August 18-20, 9 AM - 12 PM each day

This micro-credentialed course is for those who will be tackling computing-, memory-, or storage-intensive research problems that exceed the capacity of a laptop or desktop computer. It consists of four three-hour modules and is intended to give attendees a hands-on introduction to high-performance computing (“supercomputing”) using CU Boulder’s Research Computing resources. By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• Identify community- and CU-specific research computing resources

• Find help/documentation for research computing

• Access research computing resources

• Use basic Linux to navigate the command line

• Transfer data to/from research computing systems

• Find, download and apply software on research computing systems

• Schedule jobs on research computing resources including CPUs, GPUs and high-memory platforms

• Monitor your resource usage

• Request research computing resource allocations

Upon successfully completing the associated assignments, learners are issued a digital badge, allowing achievements to be displayed and shared. Just as diplomas serve to recognize degrees, digital badges are artifacts that offer recognition and storytelling about micro-credentials.

Important: This course is open to members of the Rocky Mountain Advanced Computing Consortium (RMACC). Participants from CU Boulder are required to attend in person each day; RMACC members may attend in person or virtually. A Zoom link will be emailed upon registration.