Increasing Openness & Reproducibility in Quantitative Research

Course Description

Increasing Openness & Reproducibility in Quantitative Research, to demonstrate practical steps researchers can take to increase openness and reproducibility in quantitative research. The workshop will be hands-on, using example studies, and attendees will actively participate in creating
reproducible projects from start to finish.

Topics covered:

• Project documentation
• Version control
• Pre-analysis plans
• Open source tools like the Center for Open Science Open Science Framework to easily implement these concepts in a scientific workflow

It is recommended attendees bring their own laptop in order to fully participate.

Target audience: faculty, graduate students and postdocs across disciplines, who are engaged in quantitative research. This may also include staff whom conducts research, manage researchers, or has an interest in how research is conducted.

Speaker

April Clyburne-Sherin, Co-head of Center for Open Science training programs for reproducible research methods

Length

One 3 hour session.

Next course

May 2, 2016 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Location: UPC, Davis Auditorium- Andrus Gerontology Center

Materials

Slides from workshop

Course Registration

To register, please RSVP at least one week prior to the first class via email, indicating the course(s) you are attending to: usc.edu/esvp (code: COS).

For information about workshops, contact the office at 213-740-6709.