Automation and Make
Initial tasks:
- Please sit near the front
- Reboot into "EPS Linux (temporary home directory)"
- ctrl+alt+del reveals this icon:
- from drop down menu, select restart
- Open these slides: https://slides.com/gcapes/make
- Open the notes: https://swcarpentry.github.io/make-novice/
- Note there is no attendance sheet - complete feedback instead
Research-related IT Services
Described on IT Services website.
Announcements given via Research IT blog.
- Training courses teaching computing skills for Research
- General guidance and advice about research software
- Access to specialist support and consultancy e.g. code reviews
- Access to HPC systems
- Data storage and management
- Full list of services on offer
For help and support use the Support Centre
Housekeeping
- Fire exit
- Toilets
- Course timing
- 09:30 -- 12:00
- 12:00 -- 13:00 lunch
- 13:00 -- 16:00
Teaching methods
- Interactive workshop-style course
- Type along with the examples
- Test your understanding in the exercise sessions
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Course notes
- All examples and exercises are in the notes
- Slides will remain online after the course
Getting help
- Sticky notes
- Used for getting help and giving real-time feedback
- Green = OK / ready to go
- Red = not OK (too fast, didn't understand, computer says no etc)
- Please interrupt me to ask questions
- Peer learning
- During exercises, please help each other as required
- Please try to be quiet during worked examples so everyone can hear