Enhancing Reproducible Science with GitHub and Docker

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Course Overview

What You'll Learn

  • The four topic courses and capstone course will teach you best practices, help you practice hands-on skills, and provide templates to help you adapt the content for your own research needs.
  • Students will learn about code review, version control with Git and GitHub, using containers with tools like Docker to keep computing environments consistent, and using continuous integration/deployment tools like GitHub Actions to automatically run and test your code.

This Specialization is intended for scientific researchers who work with data and want to make their analyses yield consistent results regardless of who conducts the analysis or when it is run. The four topic courses and capstone course will teach you best practices, help you practice hands-on skills, and provide templates to help you adapt the content for your own research needs. Students will learn about code review, version control with Git and GitHub, using containers with tools like Docker to keep computing environments consistent, and using continuous integration/deployment tools like GitHub Actions to automatically run and test your code.

Course FAQs

Is this an accredited online course?

Accreditation for 'Enhancing Reproducible Science with GitHub and Docker' is determined by the provider, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center & Johns Hopkins University. For online college courses or degree programs, we strongly recommend you verify the accreditation status directly on the provider's website to ensure it meets your requirements.

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How do I enroll in this online school program?

To enroll, click the 'ENROLL NOW' button on this page. You will be taken to the official page for 'Enhancing Reproducible Science with GitHub and Docker' on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center & Johns Hopkins University online class platform, where you can complete your registration.