Research Guides: Computational Skills and Thinking: Resources

Basic Computational Skills

LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
Online courses on a variety of topics, including software & tech
O'Reilly Learning Platform for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Tech and business content, with training videos, case studies, certification prep, & more

Constellate
A platform for learning and performing text analysis, including tutorials on: Command Line skills, Python
Note: To access all resources you must have a JSTOR login and pair it with SMU. To access Tutorials, log in to Constellate and navigate to the Tutorials section on your dashboard. From there, you can explore the library of interactive tutorials covering a wide range of text analysis topic
Introduction to R
Center for Research Computing Workshops
Look for workshops with recordings

Introduction to GitHub Workshop content
This is the content for the hands on introduction.

Scholarship & Research Support
Consultations, support, and tools to help researchers.

OIT Research Services
IT Training for the SMU Community
Links to OIT workshops and training for basic computer skills and software you will need in your research such as Excel and Adobe.

OIT Services A to Z
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Software for students
"Students are eligible to download the Microsoft Office suite, SAS, SAS JMP, and Mathematica free of charge under our campus agreement. Also, many software packages are available to use virtually within Apps.SMU, our virtualized environment."

GIS & Spatial Literacy
GIS@SMU offers instruction and consultation on finding GIS data, using GIS software, and applying spatial thinking to research projects.

SMU Libraries Workshops: Scholarship and Research
All upcoming workshops (GIS, Text Mining, OIT/HPC, R, Python, etc.)