Workshops
Register for an upcoming workshop!
Are you interested in diving into a new coding language? Do you want to learn about how digital tools can bring your research to new audiences? Or perhaps you’re on a quest to make data management as seamless as possible?
Our workshop series will help you do this and much more.
SCDS workshops are open to everyone in McMaster — faculty, students, staff — as well as community members beyond campus. Additionally, many workshops are beginner-friendly so that people who are new to digital scholarship can participate in helpful training opportunities.
Our slate of workshops take place across four series: DASH, DMDS, RDM, and Digital Research. To learn more about each series, read the descriptions below and explore the drop down menus for past and upcoming sessions.
Current Workshop Series
Data Analysis Support Hub (DASH) Workshop Series
DASH workshops train registrants to do data analysis right. These sessions teach attendees to use software programs and coding languages including Excel, LaTeX, Python, R, and SPSS.
Do More With Digital Scholarship (DMDS) Workshop Series
Join us for our free workshop series aimed at introducing McMaster students, faculty, and staff to the multifaceted domain of digital scholarship.
RDM (Research Data Management) Workshop Series
RDM workshops will teach you to organize and maintain data throughout its lifecycle–from collection to interpretation, dissemination, long-term preservation, and reuse.
Digital Research Workshop Series
Digital Research workshops draw on the expertise of colleagues in the Digital Research Commons Pilot, including the Research Software Development team. Digital Research workshops help registrants with information security, website development, code management, and research impact.
Past Workshop Series
Software Freedom Series
Facilitated by Sil Hamilton, S.M Mukarram Nainar, and Alexander Schaap, this hands-on workshop series introduces undergraduate students to important free & open source tools enabling them to gain user autonomy and a better understanding of their digital lives.