Intersect helps researchers increase their impact through expert people, a vibrant member community and innovative technologies. Our services are targeted at enhancing capability (skills) through training and capacity (resources) of organisations, disciplines and research groups through an embedded team of experts.
Intersect provides an extensive range of technology-focused training to researchers and higher degree research (HDR) students across Australia including training courses at the awareness, introductory, and intermediate to advanced levels, covering the breadth of research-relevant digital tools and technologies. The training is delivered by Intersect’s team of experts.
Are you drowning in research data? Do you want to know where you should be storing your data? Are you required to comply with funding body data management requirements, but don't know how?
This workshop is ideal for researchers who want to know how research data management can support project...
Keywords: Data Management, Data Management
Do you have messy data from multiple inconsistent sources, or open-responses to questionnaires? Do you want to improve the quality of your data by refining it and using the power of the internet?
Open Refine is the perfect partner to Excel. It is a powerful, free tool for exploring, normalising...
Keywords: Data Analysis, Open Refine
Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data.
This workshop is an introduction to data structures (DataFrames using...
Keywords: Programming, Python
This hands-on training is designed to familiarise you with the data analysis environment of the R programming. In this session, we will traverse into the realm of inferential statistics, beginning with correlation and reliability. We will present a brief conceptual overview and the R procedures...
Keywords: Programming, R
Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data.
In this workshop, you will explore DataFrames in depth (using the...
Keywords: Programming, Python
Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore...
Keywords: Programming, Python
Human brains are extremely good at evaluating a small amount of information simultaneously, ignoring anomalies and coming up with an answer to a problem without much in the way of conscious thought. Computers on the other hand are extremely good at performing individual calculations, one at a...
Keywords: Programming
Have you mistakenly overwritten programs or data and want to learn techniques to avoid repeating the loss? Version control systems are one of the most powerful tools available for avoiding data loss and enabling reproducible research. While the learning curve can be steep, our trainers are there...
Keywords: Data Management, Git
Needing to collect data from people in a structured and intuitive way? Have you thought about using Qualtrics?
Qualtrics in a powerful cloud-based survey tool, ideal for social scientists from all disciplines. This course will introduce the technical components of the whole research workflow...
Keywords: Data Management, Qualtrics
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework.
In this workshop, you will learn how to manipulate, explore and get insights from...
Keywords: Programming, R
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework.
This half-day course covers one and two-way Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) and their...
Keywords: Programming, R
Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) might be for you.
This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by...
Keywords: Data Management, REDCap
This hands-on training is designed to familiarize you with the interface and basic data processing functionalities in SPSS. We will examine several “must know” syntax commands that can help streamline data entry and processing. In addition, we will explore how to obtain descriptive statistics in...
Keywords: Data Analysis, SPSS
The Unix environment is incredibly powerful but quite daunting to the newcomer. Command line confidence unlocks powerful computing resources beyond the desktop, including virtual machines and High Performance Computing. It enables repetitive tasks to be automated. And it comes with a swag of...
Keywords: Research Computing, Unix
This hands-on training is designed to familiarize you further with the SPSS data analysis environment. In this session, we will traverse into the realm of inferential statistics, beginning with linear correlation and reliability. We will present a brief conceptual overview and the SPSS procedures...
Keywords: Data Analysis, SPSS
After cleaning your database, you may need to apply some conditional analysis to glean greater insights from your data. You may also want to enhance your charts for inclusion into a manuscript, thesis or report by adding some statistical elements. This course will cover conditional syntax, nested...
Keywords: Data Analysis, Excel
Is your computer's limited power throttling your research ambitions? Are your analysis scripts pushing your laptop's processor to its limits? Is your software crashing because you’ve run out of memory? Would you like to unleash to power of the Unix command line to automate and run your analysis...
Keywords: Research Computing, HPC
Is your computer's limited power throttling your research ambitions? Are your analysis scripts pushing your laptop's processor to its limits? Is your software crashing because you’ve run out of memory? Would you like to unleash to power of the Unix command line to automate and run your analysis...
Keywords: Research Computing, HPC
Web scraping is a technique for extracting information from websites. This can be done manually but it is usually faster, more efficient and less error-prone if it can be automated.
Web scraping allows you to convert non-tabular or poorly structured data into a usable, structured format, such as...
Keywords: Data Management, Python
Tableau is a powerful data visualisation software that can help anyone see and understand their data. With the features to connect to almost any database, drag and drop to create visualizations, and share with a click, it definately makes thing easier.
This course is suitable for all researchers...
Keywords: Data Analysis, Tableau
Have you ever wanted to extract phone numbers out of a block of unstructured text? Or email addresses. Or find all the words that start with “e” and end with “ed”, no matter their length? Or search through DNA sequences for a pattern? Or extract coordinates from GPS data?
Regular Expressions...
Keywords: Data Analysis, Regular Expressions
In all fields of research we are being confronted with a deluge of data; data that needs cleaning and transformation to be used in further analysis. This webinar demonstrates the effective use of programming tools for an initial analysis of COVID-19 datasets, with examples using both R and...
Keywords: Programming, Python, R
Most of you would have heard of Cloud and High Performance Computing (HPC), or you may already be using it. HPC is not the same as cloud computing. Both technologies differ in a number of ways, and have some similarities as well.
We may refer to both types as “large scale computing” - but what...
Keywords: Research Computing
Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers.
NVivo allows researchers to simply...
Keywords: Data Management, NVivo
Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data.
