Software training resources
Access training materials and watch recordings of library training sessions.
- Browse and register for online and in-person workshops.
- Access short courses in Linked Learning to learn more about useful software.
- We are happy to assist students and staff by offering consultations. Email training@library.uq.edu.au to request a consultation.
Workshop resources
Orientation
Welcome to UQ. Get up to speed with these orientation training resources.
Presentations
- More than books: Make the most of your library (PDF, 4.7 MB)
- Get connected (WiFi and logging in) (PDF, 530 KB)
- Navigating Learn.UQ (Blackboard) (PDF, 1.15 MB)
- Systems and Software at UQ (PDF, 1.60 MB)
Session videos
- More than books: Make the most of your Library (YouTube, 28m 15s)
- Get connected (WiFi and logging in) (YouTube, 12m 02s)
- Navigating Learn.UQ (Blackboard) (YouTube, 46m 11s)
- Systems and Software at UQ (YouTube, 32m 02s)
Visit Orientation at your library for more orientation activities and resources.
Training intensives
Access training materials for our intensive sessions, where participants learn the basics and then work together on a group project. These short courses are usually offered twice a year and run over a few days. They include:
- Python for data analysis
- QGIS
- R (programming language).
Regular workshops
Access training materials from our software workshops that we schedule regularly throughout each semester. These hands-on sessions usually run for 1 to 3 hours.
Intro training manuals
- R with RStudio: Getting started
- R + dplyr: Preparing data for analysis
- R + ggplot2: Introductory data visualisation
- R + ggplot2: Intermediate data visualisation
- R + Tidyverse: tidier data, simpler loops
- R + Quarto: Reproducible publishing
Advanced training manuals
- R data visualisation: Heatmaps
- R advanced: Webapps with Shiny
- R advanced: Packaging and sharing functions
Session videos
- R with RStudio: Getting Started (YouTube, 1h 23m 31s)
- R data manipulation with RStudio and dplyr (YouTube, 54m 28s)
- R data visualisation with ggplot2 - introduction (YouTube, 49m 06s)
- R visualisation with ggplot2 – intermediate (YouTube, 1h 11m 33s)
- R and the Tidyverse - next steps (YouTube, 1h 6m 43s)
- R data visualisation with RStudio - heatmaps (YouTube, 1h 5m 46s)
Other software training resources
Access training materials for sessions we run occasionally.
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Microsoft Loop
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Feedback
Software training feedback form
Student software
Visit Free student software for personal use (UQ login required) for software students can use on their personal computers while enrolled at UQ.