Training
Training Materials
Training Materials
Research Computing Services is proud to offer training on a wide range of topics in partnership with other groups across Harvard.
Whether you are looking to review a training workshop you attended or learn new skills at your own self-directed pace, take a look at our workshop materials below. If you have any questions about training, please don't hesitate to contact RCS.
- HBSGrid Compute Cluster
- HBSGrid Compute Cluster Training Brown Bags and Lunch & Learns
- Research Data Management
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RDM at HBS
- HBS-specific slide decks
- Data Management Checklist
- Data Services at HBS
- Class Handouts
- Borghi et al 2018 RDM Review
- R
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Introduction to R
- Static notes with code examples and results
- All workshop materials as downloadable archive
- Main site for all R materials
- 2-day Data Carpentry R workshop at HBS for Social Sciences
- Stanford's full-day R workshop using Open Policing / Traffic Stop data
- Static notes with code examples and results
- All workshop materials as downloadable archive
- Main site for all R materials
- Stata
- Introduction to Stata/Data Management in Stata Regression and Graphing in Stata
- Python
- Introduction to Python Introduction to Web Scraping with Python
- Unix
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Introduction to Unix
- Basic Unix Commands
- The Unix Shell lesson
- The Unix Shell reference
- Install GitBash for Windows from
- Software Carpentry for Windows Installer Win7
- Software Carpentry for Windows Installer Win8/10
- Explain Shell, tool to help you understand parts of a command
- Unix manual pages with practical examples
- Unix Tips and Text Processing
- Bash Scripting Tutorial
- Data Science
- Overview of Natural Language Processing: Techniques and Tools
- Databases and SQL
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Structured Data, Databases, and SQL
- Working with SQL setup instructions (DB Browser for SQLite), lesson, and reference
- Help documents on importing and exporting data at SQLite
- Self-paced tutorial (to continue with SQL and integrate it with analysis environments)
- SQLite GUI (endorsed by Software Carpentry)
- Version Control
- Version Control with Git/GitKraken