We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results,...
Keywords: Programming, Python
Course Materials
You'll learn:
- Using the Grammar of Graphics to convert data into figures using the seaborn and matplotlib libraries
- Configuring plot elements within seaborn and matplotlib
- Exploring different types of plots using seaborn
Prerequisites:
Either [Learn to...
Keywords: Programming, Python
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework.
In this workshop, you will explore different types of graphs and learn how to...
Keywords: Programming, R
This hands-on training is designed to familiarize you further with the SPSS data analysis environment. In this session, we will traverse into the realm of inferential statistics, beginning with linear correlation and reliability. We will present a brief conceptual overview and the SPSS procedures...
Keywords: Data Analysis, SPSS
Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore...
Keywords: Programming, Python
Now more than ever researchers are needing to embrace electronic data capture methods to keep their research moving in the midst of social distancing restrictions and decreased access to survey participants. Using a research specific survey tool can not only solve this problem, but also set your...
Keywords: Data Management, REDCap, Qualtrics
Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore...
Keywords: Programming, R
Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore...
Keywords: Programming, R
Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language with more than 4,000 external libraries available. Julia allows you to range from tight low-level loops and conditionals, up to a high-level programming style, with its performance approaching and often matching the performance...
Keywords: Programming, Julia
Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy. Sometimes it is incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. Frequently, it has errors. We'll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise,...
Keywords: Data Analysis, Excel
You have written, compiled and run functioning programs in C and/or Fortran. You know how HPC works and you've submitted batch jobs.
Now you want to move from writing single-threaded programs into the parallel programming paradigm, so you can truly harness the full power of High Performance...
Keywords: Research Computing, HPC
We rarely receive the research data in an appropriate form. Often data is messy. Sometimes it is incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. Frequently, it has errors.
This webinar targets beginners and presents a quick demonstration of using the most widespread data wrangling tool,...
Keywords: Data Analysis, Excel
Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore...
Keywords: Programming, Python
Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers.
NVivo allows researchers to simply...
Keywords: Data Analysis, NVivo
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio development environment and the Shiny web application framework.
This workshop is an introduction to data...
Keywords: Programming, R
Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore...
Keywords: Programming, R
R has become a popular programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework.
The primary goal of this workshop is to familiarise you with basic statistical concepts in R from...
Keywords: Programming, R
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio development environment.
But getting started with R can be challenging, particularly if you've never programmed before. That's where this introductory...
Keywords: Programming, R
Would you like to use regular expressions with the classic command line utilities find, grep, sed and awk? These venerable Unix utilities allow you to search, filter and transform large amounts of text (including many common data formats) efficiently and repeatably.
You'll learn:
- find to...
Keywords: Data Analysis, Regular Expressions
Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language with more than 4,000 external libraries available. Julia allows you to range from tight low-level loops and conditionals, up to a high-level programming style, with its performance approaching and often matching the performance...
Keywords: Programming, Julia
MATLAB is an incredibly powerful programming environment with a rich set of analysis toolkits. But what if you're just getting started - with MATLAB and, more generally, with programming?
Nothing beats a hands-on, face-to-face training session to get you past the inevitable syntax errors!
So...
Keywords: Programming, MATLAB
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio development environment and the Shiny web application framework.
But getting started with R can be challenging,...
Keywords: Programming, R
R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework.
In this workshop, you will learn how to manipulate, explore and get insights from...
Keywords: Programming, R
REDCap is a powerful and extensible application for managing and running longitiudinal data collection activities. With powerful features such as organising data collections instruments into predefined events, you can shephard your participants through a complex survey at various time points with...
Keywords: Data Management, REDCap
A relational database is an extremely efficient, fast and widespread means of storing structured data, and Structured Query Language (SQL) is the standard means for reading from and writing to databases. Databases use multiple tables, linked by well-defined relationships, to store large amounts...
Keywords: Data Management, SQL
Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data.
In this workshop, you will explore DataFrames in depth (using the...
Keywords: Programming, Python
Programming is becoming more and more popular, with many researchers using programming to perform data cleaning, data manipulation, data analytics, as well as creating publication quality plots. Programming can be really beneficial for automating processes and workflows. In this webinar, we are...
