Curtin Institute for Data ScienceFrom self-learning to structured training
Researchers and students often had to develop computational skills independently, with varying levels of experience.
Research Skills
Curtin University
The Carpentries Training
The Carpentries training equips Curtin researchers, staff and students with practical coding and data science skills through hands-on workshops in tools such as Python, R and Git.
- training delivered since
- 2018
- workshop streams
- 2
- core tools
- 3
Project overview
Turning computational skills into practical research capability
Researchers, staff and students increasingly need coding and data skills to work effectively with complex datasets. However, traditional academic training does not always provide practical experience with tools such as Python, R and Git.
Since 2018, CIDS has partnered with The Carpentries to deliver hands-on Data and Software Carpentries workshops for the Curtin community. Led by CIDS data scientists, the workshops use real-world examples and collaborative exercises to help participants build practical skills they can apply directly to their research and work.
The training supports more efficient workflows, reproducible research and stronger collaboration across disciplines.
Before and after
1 operational shifts from the project
Before
After
From self-learning to structured training
Structured workshops provide practical, guided training in core coding and data tools.
Participants can build skills through hands-on practice and apply them directly to their work.
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