Teach Me How to Google

a talk on how to troubleshoot code and Google for helpful answers

MEDS
Author
Affiliation
Samantha Csik

Master of Environmental Data Science Program @ The Bren School (UCSB) & The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Published

October 11, 2021


Overview

This talk was originally developed for the Master of Environmental Data Science (MEDS) program, administered by the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management in partnership with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.

It’s since been given to students from UCSB’s Master of Technology Management Program (Jan 2022), R-Ladies St. Louis (Feb 2022), and The Brown School StatLab at the University of Washington in St. Louis (Mar 2022).

Abstract

Googling for code help is something that all data scientists (at all career stages) do. But figuring out how to get the information you need back can be incredibly challenging, particularly for new coders. In this workshop, we’ll discuss strategies for refining your queries to increase your chances of finding informative solutions.