Keywords: Programming, Python, R, MATLAB, Julia
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Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression at UNSW Online
21 - 22 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression at UNSW Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-r-introduction-linear-regression-at-unsw-online-47e2c0d6-238c-489b-a9fa-2f61a6f05060 Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the R programming language and its scientific computing packages. #### You'll learn: - Understand the difference between supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning. - Understand the fundamentals of Machine Learning. - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Linear Regression and Model Training. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use R and and its relevant packages to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: - Either [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r201/) or [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r203/)needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of R syntax and basic programming concepts and familiarity with dplyr, tidyr and ggplot2 packages. - Maths knowledge is not required. There are only a few Math formula that you are going to see in this course, however references to Mathematics required for learning about Machine Learning will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using R workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r205).** 2024-05-21 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-22 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UNSW training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Learn to Program: Python at UNE Online
24 - 25 April 2024
Learn to Program: Python at UNE Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/learn-to-program-python-at-une-online-e490c08e-0b7b-4b5e-80ec-f1d8e5561165 Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Perfect for sharing insights with others while producing reproducible research. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - Introduction to the JupyterLab interface for programming - Basic syntax and data types in Python - How to load external data into Python - Creating functions (FUNCTIONS) - Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS) - Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS) - Ways to visualise data in Python #### Prerequisites: No prior experience with programming is needed to attend this course. We strongly recommend attending the Start Coding without Hesitation: Programming Languages Showdown and Thinking like a computer: The Fundamentals of Programming webinars. Recordings of previously delivered webinars can be found [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/webinars/). **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101).** 2024-04-24 13:00:00 UTC 2024-04-25 16:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UNE training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Learn to Program: Python at ACU
23 - 24 April 2024
Learn to Program: Python at ACU https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/learn-to-program-python-at-acu Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Perfect for sharing insights with others while producing reproducible research. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - Introduction to the JupyterLab interface for programming - Basic syntax and data types in Python - How to load external data into Python - Creating functions (FUNCTIONS) - Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS) - Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS) - Ways to visualise data in Python #### Prerequisites: No prior experience with programming is needed to attend this course. We strongly recommend attending the Start Coding without Hesitation: Programming Languages Showdown and Thinking like a computer: The Fundamentals of Programming webinars. Recordings of previously delivered webinars can be found [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/webinars/). **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101).** 2024-04-23 09:30:00 UTC 2024-04-24 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia ACU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap at UC Online
22 May 2024
Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap at UC Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/data-capture-and-surveys-with-redcap-at-uc-online-3bf912b8-9b80-40f5-820d-0bef7c7d5e3e Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) might be for you. This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. REDCap features a high level of security, and a high degree of customisability for your forms and advanced user access control. It also features free, unlimited survey distribution functionality and a sophisticated export module with support for all standard statistical programs. #### You'll learn: - Get started with REDCap - Create and set up projects - Design forms and surveys using the online designer - Learn how to use branching logic, piping, and calculations - Enter data via forms and distribute surveys - Create, view and export data reports - Add collaborators and set their privileges #### Prerequisites: The course has no prerequisites. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/redcap101).** 2024-05-22 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-22 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UC training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Data Entry and Processing in SPSS at Deakin Online
30 April - 1 May 2024
Data Entry and Processing in SPSS at Deakin Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/data-entry-and-processing-in-spss-at-deakin-online-7abb5c01-5642-4539-9d9e-2b8a6d93b926 This hands-on training is designed to familiarize you with the interface and basic data processing functionalities in SPSS. We will examine several “must know” syntax commands that can help streamline data entry and processing. In addition, we will explore how to obtain descriptive statistics in SPSS and perform visualization. This workshop is recommended for researchers and postgraduate students who are new to SPSS or Statistics; or those simply looking for a refresher course before taking a deep dive into using SPSS, either to apply it to their research or to add it to their arsenal of eResearch skills. #### You'll learn: - Navigate the SPSS working environment - Prepare data files and define variables - Enter data in SPSS and Import data from Excel - Perform data screening - Compose SPSS Syntax for data processing - Obtain descriptive statistics, create graphs & assess normality - Manipulate and transform variables #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of SPSS installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/spss101).** 2024-04-30 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-01 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia Deakin training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Excel for Researchers at La Trobe Online
11 June 2024
Excel for Researchers at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/excel-for-researchers-at-la-trobe-online-ed0728b3-65ba-4df5-a495-222f410c3cdb Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy. Sometimes it is incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. Frequently, it has errors. We'll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. While aimed at novice Excel users, most attendees will walk away with new tricks to work more efficiently with their research data. #### You'll learn: - 'Clean up’ messy research data - Organise, format and name your data - Interpret your data (SORTING, FILTERING, CONDITIONAL FORMATTING) - Perform calculations on your data using functions (MAX, MIN, AVERAGE) - Extract significant findings from your data (PIVOT TABLE, VLOOKUP) - Manipulate your data (convert data format, work with DATES and TIMES) - Create graphs and charts to visualise your data (CHARTS) - Handy tips to speed up your work #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of Microsoft Excel installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/excel101).** 2024-06-11 10:00:00 UTC 2024-06-11 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Unix Shell and Command Line Basics at UOA Online
23 April 2024
Unix Shell and Command Line Basics at UOA Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/unix-shell-and-command-line-basics-at-uoa-online-6cd11a59-d6a3-47ab-9e2e-86bc815e60c9 The Unix environment is incredibly powerful but quite daunting to the newcomer. Command line confidence unlocks powerful computing resources beyond the desktop, including virtual machines and High Performance Computing. It enables repetitive tasks to be automated. And it comes with a swag of handy tools that can be combined in powerful ways. Getting started is the hardest part, but our helpful instructors are there to demystify Unix as you get to work running programs and writing scripts on the command line. Every attendee is given a dedicated training environment for the duration of the workshop, with all software and data fully loaded and ready to run. We teach this course within a GNU/Linux environment. This is best characterised as a Unix-like environment. We teach how to run commands within the Bash Shell. The skills you'll learn at this course are generally transferable to other Unix environments. #### You'll learn: - Navigate and work with files and directories (folders) - Use a selection of essential tools - Combine data and tools to build a processing workflow - Automate repetitive analysis using the command line #### Prerequisites: The course has no prerequisites. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/unix101).** 2024-04-23 09:30:00 UTC 2024-04-23 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UOA training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at UTS Online
