We are pleased to announce a six-day course providing a hands-on introduction to Python programming and textual data analysis.
The course aims to introduce the Python Programming Language to people with no prior programming knowledge who plan to do research with digitised texts. The course will introduce basic concepts and the packages used for natural language processing and machine learning. In-depth hands-on sessions will provide practical guidance on using programming in different contexts, from small automation tasks to analysing text data using machine learning methods. The main focus of the course will be on practical aspects.
The course consists of three blocks of two full days each. On all six days, the course will start at 9.00 and is expected to end around 17.00 with a lunch break around 12.30 and two coffee breaks (in the morning and afternoon).
We will hold this course on-site at ETH Zürich (OCT in Oerlikon and ETZ in Zentrum):
Part 1: Introduction to programming in Python
Monday, 04 March and Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Part 2: Working with text data
Wednesday, 17 April and Monday, 22 April 2024
Part 3: Machine learning for text data
Monday, 06 May and Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Dr Agnieszka Ilnicka and Dr Tarun Chadha from the Scientific IT Services of ETH Zürich will lead the course.
Registration
The course is aimed at people who do not have prior programming knowledge and plan to process and analyse digitised textual data.
The registration opens Friday, 09 February 2024 at noon. The maximum number of participants is 15. After registration you will receive an automatic confirmation of application. Your place will be confirmed via another email within one week. Surplus registrations will form a waiting list.
The deadline for registration is Monday, 26 February 2024.
The course is free of charge.