Queens College Library Data Services Workshop Series

By Q. Joan Xu, Assistant Professor, Data Services and Business Librarian and Eric Silberberg, Assistant Professor, Instructional Design & Education Librarian

The Queens College Library is pleased to present the Data Services Workshop Series, offering free, hands-on training sessions designed to enhance your data knowledge, management, and analysis skills. These free workshops are open to the entire QC community and will cover business data resources, data analysis with R, building AI tools with Python, and research data management.

Workshop 1: Data Resources for Business Research

This workshop will introduce essential business data resources that support and empower business research and entrepreneurship. Topics include data-driven and data-informed approaches and competitive analysis. Led by Qiong Xu, Data Services and Business Librarian.

This workshop will be offered twice:

Sep18

Workshop 1

When:
Where:Hybrid
Sep25

Workshop 1

When:
Where:Hybrid

Workshop 2: Introduction to R and RStudio

This workshop will introduce the basics of using R and RStudio to analyze data for research. No prior programming experience is required; having knowledge and experience with another statistical software package (such as SPSS or SAS) will be helpful. Topics include R packages and syntax; RStudio Interface; Data importing, exploring, analysis, and saving. Led by Qiong Xu, Data Services and Business Librarian.

Oct16

Workshop 2

When:
Where:Hybrid

Workshop 3: Build Your Own AI Tools with Python and Gemini

In this workshop you’ll learn how to use Google Gemini Flash 1.5 language model and Python to create custom AI tools. Beginner experience with Python is required. Topics include Gemini API calls and prompt engineering. Led by Eric Silberberg, Instructional Design and Education Librarian.

This workshop will be offered twice:

Oct23

Workshop 3

When:
Where:Hybrid
Nov6

Workshop 3

When:
Where:Hybrid

Workshop 4: Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM)

This workshop will cover the basics of research data management (RDM) for data sharing and publication. Topics include benefits of RDM, Data storage & sharing strategies. Led by Qiong Xu, Data Services and Business Librarian.

Nov20

Workshop 4

When:
Where:Online


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