2 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at UTS Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-python-svm-unsupervised-learning-at-uts-online-1937fd62-ae9b-4cf1-a8e3-9f374dbdeac7 Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the Python programming language and its scientific computing libraries. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbor and Dimensionality Reduction. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use Python and scikit-learn to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: Either [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python201/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) or [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python203/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of Python syntax, basic programming concepts and familiarity with Pandas, Numpy and Seaborn libraries, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. Maths knowledge is not required. However, there is a few Math formula covered in this course and the references will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using Python workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python207).** 2024-05-02 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-02 12:45:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UTS training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R at UNSW Online
14 - 15 May 2024
Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R at UNSW Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/data-manipulation-and-visualisation-in-r-at-unsw-online R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio and the Shiny web application framework. In this workshop, you will learn how to manipulate, explore and get insights from your data (Data Manipulation using the dplyr package), as well as how to convert your data from one format to another (Data Transformation using the tidyr package). You will also explore different types of graphs and learn how to customise them using one of the most popular plotting packages in R, ggplot2 (Data Visualisation). We teach using RStudio, which allows program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Join us for a live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from Intersect and the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - DataFrame Manipulation using the dplyr package - DataFrame Transformation using the tidyr package - Using the Grammar of Graphics to convert data into figures using the ggplot2 package - Configuring plot elements within ggplot2 - Exploring different types of plots using ggplot2 #### Prerequisites: Either [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) or [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [R for Research](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r110/) needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in the [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [R for Research](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r110/) courses to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r203).** 2024-05-14 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-15 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UNSW training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Learn to Program: Python at UC Online
23 - 24 April 2024
Learn to Program: Python at UC Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/learn-to-program-python-at-uc-online-17943e98-45b7-44c2-8fdf-3a350442f7c8 Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Perfect for sharing insights with others while producing reproducible research. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - Introduction to the JupyterLab interface for programming - Basic syntax and data types in Python - How to load external data into Python - Creating functions (FUNCTIONS) - Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS) - Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS) - Ways to visualise data in Python #### Prerequisites: No prior experience with programming is needed to attend this course. We strongly recommend attending the Start Coding without Hesitation: Programming Languages Showdown and Thinking like a computer: The Fundamentals of Programming webinars. Recordings of previously delivered webinars can be found [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/webinars/). **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101).** 2024-04-23 09:30:00 UTC 2024-04-24 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UC training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Beyond Basics: Conditionals and Visualisation in Excel at La Trobe Online
19 April 2024
Beyond Basics: Conditionals and Visualisation in Excel at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/beyond-basics-conditionals-and-visualisation-in-excel-at-la-trobe-online-08ee4a63-41d4-48a5-b0c9-83363e71a674 After cleaning your database, you may need to apply some conditional analysis to glean greater insights from your data. You may also want to enhance your charts for inclusion into a manuscript, thesis or report by adding some statistical elements. This course will cover conditional syntax, nested functions, statistical charting and outlier identification. Armed with the tips and tricks from our introductory Excel for Researchers course, you will be able to tap into even more of Excel's diverse functionality and apply it to your research project. #### You'll learn: - Cell syntax and conditional formatting - IF functions - Pivot Table summaries - Nesting multiple AND/IF/OR calculations - Combining nested calculations with conditional formatting to bring out important elements of the dataset - MINIFS function - Box plot creation and outlier identification - Trendline and error bar chart enhancements #### Prerequisites: Familiarity with the content of Excel for Researchers, specifically: the general Office/Excel interface (menus, ribbons/toolbars, etc.) workbooks and worksheets absolute and relative references, e.g. $A$1, A1. simple ranges, e.g. A1:B5 **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/excel201).** 2024-04-19 10:00:00 UTC 2024-04-19 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression at La Trobe Online
7 - 8 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-python-introduction-linear-regression-at-la-trobe-online-b6425b1b-67e0-4db0-942a-ff75bdc0d9a9 Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the Python programming language and its scientific computing libraries. #### You'll learn: - Understand the difference between supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning. - Understand the fundamentals of Machine Learning. - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Linear Regression and Model Training. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use Python and scikit-learn to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: Either [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/) and [Data Manipulation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python201/) or [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/) and [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python203/) needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of Python syntax and basic programming concepts and familiarity with Pandas, Numpy and Seaborn libraries. Maths knowledge is not required. However, there is a few Math formula covered in this course and the references will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using Python workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205).** 2024-05-07 10:00:00 UTC 2024-05-08 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification at La Trobe Online
21 - 22 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-python-classification-at-la-trobe-online Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the Python programming language and its scientific computing libraries. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Logistic Regression, Decision Trees and Ensemble Learning. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use Python and scikit-learn to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: Either [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python201/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) or [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python203/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of Python syntax, basic programming concepts and familiarity with Pandas, Numpy and Seaborn libraries, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. Maths knowledge is not required. However, there is a few Math formula covered in this course and the references will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using Python workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python206).** 2024-05-21 10:00:00 UTC 2024-05-22 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at La Trobe Online
