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Enhance your digital skills by exploring various practical skills such as data visualization tools, data management tools, AI tools, and web-scrapping tools.
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OpenRefine is a free, open-source tool for working with messy data. It cleans the data, transforms it from one format into another, and extends it with web services and external data. In this session, attendees will learn the basic applications such as cleaning and transforming data, resolving inconsistencies in a data set, etc. Duration: 1 hr |
Data Mining Research with RapidMiner (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
RapidMiner is a powerful and intuitive data science platform that enables users to perform a wide range of data analytics tasks to extract valuable insights from their data. By the end of the workshop, participants will:
Duration: 1.5 hrs |
Data Visualization Tool: Tableau (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
In this session, attendees will learn the basic features of Tableau, a data visualization tool. Duration: 1 hr |
Introduction to Large Language Models and their Applications (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
This workshop provides an introduction to large language models (LLMs) and explores their diverse applications across various domains. Through hands-on exercises and case studies, participants will have the opportunity to experiment with pre-trained LLM models and discover how they can be leveraged to tackle real-world problems. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Duration: 1 hr |
Introduction to R for Statistical Analysis (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
R is a widely used software for statistical analysis that is available for free. This workshop will utilize RStudio Cloud to conduct descriptive statistical analysis and provide practical demonstrations. In this session, attendees will learn how to:
Duration: 1.5 hrs |
Preparing Scientific Documents with LaTeX (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
LaTeX is a typesetting system that allows users to create high-quality documents with precise formatting. It excels in producing scientific and technical documents, including research papers, reports, theses, and presentations. By the end of the workshop, participants will:
Duration: 1.5 hrs |
Tableau Basics: Making Charts and Tables (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
In this session, attendees will learn how to use Tableau, a data visualization tool, for making charts and tables. Duration: 1 hr
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Text Analysis with Voyant Tools (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
Voyant is a powerful text analysis tool that allows users to gain valuable insights from textual data. By the end of the workshop, participants will:
Duration: 1 hr |
Understanding the Creative Commons Licenses (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
All creative works are automatically protected by copyright. The Creative Commons licenses (CC licenses) facilitate the management of copyright terms so that it is easier to reuse and share creative works. In this session, attendees will learn:
Duration: 0.5 hrs |
Using AI Tools to Facilitate the Research Process (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
AI tools can be a powerful resource for researchers looking to enhance the quality and efficiency of their research. This workshop is designed to provide researchers with the skills and knowledge required to utilize different AI tools to support their research projects. In this session, attendees will learn:
Duration: 1 hr |
Web Scraping for Non-Technical Researchers (To view the video, click the above image and login with your CityU credential)
Web scraping is a valuable method for researchers because it enables them to extract data from websites in an automated and efficient manner, enhancing the efficiency of their research. It is worth noting that not all web scraping techniques require programming skills. This workshop will showcase two no-code tools that can aid in scraping data from the web and provide hands-on demonstrations. In this session, attendees will learn:
Duration: 1 hr |
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