Question 1

When and where?

Accepted Answer

Tuesday 15 October, from 10 am till 2 pm (including breaks). The workshop will take place online via Zoom, with details how to join the call provided in a response email after registration. If you do not have it installed yet, please download Zoom here: https://zoom.us/download

Question 2

How the workshop will be delivered?

Accepted Answer

All the key steps in a standard SQL workflow will be demonstrated by using the DB browser software and writing SQL queries. The instructor will follow the lesson structure provided by The Carpentries initiative, which is specifically developed to teach the social sciences audience: https://datacarpe

Question 3

Who is the instructor?

Accepted Answer

SQL lesson will be led by Dr Rosie Eccleston. Rosie is an experienced data analyst and software skills teacher, with years of experience in various fields, from zoology and government advising to leading data-heavy projects for public and private companies.

Question 4

Who can attend the workshop?

Accepted Answer

This workshop is intended primarily for UK audience, specifically students, researchers and employees within the social sciences. During the registration you will be asked to provide a valid affiliation and affiliation-associated email.

Question 5

Are there any skill or software requirements?

Accepted Answer

No prior knowledge of SQL is needed to participate; however, the installation of DB Browser is recommended to take the most out of the workshop: https://sqlitebrowser.org/dl/. SQLite, a basic distribution of SQL accessible within the DB Browser, will be utilised during live coding.

Question 6

Will there be any support for software installation?

Accepted Answer

The SSI team will help with possible installation issues on your personal or workplace device. There will be open drop-in sessions hosted each week leading to the workshop.

Question 7

Will I receive any evidence for attending the workshop?

Accepted Answer

Yes, certificates of completion will be issued to those attending this workshop. Please input valid first name and surname during the registration, to simplify the task of issuing us the certificate and ensuring you will obtain it within the next week after the workshop.

Question 8

Do you plan any other events this year?

Accepted Answer

Yes, as a part of the project aiming to promote research software best practices in social sciences we are preparing several outreach activities, including workshops, talks and other events, see https://www.software.ac.uk/research-software-practices-social-sciences for the updates.

Question 9

Who can I contact if I have any questions?

Accepted Answer

Please contact Andrzej Romaniuk (andrzej.romaniuk@ed.ac.uk), a host for this event, for any questions related to this and upcoming workshops.

Relational databases: SQL for social scientists

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