7 June 2024
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-windows-at-la-trobe-online-cbdd1ba6-81a7-436e-b2da-f161d7fabb15 Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner. #### You'll learn: - Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo - Import a range of data sources using NVivo's integrated tools - Code and classify your data - Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability - Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research - Visualise relationships and trends in your data #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of NVivo installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Windows and is not suitable for NVivo for Mac users. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/nvivo101).** 2024-06-07 10:00:00 UTC 2024-06-07 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at La Trobe Online
28 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-r-svm-unsupervised-learning-at-la-trobe-online Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the R programming language and its scientific computing packages. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbor and Dimensionality Reduction. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use R and its relevant packages to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: - Either [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r201/) or [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r203/)needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in the courses above and [Introduction to ML using R: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r205/) to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of R syntax and basic programming concepts, familiarity with dplyr, tidyr and ggplot2 packages, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. - Maths knowledge is not required. There are only a few Math formula that you are going to see in this course, however references to Mathematics required for learning about Machine Learning will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using R workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r207).** 2024-05-28 10:00:00 UTC 2024-05-28 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at La Trobe Online
4 June 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-python-svm-unsupervised-learning-at-la-trobe-online Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the Python programming language and its scientific computing libraries. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbor and Dimensionality Reduction. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use Python and scikit-learn to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: Either [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python201/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) or [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python203/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of Python syntax, basic programming concepts and familiarity with Pandas, Numpy and Seaborn libraries, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. Maths knowledge is not required. However, there is a few Math formula covered in this course and the references will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using Python workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python207).** 2024-06-04 10:00:00 UTC 2024-06-04 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting Started with NVivo for Mac at UniSA
30 April 2024
Getting Started with NVivo for Mac at UniSA https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-mac-at-unisa-e5563ab9-8c90-4f6c-bda2-3ae2dd5f39f0 Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner. #### You'll learn: - Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo - Import a range of data sources using NVivo's integrated tools - Code and classify your data - Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability - Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research - Visualise relationships and trends in your data #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of NVivo installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Mac and is not suitable for NVivo for Windows users. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/nvivo102).** 2024-04-30 13:00:00 UTC 2024-04-30 16:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UniSA training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Longitudinal Trials with REDCap at La Trobe Online
26 April 2024
Longitudinal Trials with REDCap at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/longitudinal-trials-with-redcap-at-la-trobe-online-359df9a8-f5df-47a1-a052-be368220a653 REDCap is a powerful and extensible application for managing and running longitiudinal data collection activities. With powerful features such as organising data collections instruments into predefined events, you can shephard your participants through a complex survey at various time points with very little configuration. This course will introduce some of REDCap's more advanced features for running longitudinal studies, and builds on the foundational material taught in REDCAP101 - Managing Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap. #### You'll learn: - Build a longitudinal project - Manage participants throughout multiple events - Configure and use Automated Survey Invitations - Use Smart Variables to add powerful features to your logic - Take advantage of high-granularity permissions for your collaborators - Understand the data structure of a longitudinal project #### Prerequisites: This course requires the participant to have a fairly good basic knowledge of REDCap. To come up to speed, consider taking our [Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/redcap101/) workshop. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/redcap201).** 2024-04-26 10:00:00 UTC 2024-04-26 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at UNSW Online
4 June 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at UNSW Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-r-svm-unsupervised-learning-at-unsw-online-3507b048-1f73-4952-b122-fd5324d00475 Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the R programming language and its scientific computing packages. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbor and Dimensionality Reduction. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use R and its relevant packages to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: - Either [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r201/) or [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r203/)needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in the courses above and [Introduction to ML using R: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r205/) to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of R syntax and basic programming concepts, familiarity with dplyr, tidyr and ggplot2 packages, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. - Maths knowledge is not required. There are only a few Math formula that you are going to see in this course, however references to Mathematics required for learning about Machine Learning will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using R workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r207).** 2024-06-04 09:30:00 UTC 2024-06-04 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UNSW training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at UC Online
2 May 2024
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at UC Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-windows-at-uc-online-fcf9ba8e-b047-4a41-90ac-58cbd0af2cb7 Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner. #### You'll learn: - Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo - Import a range of data sources using NVivo's integrated tools - Code and classify your data - Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability - Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research - Visualise relationships and trends in your data #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of NVivo installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Windows and is not suitable for NVivo for Mac users. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/nvivo101).** 2024-05-02 13:30:00 UTC 2024-05-02 16:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UC training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Learn to Program: R at UNSW Online
7 - 8 May 2024
