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Plotting and programming in Python for non-coders

York University 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Two parts: February 2 (10 am – 3 pm) and February 9 (10 am – 3 pm) This workshop, which takes place across two sessions on February 2nd and February 9th, is an introduction to programming in Python for people with little or no previous programming experience. Using some supplied data, you will learn the […]

Praxis Workshop: Understanding and Applying Generative A.I.

Are you ready to learn more about how artificial neural networks and machine learning techniques work? Join us to discover how these technologies can transform your teaching and research, opening new dimensions in higher education. In this introductory-level workshop, participants will learn the basics of how text-based and image-based Generative AI, such as ChatGPT and […]

Citation analysis tools for mapping the literature

York University 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Citation analysis is a way of measuring the relative importance or impact of author, article, or publication, and explore links between them. Citation analysis can support the early stages of research by summarizing and mapping existing knowledge and research on a particular subject, and identifying gaps in the literature. It can also be used to […]

Best Practices for Managing Your Code and Scripts You Use to Generate Your Research

McMaster University

Preservation of software with your research data is an important part of open research and will be a future requirement by the Tri-agencies for Data Deposit. In this introductory session, learn how you can apply research data management practices and FAIR data principles to software, and some best practices that will help you prepare for depositing the custom code and analysis scripts you use to generate and process your research data, and how these practices can help you now in developing and maintaining this work.

Enhancing the visibility of your research: social sciences, arts, and humanities

York University 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This practical workshop will introduce trends in scholarly publishing of particular relevance to graduate students and junior scholars in social science, arts and humanities. Techniques to increase the discoverability of scholarship on the web via researcher identifiers, self-archiving, and open access publishing will also be covered during the session. Instructor: John Dupuis

Sonification: Sounding and Listening as Critical Practice

McMaster University

The sounds of data are all around us: from phone notifications to car horns to the whistle at a sports game. In this two-part workshop, participants will be introduced to the theory and practice of data sonification. We will briefly delve into the history of sonification and think through the unique ways that humans process and communicate sonic information. In the first session, through interactive exercises, like virtual sound walks, participants will be introduced to approaches and theories of listening to sound critically and reflectively.

Canadian HSS Commons platform

Date: 12 February 2024 Are you interested in sharing your work and connecting with other academic or non-academic researchers using a free, open platform that combines features of social networking sites and institutional repositories? Join us for this live introduction and demo, where participants will learn how to establish a professional profile, build community, and […]

Introduction to GIS and QGIS | GIS et QGIS pour les néophytes

Date: 12 February Need to create a map, but don’t know how? Have you been asked to analyze geospatial data and you are wondering where to start? This introduction is for you. We will use QGIS to explore the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and familiarize ourselves with the different steps of creating a […]

Managing sensitive data in Canada | Gestion des données sensibles au Canada

Date: 13 February 2024 This presentation will aim to provide a high-level overview of Canada’s research data management landscape, focusing on sensitive data involving human participants in the context of the Tri-Agency RDM Policy (2021) and Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2022). Various resources and tools at the institutional and […]

Introduction to FRDR, Lunaris, and Borealis | Introduction à DFDR, Lunaris et Borealis

Date: 13 February 2024 This session will provide an overview of three nationally-supported Research Data Management (RDM) Platforms and Services, the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR); Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository; and Lunaris, Canada’s national data discovery service. FRDR is a bilingual publishing platform for sharing and preserving Canadian research data in any discipline. The […]

Introduction to Python

McMaster University

This beginner level workshop will introduce you to the basic concepts of the world’s most popular Python programming language. You’ll learn to store data in Python data types and variables, as well as learn how to perform operations on numbers and strings. Python IDE Anaconda will be briefly discussed. No prior knowledge of Python is required.