IT offers virtual training courses to Berkeley Lab employees in partnership with UC Berkeley. Click on the course titles below to learn more and register.
- Berkeley Lab staff may contact Erin Scharfstein at ittraining@lbl.gov for training feedback.
- For trouble registering for courses, Zoom links, etc., contact dlab-frontdesk@berkeley.edu.
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FAQ: Can I get the recording of the workshop even if I don’t attend it live?
Yes, as long as you register ahead of time, you will automatically receive an email within a few days after the workshop (or workshop series) has completed.
Course Listing
Python Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
September 16, 2024, 2:00 p.m. to September 23, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
This three-part interactive workshop series is your complete introduction to programming Python for people with little or no previous programming experience.
R Fundamentals: Parts 1-4
September 17, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to September 26, 2024, 11:00 a.m.
This workshop is a four-part introductory series that will teach you R from scratch with clear introductions, concise examples, and support documents.
R Copilot Assisted Coding Workshop
September 23, 2024, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This workshop provides a beginner-friendly introduction to coding with GitHub Copilot, a popular AI coding assistant.
Python GPT Fundamentals
September 26, 2024, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This workshop offers a general introduction to the GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformers) model. No technical background is required.
Qualtrics Fundamentals
September 26, 2024, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Qualtrics is a powerful online tool available to Berkeley community members that can be used for a range of data collection activities.
Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas
September 27, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Pandas is a Python package that provides fast, flexible, and expressive data structures designed to make working with ‘relational’ or ‘labeled’ data both easy and intuitive.
Python Machine Learning Fundamentals: Parts 1-2
September 30, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to October 2, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
This workshop introduces students to scikit-learn, the popular machine learning library in Python, as well as the auto-ML library built on top of scikit-learn, TPOT.