Learn to Program: R at UNSW Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/learn-to-program-r-at-unsw-online-ad308b83-fecf-4df7-964a-689c367a8f15 R is quickly gaining popularity as a programming language of choice for statisticians, data scientists and researchers. It has an excellent ecosystem including the powerful RStudio development environment and the Shiny web application framework. But getting started with R can be challenging, particularly if you've never programmed before. That's where this introductory course comes in. We teach using RStudio, which allows program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Join us for a live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - Introduction to the RStudio interface for programming - Basic syntax and data types in R - How to load external data into R - Creating functions (FUNCTIONS) - Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS) - Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS) - Ways to visualise data in R #### Prerequisites: No prior experience with programming needed to attend this course. We strongly recommend attending the Start Coding without Hesitation: Programming Languages Showdown and Thinking like a computer: The Fundamentals of Programming webinars. Recordings of previously delivered webinars can be found [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/webinars/). **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101).** 2024-05-07 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-08 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UNSW training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression at La Trobe Online
30 April - 1 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-r-introduction-linear-regression-at-la-trobe-online-784418ee-95ee-4222-a60f-b31c32a4085b Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the R programming language and its scientific computing packages. #### You'll learn: - Understand the difference between supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning. - Understand the fundamentals of Machine Learning. - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Linear Regression and Model Training. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use R and and its relevant packages to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: - Either [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r201/) or [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r203/)needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of R syntax and basic programming concepts and familiarity with dplyr, tidyr and ggplot2 packages. - Maths knowledge is not required. There are only a few Math formula that you are going to see in this course, however references to Mathematics required for learning about Machine Learning will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using R workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r205).** 2024-04-30 10:00:00 UTC 2024-05-01 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification at La Trobe Online
14 - 15 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-r-classification-at-la-trobe-online Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the R programming language and its scientific computing packages. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Logistic Regression, Decision Trees and Ensemble Learning. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use R and its relevant packages to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: - Either [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r201/) or [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r203/)needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above and [Introduction to ML using R: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r205/) to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of R syntax and basic programming concepts, familiarity with dplyr, tidyr and ggplot2 packages, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. - Maths knowledge is not required. There are only a few Math formula that you are going to see in this course, however references to Mathematics required for learning about Machine Learning will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using R workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r206).** 2024-05-14 10:00:00 UTC 2024-05-15 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at UniSA
2 May 2024
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at UniSA https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-windows-at-unisa Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner. #### You'll learn: - Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo - Import a range of data sources using NVivo's integrated tools - Code and classify your data - Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability - Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research - Visualise relationships and trends in your data #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of NVivo installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Windows and is not suitable for NVivo for Mac users. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/nvivo101).** 2024-05-02 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-02 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UniSA training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Learn to Program: Python at UC Online
24 - 25 April 2024
Learn to Program: Python at UC Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/learn-to-program-python-at-uc-online-92fe2c95-915b-45ab-b506-e749ac204d32 Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Perfect for sharing insights with others while producing reproducible research. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - Introduction to the JupyterLab interface for programming - Basic syntax and data types in Python - How to load external data into Python - Creating functions (FUNCTIONS) - Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS) - Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS) - Ways to visualise data in Python #### Prerequisites: No prior experience with programming is needed to attend this course. We strongly recommend attending the Start Coding without Hesitation: Programming Languages Showdown and Thinking like a computer: The Fundamentals of Programming webinars. Recordings of previously delivered webinars can be found [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/webinars/). **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101).** 2024-04-24 09:30:00 UTC 2024-04-25 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UC training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification at UNSW Online
28 - 29 May 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification at UNSW Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-r-classification-at-unsw-online-2ce23c46-9227-4e52-a958-81b6aecf2480 Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the R programming language and its scientific computing packages. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Logistic Regression, Decision Trees and Ensemble Learning. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use R and its relevant packages to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: - Either [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r201/) or [Learn to Program: R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r101/) and [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r203/)needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above and [Introduction to ML using R: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r205/) to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of R syntax and basic programming concepts, familiarity with dplyr, tidyr and ggplot2 packages, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. - Maths knowledge is not required. There are only a few Math formula that you are going to see in this course, however references to Mathematics required for learning about Machine Learning will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using R workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using R: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/r206).** 2024-05-28 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-29 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UNSW training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting Started with NVivo for Mac at UniSA Online
30 April 2024
Getting Started with NVivo for Mac at UniSA Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-mac-at-unisa-online-40c76f45-4ba6-47da-94e0-7c8403250bb2 Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner. #### You'll learn: - Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo - Import a range of data sources using NVivo's integrated tools - Code and classify your data - Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability - Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research - Visualise relationships and trends in your data #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of NVivo installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Mac and is not suitable for NVivo for Windows users. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/nvivo102).** 2024-04-30 13:00:00 UTC 2024-04-30 16:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UniSA training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at UniSA Online
2 May 2024
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at UniSA Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-windows-at-unisa-online-ab265778-9375-486e-9e07-15e70faa35de Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner. #### You'll learn: - Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo - Import a range of data sources using NVivo's integrated tools - Code and classify your data - Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability - Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research - Visualise relationships and trends in your data #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of NVivo installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Windows and is not suitable for NVivo for Mac users. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/nvivo101).** 2024-05-02 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-02 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UniSA training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at UTS Online
