGO collects, disseminates, and provides persistent and reliable access to the research and scholarship of faculty, staff, and students at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Faculty, staff, and graduate students can deposit their research and scholarship - unpublished and, in many cases, published - directly into INDIGO. Departments can use INDIGO to distribute their working papers, data sets, technical reports, or other research material. It can also be used to create records about data sets that are stored elsewhere (privacy or size limitations) to increase discoverability for reuse.
About INDIGO: https://researchguides.uic.edu/indigo/about Contact us: INDIGO@uic.edu
Scholarly Publishing: Selecting scholarly publishing venues to maximize your impact while avoiding “predatory publishers”
Do you wonder how to select a journal in which to publish or wonder about the quality of a journal? This session will demonstrate tools to identify potential journals in your field, how to explore impact metrics for journals (JIF, SJR, CiteScore), how to find where a journal is indexed for dissemination, and tools to evaluate the quality of journals. Many reputable, peer-reviewed Open Access journals are available, but so are “predatory publisher” that charge publication fees but do little in terms of peer review. Tips and tools to identify legitimate open access and subscription-based journals and avoid predatory publishers will be covered.
Research Impact Metrics: Assessing your scholarly impact using citations, h-index, and altmetrics
This workshop will cover ways to measure your research impact including through citation analysis and the H-index through a range of tools including Web of Science, Scopus & Google Scholar, Dimensions, and MyActivities. Alternative Metrics (social media, downloads, bookmarks) and data sources for altmetrics (Scopus, Dimensions, MyActivities) and the responsible use of metrics will also be covered.
Creating Biosketches for NSF & NIH using SciENcv
NIH and NSF both require Biosketches, which can be developed using SciENcv in MyNCBI.
This workshop will guide you step-by step through:
Bibliometric Visualization of Research
Are you interested in a closer analysis of who is citing your work or the work of your research team? This workshop will provide an introduction to VOSviewer for analyzing and visualizing bibliometric networks. VOSviewer is a free open access software tools created by CWTS at Leiden University. In addition, this workshop will cover: what are bibliometrics, network visualization options found in Scopus and Web of Science, and an overview of other impact metrics.
Introduction to Open Education Resource (OER) Adoption
This workshop introduces faculty to open textbooks /open educations resources (OER). The workshop will cover the benefits of open education resources, how to find open education textbooks, and how to evaluate them. The session will also provide an overview of the Open Textbook Faculty Incentive Program.
Using Multi-Media and other Copyrighted Material in the Classroom; What you need to know about Copyright & Fair Use
This webinar offers guidance to instructors using print and multimedia resources in the classroom (both face-to-face and online). The session will review current copyright law and how to make Fair Use determinations when using copyrighted materials in your course. We will explore the differences between face-to-face classroom and online use of video, music, images, and articles.
Python Basics Workshop 1: Install and Use Jupyter Notebook (Part 1)
Join our Python Workshop 1: Install and Use Jupyter Notebook! In this interactive session, participants will learn how to install and harness the power of Jupyter Notebook, a popular tool for data analysis, visualization, and machine learning. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coder, this workshop will guide you through the installation process and help you unleash the full potential of Jupyter Notebook in your Python projects.
Python Basics Workshop 2: Unleash the Magic of Coding (Part 2)
This workshop will help you gain a solid understanding of the basics of Python programming with text mining in mind. We will guide you through hands-on exercises and immersive coding challenges, ensuring you gain practical experience in implementing complex Python concepts. You'll have the opportunity to work on hands-on exercises, collaborate with fellow participants, and receive guidance on problem-solving.
Python Basics Workshop 3: Unleash the Magic of Coding (Part 3)
Building upon the foundation laid in Part 2, this workshop will help you continue to gain a solid understanding of the basics of Python programming. We will guide you through hands-on exercises and immersive coding challenges by using different data types, ensuring you gain practical experience in implementing complex Python concepts. You will be confident in applying concepts like lists, tuples, and dictionaries with ease, which will be a foundation of text mining.
Python Advanced Workshop
Building upon the foundation laid in the Python Basics workshops, this advanced workshop will help you continue to gain a solid understanding of Python programming with an emphasis on text mining. We will focus on learning how to define functions and import and read text files through hands-on exercises and immersive coding challenges. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to confidently apply these concepts to your programming projects.
R Basics Workshop Part 1: Install and Use RStudio Like an Expert (Part 1)
This workshop aims to acquaint participants with the fundamental principles of R programming and the effective utilization of RStudio, a widely-used integrated development environment (IDE) for R. Emphasizing a step-by-step approach, the workshop guides attendees through the installation process of R and RStudio on both Windows and Mac systems, ensuring a smooth setup of their development environment. Additionally, practical use cases for R are introduced, providing valuable insights into the varied applications of the R programming language.
R Basics Workshop Part 2: Unleash the Magic of Coding (Part 2)
Building upon the first part of the R Basics Workshop, this workshop empowers participants with vital coding skills and nurtures a profound understanding of R's capabilities in data manipulation and visualization. It commences with a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental functions within R and a detailed examination of various data structures. Subsequently, the workshop guides participants through the practical aspects of importing diverse datasets into R and creating basic charts for visualization purposes.
Tweetopia: Unleashing Twitter Scraping Wizardry!
Discover the extraordinary potential of Twitter scraping in our immersive workshop designed for data enthusiasts and researchers. Learn how to set up your scraping environment, navigate API restrictions, and ensure compliance with ethical guidelines. In this interactive workshop, you'll gain hands-on experience with popular tools and libraries for Twitter scraping. You will learn essential techniques to extract tweets, user information, and engagement metrics. With these skills, you'll be equipped to analyze trends, sentiments, and social behaviors with precision and uncover meaningful patterns within the vast ocean of Twitter data.
From Data to Insights: An Introduction to Tableau
This Tableau workshop is designed for beginners to gain hands-on experience using Tableau. There are no prerequisites for this workshop, though a basic understanding of working with data and statistics is recommended. This workshop is perfect if you are looking to familiarize yourself with Tableau at an introductory level and want to get accustomed to Tableau Desktop. The workshop focuses on data visualization techniques using Tableau as well as how to create a simple dashboard using different charts. Some of the topics covered are Data Visualization Basics, Data Types and basic charts in Tableau, and creating a Story and Dashboard on Tableau. No prior experience is necessary!
ArcGIS Pro: Beginner’s Guide to GIS
This workshop is designed for individuals who are new to ArcGIS Pro and want to learn how to use it for geographic information system (GIS) analysis and mapping. ArcGIS Pro is a powerful desktop GIS software that allows you to create and edit geographic data, perform spatial analysis, create maps and visualize data. The workshop will cover the basics of ArcGIS Pro, including how to navigate the interface, work with layers, create and edit geographic data, and perform basic spatial analysis. No prior experience is necessary!
Google Maps
This workshop is tailored for individuals who are new to incorporating Google Maps into their websites and are eager to enhance their content with illustrative and accurate mapping features. Throughout the workshop, we will address the following inquiries through hands-on activities. What are the conceptual or design considerations you need to keep in mind? How can you create your own map in Google Maps? How do you add multiple locations to your map? And finally, how do you embed your custom map into your website? No prior experience is required for this workshop, as it is designed to be beginner-friendly.