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Free Online Computational Training Resources

A list of free trainings available to SCINet users sorted by topic. This is not an exhaustive list, but may help you get started.

We also have instructions on how to access the various learning platforms.

Python Programming

R Programming

Course Title/Link Platform or Site Time Investment
SCINet: R Programming Collection AgLearn/LinkedIn 1-3 hrs/course
Introduction to R Programming AgLearn/Skillsoft ~2.5 hrs
Debugging in R AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
Programming Techniques in R AgLearn/Skillsoft ~2 hrs
Domain-Specific Tools in R AgLearn/Skillsoft ~1 hr
R for Data Science: Data Structures AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
R for Data Science: Importing and Exporting Data AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
R for Data Science: Data Exploration AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
R for Data Science: Regression Methods AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
R for Data Science: Classification & Clustering AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
R for Data Science: Data Visualization AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
Advanced R Programming Coursera 12 hrs
Data Science Specialization Coursera 8 mo; 6 hrs/wk
Data Science: R Basics EdX 8 wks; 1-2 hrs/wk
R Tutorial Kelly Black, UGA Dept of Mathematics, cyclismo.org 2+ hrs
Intro and Advanced R Tutorials W.B. King, Coastal Carolina Univ., coastal.edu 2+ hrs
R Basics Tutorials Coding Club varies
Learn R and Data Science Interactively with swirl swirlstats varies

General Statistics

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Geospatial

Course Title/Link Platform or Site Time Investment
ESRI GIS Videos (on many topics including machine learning) esri.com varies
Fundamentals of GIS Coursera 3-5 hrs/4wk
GIS Data Formats, Design and Quality Coursera 2-3 hrs/4wk
Geospatial and Environmental Analysis (GIS) Coursera 3-4 hrs/4wk
Imagery, Automation, and Applications (GIS) Coursera 2-5 hrs/4wk
Introduction to GIS Mapping Coursera 18 hrs
GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design Coursera 21 hrs
Spatial Analysis and Satellite Imagery in GIS Coursera 16 hrs
Intro to GEE Coding Club varies
GEE 101: Intro to GEE for beginners Part 1 Google Earth Outreach 1.5 hr
GEE 101: Intro to GEE for beginners Part 2 Google Earth Outreach 1.5 hr
Training Materials from 3 GEE Workshops GEE tutorials 2 hrs each
Spatial Data Science (R) Geospatial and Farming Systems Research Consortium (GFC) varies

Data Management

Course Title/Link Platform or Site Time Investment
Data Science Overview AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
Data Gathering AgLearn/Skillsoft ~1.5 hrs
Data Filtering AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
Data Transformation AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
Data Exploration AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
Data Integration AgLearn/Skillsoft 1 hr
Data Analysis Concepts AgLearn/Skillsoft ~1.5 hrs
Data Classification and Machine Learning AgLearn/Skillsoft ~1.5 hrs
Data Communication and Visualization AgLearn/Skillsoft ~1.5 hrs
Data Management Skill Building Hub DataONE varies
Data Management Plan Guidance National Agricultural Library varies

Bioinformatics

Course Title/Link Platform or Site Time Investment
Bioconductor Courses and Analysis Tools bioconductor.org varies
Online Bioinformatics Tutorials from NIH NIH varies
Bioinformatics On-line Courses and Tutorials Color Base Pair varies
Bioinformatics Courses Class Central varies
Bacterial Genomes: From DNA to Protein Function using Bioinformatics Course Future Learn 2 wks; 5 hrs/wk; next course starts 4/20
Bacterial Genomes: Accessing and Analysing Microbial Genome Data Course Future Learn 3 wks; 5 hrs/wk; next course starts 5/11
Bioinformatics Courses On Edx EdX varies
Stastics and R (basics for life sciences EdX 2-4 hrs/4wk

Ecological and Earth Sciences

Git and GitHub

Course Title/Link Platform or Site Time Investment
What is Git? (Interactive tutorial) atlassian.com 45 min
Intro to GitHub for Version Control Coding Club varies
Setting up a GitHub Repository for Your Lab Coding Club varies
SCINet: Git and Github Collection AgLearn/LinkedIn 1-3 hrs/course

Reproducibility, Productivity, and Integration Management Tools

Database Management

Course Title/Link Platform or Site Time Investment
Simple Retrieval Queries in MySQL Workbench Coursera 1-2 hrs