25 April 2024
Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning at UTS Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/introduction-to-machine-learning-using-python-svm-unsupervised-learning-at-uts-online-03be10ef-d1c9-4a28-aef4-6781dfe0cd8d Machine Learning (ML) is a new way to program computers to solve real world problems. It has gained popularity over the last few years by achieving tremendous success in tasks that we believed only humans could solve, from recognising images to self-driving cars. In this course, we will explore the fundamentals of Machine Learning from a practical perspective with the help of the Python programming language and its scientific computing libraries. #### You'll learn: - Comprehensive introduction to Machine Learning models and techniques such as Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbor and Dimensionality Reduction. - Know the differences between various core Machine Learning models. - Understand the Machine Learning modelling workflows. - Use Python and scikit-learn to process real datasets, train and apply Machine Learning models #### Prerequisites: Either [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python201/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) or [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/), [Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python203/) and [Introduction to ML using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python205/) needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in courses above to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course, such as good understanding of Python syntax, basic programming concepts and familiarity with Pandas, Numpy and Seaborn libraries, and basic understanding of Machine Learning and Model Training. Maths knowledge is not required. However, there is a few Math formula covered in this course and the references will be provided. Having an understanding of the Mathematics behind each Machine Learning algorithms is going to make you appreciate the behaviour of the model and know its pros/cons when using them. #### Why do this course: - Useful for anyone who wants to learn about Machine Learning but are overwhelmed with the tremendous amount of resources. - It does not go in depth into mathematical concepts and formula, however formal intuitions and references are provided to guide the participants for further learning. - We do have applications on real datasets! - Machine Learning models are introduced in this course together with important feature engineering techniques that are guaranteed to be useful in your own projects. - Give you enough background to kickstart your own Machine Learning journey, or transition yourself into Deep Learning. For a better and more complete understanding of the most popular Machine Learning models and techniques please consider attending all three Introduction to Machine Learning using Python workshops: - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification - Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python207).** 2024-04-25 09:30:00 UTC 2024-04-25 12:45:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UTS training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python at ACU
30 April - 1 May 2024
Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python at ACU https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/data-manipulation-and-visualisation-in-python-at-acu Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. In this workshop, you will explore DataFrames in depth (using the pandas library), learn how to manipulate, explore and get insights from your data (Data Manipulation), as well as how to deal with missing values and how to combine multiple datasets. You will also explore different types of graphs and learn how to customise them using two of the most popular plotting libraries in Python, matplotlib and seaborn (Data Visualisation). We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Perfect for sharing insights with others while producing reproducible research. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - Working with pandas DataFrames - Indexing, slicing and subsetting in pandas DataFrames - Missing data values - Combine multiple pandas DataFrames - Using the Grammar of Graphics to convert data into figures using the seaborn and matplotlib libraries - Configuring plot elements within seaborn and matplotlib - Exploring different types of plots using seaborn #### Prerequisites: Either [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/) or [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/) and [Python for Research](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python110/) needed to attend this course. If you already have experience with programming, please check the topics covered in the [Learn to Program: Python](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101/) and [Python for Research](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python110/) courses to ensure that you are familiar with the knowledge needed for this course. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python203).** 2024-04-30 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-01 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia ACU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Surveying with Qualtrics at UC Online
16 May 2024
Surveying with Qualtrics at UC Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/surveying-with-qualtrics-at-uc-online-d685bb12-2d0e-472a-a873-701ab4c26473 Needing to collect data from people in a structured and intuitive way? Have you thought about using Qualtrics? Qualtrics in a powerful cloud-based survey tool, ideal for social scientists from all disciplines. This course will introduce the technical components of the whole research workflow from building a survey to analysing the results using Qualtrics. We will discover the numerous design elements available in order to get the most useful results and make life as easy as can be for your respondents. If your institution has a licence to Qualtrics, then this course is right for you. #### You'll learn: - Format a sample survey using the Qualtrics online platform - Configure the survey using a range of design features to improve user experience - Decide which distribution channel is right for your needs - Understand the available data analysis and export options in Qualtrics #### Prerequisites: You must have access to a Qualtrics instance, such as through your university license. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in accessing the Qualtrics instance. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/qltrics101).** 2024-05-16 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-16 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UC training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Data Entry and Processing in SPSS at Deakin Online
24 - 25 April 2024
Data Entry and Processing in SPSS at Deakin Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/data-entry-and-processing-in-spss-at-deakin-online-d2cdc719-1d28-4475-9c15-75ca0d4caf1a This hands-on training is designed to familiarize you with the interface and basic data processing functionalities in SPSS. We will examine several “must know” syntax commands that can help streamline data entry and processing. In addition, we will explore how to obtain descriptive statistics in SPSS and perform visualization. This workshop is recommended for researchers and postgraduate students who are new to SPSS or Statistics; or those simply looking for a refresher course before taking a deep dive into using SPSS, either to apply it to their research or to add it to their arsenal of eResearch skills. #### You'll learn: - Navigate the SPSS working environment - Prepare data files and define variables - Enter data in SPSS and Import data from Excel - Perform data screening - Compose SPSS Syntax for data processing - Obtain descriptive statistics, create graphs & assess normality - Manipulate and transform variables #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of SPSS installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/spss101).** 2024-04-24 09:30:00 UTC 2024-04-25 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia Deakin training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap at La Trobe Online
23 April 2024
Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap at La Trobe Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/data-capture-and-surveys-with-redcap-at-la-trobe-online-3af5788e-ebd2-4d81-b113-1043b5a9db20 Would you like to enable secure and reliable data collection forms and manage online surveys? Would your study benefit from web-based data entry? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) might be for you. This course will introduce you to REDCap, a rapidly evolving web tool developed by researchers for researchers. REDCap features a high level of security, and a high degree of customisability for your forms and advanced user access control. It also features free, unlimited survey distribution functionality and a sophisticated export module with support for all standard statistical programs. #### You'll learn: - Get started with REDCap - Create and set up projects - Design forms and surveys using the online designer - Learn how to use branching logic, piping, and calculations - Enter data via forms and distribute surveys - Create, view and export data reports - Add collaborators and set their privileges #### Prerequisites: The course has no prerequisites. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/redcap101).** 2024-04-23 10:00:00 UTC 2024-04-23 13:00:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia LTU training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Longitudinal Trials with REDCap at UC Online
5 June 2024
Longitudinal Trials with REDCap at UC Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/longitudinal-trials-with-redcap-at-uc-online-40ae912a-c36a-426a-82aa-2d6b538f497b REDCap is a powerful and extensible application for managing and running longitiudinal data collection activities. With powerful features such as organising data collections instruments into predefined events, you can shephard your participants through a complex survey at various time points with very little configuration. This course will introduce some of REDCap's more advanced features for running longitudinal studies, and builds on the foundational material taught in REDCAP101 - Managing Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap. #### You'll learn: - Build a longitudinal project - Manage participants throughout multiple events - Configure and use Automated Survey Invitations - Use Smart Variables to add powerful features to your logic - Take advantage of high-granularity permissions for your collaborators - Understand the data structure of a longitudinal project #### Prerequisites: This course requires the participant to have a fairly good basic knowledge of REDCap. To come up to speed, consider taking our [Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/redcap101/) workshop. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/redcap201).** 2024-06-05 09:30:00 UTC 2024-06-05 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UC training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Learn to Program: Python at NCI Online
22 - 23 May 2024
Learn to Program: Python at NCI Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/learn-to-program-python-at-nci-online Python has deservedly become a popular language for scientific computing. It has all the friendly features and conveniences you'd expect of a modern programming language, and also a rich set of libraries for working with data. We teach using Jupyter notebooks, which allow program code, results, visualisations and documentation to be blended seamlessly. Perfect for sharing insights with others while producing reproducible research. Join us for this live coding workshop where we write programs that produce results, using the researcher-focused training modules from the highly regarded Software Carpentry Foundation. #### You'll learn: - Introduction to the JupyterLab interface for programming - Basic syntax and data types in Python - How to load external data into Python - Creating functions (FUNCTIONS) - Repeating actions and analysing multiple data sets (LOOPS) - Making choices (IF STATEMENTS - CONDITIONALS) - Ways to visualise data in Python #### Prerequisites: No prior experience with programming is needed to attend this course. We strongly recommend attending the Start Coding without Hesitation: Programming Languages Showdown and Thinking like a computer: The Fundamentals of Programming webinars. Recordings of previously delivered webinars can be found [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/webinars/). **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/python101).** 2024-05-22 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-23 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia NCI training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Excel for Researchers at UNSW Online
30 April - 1 May 2024
Excel for Researchers at UNSW Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/excel-for-researchers-at-unsw-online-c584a8d8-d561-4ca6-bb67-2fb51c7b41de Data rarely comes in the form you require. Often it is messy. Sometimes it is incomplete. And sometimes there's too much of it. Frequently, it has errors. We'll use one of the most widespread data wrangling tools, Microsoft Excel, to import, sort, filter, copy, protect, transform, summarise, merge, and visualise research data. While aimed at novice Excel users, most attendees will walk away with new tricks to work more efficiently with their research data. #### You'll learn: - 'Clean up’ messy research data - Organise, format and name your data - Interpret your data (SORTING, FILTERING, CONDITIONAL FORMATTING) - Perform calculations on your data using functions (MAX, MIN, AVERAGE) - Extract significant findings from your data (PIVOT TABLE, VLOOKUP) - Manipulate your data (convert data format, work with DATES and TIMES) - Create graphs and charts to visualise your data (CHARTS) - Handy tips to speed up your work #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of Microsoft Excel installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/excel101).** 2024-04-30 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-01 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UNSW training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting started with HPC using Slurm at UOA Online
30 April - 1 May 2024
Getting started with HPC using Slurm at UOA Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-hpc-using-slurm-at-uoa-online-7d4594fd-6fca-48a8-abf0-bbfd7b361459 Is your computer's limited power throttling your research ambitions? Are your analysis scripts pushing your laptop's processor to its limits? Is your software crashing because you’ve run out of memory? Would you like to unleash to power of the Unix command line to automate and run your analysis on supercomputers that you can access for free? High-Performance Computing (HPC) allows you to accomplish your analysis faster by using many parallel CPUs and huge amounts of memory simultaneously. This course provides a hands on introduction to running software on HPC infrastructure using Slurm. #### You'll learn: - Connect to an HPC cluster - Use the Unix command line to operate a remote computer and create job scripts - Submit and manage jobs on a cluster using a scheduler - Transfer files to and from a remote computer - Use software through environment modules - Use parallelisation to speed up data analysis - Access the facilities available to you as a researcher - This is the Slurm version of the Getting Started with HPC course. #### Prerequisites: This course assumes basic familiarity with the Bash command line environment found on GNU/Linux and other Unix-like environments. To come up to speed, consider taking our [Unix Shell and Command Line Basics](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/unix101/) course. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/hpc202).** 2024-04-30 09:30:00 UTC 2024-05-01 12:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia UOA training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution [] -
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at NCI Online
21 May 2024
Getting started with NVivo for Windows at NCI Online https://intersect.org.au/training/schedule https://dresa.org.au/events/getting-started-with-nvivo-for-windows-at-nci-online Does your research see you working through unstructured and non-numerical data? With the ability to collect, store and analyse different data types all in the one location makes, it's easy to see why NVivo is becoming the tool of choice for many researchers. NVivo allows researchers to simply organise and manage data from a variety of sources including surveys, interviews, articles, video, email, social media and web content, PDFs and images. Coding your data allows you to discover trends and compares themes as they emerge across different sources and data types. Using NVivo memos and visualisations combined with the ability to integrate with popular bibliographic tools you can get your research ready for publication sooner. #### You'll learn: - Create and organise a qualitative research project in NVivo - Import a range of data sources using NVivo's integrated tools - Code and classify your data - Format your data to take advantage of NVivo’s auto-coding ability - Use NVivo to discover new themes and trends in research - Visualise relationships and trends in your data #### Prerequisites: In order to participate, attendees must have a licensed copy of NVivo installed on their computer. Speak to your local university IT or Research Office for assistance in obtaining a license and installing the software. This course is taught using NVivo 12 Pro for Windows and is not suitable for NVivo for Mac users. **For more information, please click [here](https://intersect.org.au/training/course/nvivo101).** 2024-05-21 13:30:00 UTC 2024-05-21 16:30:00 UTC Intersect Australia Australia Australia NCI training@intersect.org.au [] [] [] host_institution []