Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis and Visualization – Intro to GIS Part 1
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) - a software program for working with maps and geographic data. A GIS allows you to work with any data that you know
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Qualitative analysis using NVivo
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package designed to help you manage and analyze qualitative data. In this workshop, we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries. Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed. Please
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – SAS Part 2
Look and feel like a pro with SAS! SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. In just three hours you will be ready to
Introduction to Citation Management Workshop
This presentation will walk you through the benefits of citation management and explain how you can use citation managers to keep track of your research and speed up the citation process. Participants are required to bring a laptop to the session. We will focus on using Zotero and Mendeley and recommend you come with them
The Beginner’s Guide to Animated Videos Workshop
Animated videos are a great way to engage your audience, share information and make information more "digestible." This session will provide instruction on free animation software called PowToon that is quick and easy to use. Learn tips and tools to plan and storyboard your video, write your script and make your video accessible. After this
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Python
In this workshop, you will learn how to run descriptive statistics, perform simple statistical analysis including ANOVA and correlation. This is a great opportunity for students to learn how to
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – SAS Part 1
Look and feel like a pro with SAS! SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. In just three hours you will be ready to
Brain Food Workshop: Outlining Your Thesis and Explaining Your Research Findings
In this workshop session, we analyze the common features and structures of the thesis/dissertation and then focus more specifically on the results and discussion sections. If possible, please bring your
Data Skills Workshop: Data Visualization – Excel
Excel is a popular tool that provides many powerful features that can assist you in managing your data and help to better understand small and large data sets. While not
Data Skills Workshop: Data Visualization – R using ggplot2
In this workshop, you will learn how to produce scatter plots, boxplots and time series plots using ggplot2. Also, you will learn the tools and knowledge to create any figure/graphic to describe your data and customize your graphics with titles, legends, colors, etc. This workshop is aimed at individuals who conduct statistical analysis. Advanced knowledge
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Reproducible Research in R
In this workshop, you will learn how to recognize the issues that reproducible research helps address. Then you will learn the important roles of documentation, sharing, automation and organization in making research reproducible. You will be introduced to the tools (R/RMarkdown/Git and GitHub) that can be used to make your research reproducible. Please note: All
Black History Month: Barrington Walker -The Role of the Church in Shaping ‘Modern’ Black Canada
As part of Black History Month 2020, this talk by Barrington Walker will consider the history of the church in Black Canada and its role in affirming community bonds and forging Black freedom from early emancipation until the emergence of a "secular" civil rights movement. Through a case studies approach, and by drawing upon published
Data Analysis Workshop – SPSS Part 2
SPSS is a statistical software package, mainly used in the social sciences. It features a point and click interface which makes it easy for the user to learn. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce students to the software as well as its different functions and commands. Topics such as data entry, manipulation and
Tell a Story with Digital Media Workshop
Digital storytelling can be used for explaining concepts, reflecting on an idea, retelling an event or making an argument. You will have the opportunity to try both the planning and technical aspects of digital storytelling. After this workshop, you’ll be able to: Describe what digital storytelling is Recognize how to write a script using best
Data Visualization Workshop – Python
In this workshop, you will learn how to produce scatter plots, boxplots and time series plots using Matplotlib. Also, you will learn the tools and knowledge to create any figure/graphic to describe your data and customize your graphics with titles, legends, colors, etc. Please bring a laptop with your own use during the workshop. The
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – SPSS Part 1
SPSS is a statistical software package, mainly used in the Social Sciences. It features a point-and-click interface that makes it easy for the user to learn. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce students to the software as well as its different functions and commands. Topics such as data entry, manipulation and description will
Brain Food Workshop: Paraphrasing and Summarizing
In this workshop session, we provide foundational skills and strategies to help you paraphrase and summarize more effectively when writing the introduction, literature review and discussion sections. Topics covered will include: Avoiding plagiarism Paraphrasing Summarizing Register on the library's website.
Canada’s Crisis with Huawei: Extradition, spy threats, the 5G future and our relations with China
The Political Science Speaker Series presents: Canada's Crisis with Huawei – Extradition, spy threats, the 5G future and our relations with China Join us for a talk about modern-day espionage and cyber security with Prof. Wesley Wark, Centre for International Policy Studies, University of Ottawa – one of Canada’s leading experts on national security, intelligence
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Manipulation in R using dplyr and tidyr
R is a programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. This workshop will introduce you to the dplyr package which makes tabular data manipulations easier by using a set of functions to extract and summarize insights from your data. The tidyr package works well with tidy to quickly convert between different data formats
Data Skills Workshop: Data Analysis – Intermediate Excel
In this intermediate-level MS-Excel workshop, learn how to use a variety of functions and nested formulas to manipulate data, summarize data using pivot tables and merge data from different worksheets using the VLOOKUP function. Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with Microsoft Excel installed. Please note: All software installation must
