Introduction to REDCap at Griffith University
This site is designed as a companion to Griffith Library’s Research Data Capture workshops. It can also be treated as a standalone, self-paced tutorial for learning to use REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
Keywords: REDCap, survey instruments
Resource type: tutorial
Introduction to REDCap at Griffith University
https://griffithunilibrary.github.io/redcap-intro/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/introduction-to-redcap-at-griffith-university
This site is designed as a companion to Griffith Library’s Research Data Capture workshops. It can also be treated as a standalone, self-paced tutorial for learning to use REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
y.banens@griffith.edu.au
Yuri Banens
REDCap, survey instruments
mbr
phd
ecr
researcher
support
Introducing Computational Thinking
This workshop is for researchers at all career stages who want to understand the uses and the building blocks of computational thinking. This skill is useful for all kinds of problem solving, whether in real life or in computing.
The workshop will not teach computer programming per se. Instead...
Keywords: computational skills, data skills
Resource type: tutorial
Introducing Computational Thinking
https://griffithunilibrary.github.io/intro-computational-thinking/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/introducing-computational-thinking
This workshop is for researchers at all career stages who want to understand the uses and the building blocks of computational thinking. This skill is useful for all kinds of problem solving, whether in real life or in computing.
The workshop will not teach computer programming per se. Instead it will cover the thought processes involved should you want to learn to program.
s.stapleton@griffith.edu.au
Belinda Weaver
computational skills, data skills
Advanced Data Wrangling with OpenRefine
This online self-paced workshop teaches advanced data wrangling skills including combining datasets, geolocating data, and “what if” exploration using OpenRefine.
Keywords: data skills, data
Resource type: tutorial
Advanced Data Wrangling with OpenRefine
https://griffithunilibrary.github.io/advanced-data-wrangle-2/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/advanced-data-wrangling-with-openrefine
This online self-paced workshop teaches advanced data wrangling skills including combining datasets, geolocating data, and “what if” exploration using OpenRefine.
s.stapleton@griffith.edu.au
Sharron Stapleton
data skills, data
mbr
phd
ecr
researcher
support
professional
Introduction to Data Cleaning with OpenRefine
Learn basic data cleaning techniques in this self-paced online workshop using open data from data.qld.gov.au and open source tool OpenRefine openrefine.org. Learn techniques to prepare messy tabular data for comupational analysis. Of most relevance to HASS disciplines, working with textual data...
Keywords: data skills, Data analysis
Resource type: tutorial
Introduction to Data Cleaning with OpenRefine
https://griffithunilibrary.github.io/data-cleaning-intro/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/introduction-to-data-cleaning-with-openrefine
Learn basic data cleaning techniques in this self-paced online workshop using open data from data.qld.gov.au and open source tool OpenRefine openrefine.org. Learn techniques to prepare messy tabular data for comupational analysis. Of most relevance to HASS disciplines, working with textual data in a structured or semi-structured format.
s.stapleton@griffith.edu.au;
Sharron Stapleton
data skills, Data analysis
mbr
phd
ecr
researcher
support
professional
Managing Active Research Data
In this train-the-trainer workshop, we will be exploring and discussing methods for active data management.
Participants will become familiar with cloud storage and associated tools and services for managing active research data. Learn how to organise, maintain, store and analyse active data,...
Keywords: RDM Training, CloudStor, cloud
Resource type: lesson
Managing Active Research Data
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7259746
https://dresa.org.au/materials/managing-active-research-data
In this train-the-trainer workshop, we will be exploring and discussing methods for active data management.
Participants will become familiar with cloud storage and associated tools and services for managing active research data. Learn how to organise, maintain, store and analyse active data, and understand safe and secure ways of sharing and storing data.
Topics such as cloud storage, collaborative editing, versioning and data sharing will be discussed and demonstrated.
Sara King
Sara King
Brian Ballsun-Stanton
RDM Training, CloudStor, cloud
phd
support
masters
ecr
researcher
Introduction to Jupyter Notebooks
This workshop will introduce you to Jupyter Notebooks, a digital tool that has exploded in popularity in recent years for those working with data.
You will learn what they are, what they do and why you might like to use them. It is an introductory set of lessons for those who are brand new,...
Keywords: jupyter, Introductory, training material, CloudStor, markdown, Python, R
Resource type: tutorial
Introduction to Jupyter Notebooks
https://zenodo.org/record/6859121
https://dresa.org.au/materials/introduction-to-jupyter-notebooks
This workshop will introduce you to Jupyter Notebooks, a digital tool that has exploded in popularity in recent years for those working with data.
You will learn what they are, what they do and why you might like to use them. It is an introductory set of lessons for those who are brand new, have little or no knowledge of coding and computational methods in research.
This workshop is targeted at those who are absolute beginners or ‘tech-curious’. It includes a hands-on component, using basic programming commands, but requires no previous knowledge of programming.
sara.king@aarnet.edu.au
Sara King
Mason, Ingrid
jupyter, Introductory, training material, CloudStor, markdown, Python, R
Network Know-how and Data Handling Workshop
This workshop is a ‘train-the-trainer’ session that covers topics such as jargon busting, network literacy and data movement solutions. The workshop will also provide a peek at some collaborative research tools such as Jupyter Notebooks and CloudStor. You will learn about networks, integrated...
