Lectures

The IVV offers a series of lectures on the use of computer-aided methods in the Natural Sciences.

Introduction to Scientific Computing at NWZ

This lecture provides an overview of the IT infrastructure at WWU with a focus on the use in Natural Sciences. Available tools and technologies like High-Performance-Computing (HPC), Data Science, Sciebo, WWU-Cloud, Jupythernotebook, git, Morfeus, etc. are explained and presented. Besides a Linux crash course and a short introduction to Research Software Engineering (concerning the use of integrated development environments, software libraries, version control systems, testing strategies etc.) also the topic of research data management is covered.

Introduction in the Administration of PCs in the IVV Natural Sciences"

The participation in an administrator course is compulsory for new IT-Administrators. The IVV Natural Sciences offers therefore a lecture and a hands-on workshop.

In view of the manifold challenges regarding security and confidentiality of data and the operational security of the computer network, the course will focus on the possibilities and requirements in the Active Directory "NWZ".