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SUMMARY:Programming with Python for Social Science Bootcamp
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DESCRIPTION:This four-day bootcamp is aimed at academics and postgraduate
  researchers across the social sciences wishing to build skills with com
 puter programming as a research method. The event will provide participa
 nts with not only programming skills (i.e. the “how” of programming) but
  also explore Python as a tool that can be creatively applied to problem
 s in the social world (i.e. the “why” of programming as a social researc
 her).\n\nThe bootcamp is free to attend\, places will be awarded via thi
 s application process. The deadline for applications is  12pm on Friday 
 31st August\, with decisions being sent by the 10 September. We will be 
 providing a light lunch each day\, one evening meal for all partcipants 
 and free B&B accomodation for the Tuedsay to Thursday evenings for those
  outside of the Manchester area.\n\nPrior to the event\, participants wi
 ll be briefed on how to install relevant software packages and be given 
 a selection of readings to introduce them to the various intersections b
 etween software/algorithmic design and social science research work.\n\n
 The event itself will open with a crash course in Python programming des
 igned to take absolute beginners up to an intermediate level. This will 
 include guided “hands-on” instruction with Python as well as talks on me
 thodological issues\, and introductions to exemplary use cases of Python
  in social research\; all of this will be delivered with an emphasis on 
 the various relevances of these skills for participants’ work.\n\nThere 
 will be a range of activities for participants to engage in to build and
  practice their skills with Python in collaboration with other social sc
 ience practitioners. For instance\, there will be a workshop component o
 n designing (research-relevant) software tools and algorithms\, where pa
 rticipants will work in groups to sketch out (on pen and paper) designs/
 plans for various applications selected from randomised combinations of 
 flashcards. Participants will feed back their results to the wider group
  as a collaborative discussion on software design issues as a methodolog
 ical concern.\n\nBuilding on this\, participants will also engage in a m
 ore hands-on “hackathon” event\, working in small groups to plan out and
  start building tools\, algorithms or applications that would be of rele
 vance to their research goals\, and participants will feed back their in
 itial results to the wider group for the purposes of constructive critiq
 ue (which affords an opportunity for participants to think about how to 
 conceptualise and talk about programming in a social science context).\n
 \nOverall\, this bootcamp aims to provide participants with a core set o
 f Python programming skills\, and kickstart collaborations and projects 
 that will both foster an emerging network of social science programmers 
 and provide opportunities for them to continue developing their skills b
 eyond the event itself.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:TBC\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester
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