Keywords: Networks, data handling
Resource type: lesson, presentation
Network Know-how and Data Handling Workshop
https://zenodo.org/record/6403757#.Yk-Gl8gza70
https://dresa.org.au/materials/network-know-how-and-data-handling-workshop
This workshop is a ‘train-the-trainer’ session that covers topics such as jargon busting, network literacy and data movement solutions. The workshop will also provide a peek at some collaborative research tools such as Jupyter Notebooks and CloudStor. You will learn about networks, integrated tools, data and storage and where all these things fit in the researcher’s toolkit.
This workshop is targeted at staff who would like to be more confident in giving advice to researchers about the options available to them. It is especially tailored for those with little to no technical knowledge and includes a hands-on component, using basic programming commands, but requires no previous knowledge of programming.
Sara King - sara.king@aarnet.edu.au
King, Sara (orcid: 0000-0003-3199-5592)
Mason, Ingrid (orcid: 0000-0002-0658-6095)
Burke, Melissa (orcid: 0000-0002-5571-8664)
Networks, data handling
The Living Book of Digital Skills
The Living Book of Digital Skills (You never knew you needed until now) is a living, open source online guide to 'modern not-quite-technical computer skills' for researchers and the broader academic community.
A collaboration between Australia's Academic Research Network (AARNet) and the...
Keywords: digital skills, digital dexterity, community, open source
Resource type: guide
The Living Book of Digital Skills
https://aarnet.gitbook.io/digital-skills-gitbook-1/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/the-living-book-of-digital-skills
*The Living Book of Digital Skills (You never knew you needed until now)* is a living, open source online guide to 'modern not-quite-technical computer skills' for researchers and the broader academic community.
A collaboration between Australia's Academic Research Network (AARNet) and the Council of Australian Librarians (CAUL), this book is the creation of the CAUL Digital Dexterity Champions and their communities.
**Contributing to the Digital Skills GitBook**
The Digital Skills GitBook is an open source project and like many projects on GitHub we welcome your contributions.
If you have knowledge or expertise on one of our [requested topics](https://aarnet.gitbook.io/digital-skills-gitbook-1/requested-articles), we would love you to write an article for the book. Please let us know what you'd like to write about via our [contributor form](https://github.com/AARNet/Digital-Skills-GitBook/issues/new?assignees=sarasrking&labels=contributors&template=contributor-form.yml&title=Contributor+form%3A+).
There are other ways to contribute too. For example, you might:
* have a great idea for a new topic to be included in one of our chapters (make a new page)
* notice some information that’s out-of-date or that could be explained better (edit a page)
* come across something in the GitBook that’s not working as it should be (submit an issue)
Sara King - sara.king@aarnet.edu.au
Sara King
Miah de Francesch
Emma Chapman
Katie Mills
Ruth Cameron
digital skills, digital dexterity, community, open source
ugrad
masters
mbr
phd
ecr
researcher
support
10 Reproducible Research things - Building Business Continuity
The idea that you can duplicate an experiment and get the same conclusion is the basis for all scientific discoveries. Reproducible research is data analysis that starts with the raw data and offers a transparent workflow to arrive at the same results and conclusions. However not all studies are...
Keywords: reproducibility, data management
Resource type: tutorial, video
10 Reproducible Research things - Building Business Continuity
https://guereslib.github.io/ten-reproducible-research-things/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/9-reproducible-research-things-building-business-continuity
The idea that you can duplicate an experiment and get the same conclusion is the basis for all scientific discoveries. Reproducible research is data analysis that starts with the raw data and offers a transparent workflow to arrive at the same results and conclusions. However not all studies are replicable due to lack of information on the process. Therefore, reproducibility in research is extremely important.
Researchers genuinely want to make their research more reproducible, but sometimes don’t know where to start and often don’t have the available time to investigate or establish methods on how reproducible research can speed up every day work. We aim for the philosophy “Be better than you were yesterday”. Reproducibility is a process, and we highlight there is no expectation to go from beginner to expert in a single workshop. Instead, we offer some steps you can take towards the reproducibility path following our Steps to Reproducible Research self paced program.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bANTr9RvnGg
Tutorial:
https://guereslib.github.io/ten-reproducible-research-things/
a.miotto@griffith.edu.au; s.stapleton@griffith.edu.au; i.jennings@griffith.edu.au;
Amanda Miotto
Julie Toohey
Sharron Stapleton
Isaac Jennings
reproducibility, data management
masters
phd
ecr
researcher
support
Data Storytelling
Nowadays, more information created than our audience could possibly analyse on their own! A study by Stanford professor Chip Heath found that during the recall of speeches, 63% of people remember stories and how they made them feel, but only 5% remember a single statistic. So, you should convert...
Keywords: data storytelling, data visualisation
Data Storytelling
https://griffithunilibrary.github.io/data-storytelling/
https://dresa.org.au/materials/data-storytelling
Nowadays, more information created than our audience could possibly analyse on their own! A study by Stanford professor Chip Heath found that during the recall of speeches, 63% of people remember stories and how they made them feel, but only 5% remember a single statistic. So, you should convert your insights and discovery from data into stories to share with non-experts with a language they understand. But how?
This tutorial helps you construct stories that incite an emotional response and create meaning and understanding for the audience by applying data storytelling techniques.
m.yamaguchi@griffith.edu.au
a.miotto@griffith.edu.au
Masami Yamaguchi
Amanda Miotto
Brett Parker
data storytelling, data visualisation
support
masters
phd
researcher