Training Needs Survey

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This form is aimed at supervisors who manage researchers using computing facilities and writing code (including Masters, PhD and PostDoc levels). The data will be used to help us understand what skills they have and need and form the basis of discussions in our training forum meetings.

Full name

Email

Department(s)

1-2

3-5

6-10

10+

Don’t know or prefer not to say

None or Almost None

Some

Majority or All

What do your researchers commonly do? Please select all that apply.

On laptop or desktops

On the SCRTP taskfarm/dedicated nodes/clusters

On national or international facilities

Data analysis or plotting scripts

“Workflows” (gluing together existing tools)

Other small programs from scratch

Produce larger codes for your group’s research

Contribute to existing efforts such as community codes

Design or architect large codes for active research nationally or beyond

As a contributor

As primary maintainer

If your researchers write or modify code, what languages do they use?

Python

Matlab

C++

C

Fortran

R

Julia

Other (please specify):

If your researchers use Linux based machines, either laptop, desktop or SCRTP provided, can you estimate how many of them:

_

None

Some

Many

All

N/A

Need help getting started and with basic tasks such as running programs

Need help with common but non-trivial tasks such as building software or setting file permissions

Need help with accessing remote machines such as the taskfarm

Need help understanding and using the queueing system on taskfarm/clusters

Would your researchers benefit from specific training or support which they aren't getting right now in the following areas?

Domain specific training – e.g. using a particular package

General training – programming, software design etc

Code review, debugging help, architecture advice etc

Hands-on support with Linux and cluster systems etc

If there is a specific training topic that your researchers would benefit from, please get in touch with us at resource.rse@warwick.ac.uk to discuss your needs further.

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