Tutorials

This tutorial in the context of the Reproducible Research Workshop provides you with the first steps on how to use Git with R and RStudio. (The tutorial was originally created on GitHub and hosted here.) Objectives of this tutorial: Set up and install Git Set up Git in RStudio Create new Git project in RStudio Clone/fork an existing project from GitHub Make some commits to your own project. Motivation R in combination with the distributed version control system Git provides a convenient setup to make your research project reproducible.

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This tutorial in the context of the Reproducible Research Workshop provides you with the first steps on how to use Git with the Eclipse IDE. Eclipse is heavily used to program in Java, as well as in other languages like C++, and even Python (via PyDev). (The tutorial was originally created on GitHub and hosted here.) Objectives of this tutorial: Set up and install Eclipse with EGit, and get a GitHub account Clone/fork an existing project from GitHub and import it into Eclipse Commit changes to a file in the GitHub project from Eclipse Part 1: Installation and setup To get started you need the following software installed on your computer: Eclipse, and EGit.

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This tutorial in the context of the Reproducible Research Workshop provides you with the first steps on how to write publications in R. Objectives of this tutorial: Installation and setup of R, RStudio and Miktex Load a template project to RStudio (or fork it from GitHub, see part 4 of the Git with RStudio tutorial) Generate an example report as an HTML, Word or $\LaTeX$ (Latex) document Generate a sample publication Prepare a publication for use in Overleaf Motivation Wouldn’t it be great to combine analysis, data, results, plots, bibliography and text all together and later on regenerate a report or publication with the click of one button?

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This tutorial in the context of the Reproducible Research Workshop provides you with the first steps on how to write publications in Overleaf. Objectives of this tutorial: Subscribe to Overleaf Create a new Latex project in Overleaf Save your Overleaf project to your local computer Share your project with colleagues Motivation Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor with integrated real-time preview. It allows you to collaborate with your co-authors who can review, comment, and edit the document.

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Proceedings

Slides from the keynotes and short talk sessions

Reproducible Research keynote:

  • Dr. Edzer Pebesma, Reproducible research in practice [slides]

Intro to versioning:

  • Dr. Moritz Neun, All about versioning [slides]

Reproducible Research short talks:

  • Jan Siebert, Experiences with reproducibility in hydrology [slides]
  • Tobias Bolch Assessing glacier area and volume/mass changes [slides]
  • Benjamin Kellenberger, Multi-Modal Remote Sensing and reproducibility [slides]
  • Norman Backhaus, Experiences with reproducibility in social science [slides]
  • Felix Morsdorf, Reproducible research: an oceanographic perspective [slides]

Data Handling keynote:

  • Dr. Peter Fornaro, Digital Humanities lab and the challenges of digital preservation [slides]

Data Handling short talks:

  • Michael Zemp, Experiences from the World Glacier Monitoring Service [slides]
  • Ulrich Hanke, Data handling in molecular geography [slides]
  • Arzu Cöltekin, Data handling [slides]
  • Reik Leiterer, My experiences with reproducible research [slides]
  • Gary Seitz, Course in data information literacy [slides]
  • Daniel Gloor, Data pilot project, UZH Library [slides]

Schedule

DAY 1: Reproducible research and versioning

Tuesday, September 13th 2016

09:30 – 10:00 : Welcome and Introduction [Y03-G85]
10:00 – 11:00 : Dr. Edzer Pebesma reproducible research keynote [Y03-G85]
11:00 - 11:20 : coffee break [Y25-H38]
11:20 – 12:45 : Short talks from GIUZ groups, with discussion [Y25-H92]
13:45 – 14:45 : Versioning talk by Dr. Moritz Neun [Y25-H92]
14:45 - 15:00 : coffee break [Y25-H38]
15:00 – 17:00 : Versioning tools hands-on session (with demo and tutorials for Git, Eclipse/EGit, RStudio) [Y25-J9/10]

DAY 2: Reproducible research, data handling and collaboration

Wednesday, September 14th 2016

09:00 – 10:00 : Dr. Peter Fornaro data handling keynote [Y03-G85]
10:00 - 10:30 : coffee break [Y25-H38]
10:30 – 12:30 : Short talks from GIUZ groups, with discussion [Y25-H92]
13:30 – 15:30 : Collaboration and data sharing practical (with demo and tutorials for Overleaf and publication writing in R) [Y25-J9/10]
15:30 - 15:45 : coffee break [Y25-H38]
15:45 – 16:40 : Reproducible research mingling [Y25-H92]
16:40 - 17:00 : Closing session [Y25-H92]
17:00 : Apéro [Y25-L11]

Contact

Questions or comments? Website issues? Shower of praise?

Get in touch with the workshop organizers:
Pia Bereuter, Elise Acheson, Felix Morsdorf, Manuela Brunner, Annina Michel.

E-mail: first.last@geo.uzh.ch
(replace ‘first’ and ‘last’ with the desired contact’s name above)