Online Course – 1st Edition
ENMTools: a hands-on workshop
August 10th-12th, 2020
Ecology
This course will be delivered ONLINE: 9 hours of online live lessons, plus 6 hours of recorded classes. A good internet connection is required to follow the course.
THIS COURSE HAS SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. YOU CAN APPLY HERE.
In this workshop students will be introduced to the ENMTools R package, which is a package for constructing niche and distribution models and using them to test hypotheses about patterns of niche evolution. ENMTools contains a streamlined workflow for making, visualizing, and projecting models, as well as new methods for evaluating model predictions, statistical significance, and biases in the model construction and projection process.
It also implements Monte Carlo tests addressing many fundamental questions regarding niche evolution, such as:
Graduate or postgraduate degree in any Biosciences discipline. All participants must have a personal computer (Windows, Macintosh), with webcam if possible, headphones, and a good internet connection.
This is an advanced course intended for students who are already familiar with ENM/SDM theory and are used to working in R.
This course will be delivered online.
Please check the schedule for the live online part, and be aware that it is GMT+1.
August 10th-12th, 2020
English
15 hours online.
Places are limited to 14 participants and will be occupied by strict registration order.
Participants who have completed the course will receive a certificate at the end of it.
Program
Before the course (online tutorials)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
(192 € for Ambassador Institutions)
(228 € for Ambassador Institutions)
You can check the list of Ambassador Institutions. If you want your institution to become a Transmitting Science Ambassador please contact us at communication@transmittingscience.com
The rest of the time will be taught with recorded classes, to watch before the course and between the live sessions.
Discounts are not cumulative and apply only on the Course Fee. We offer the possibility of paying in two instalments (contact the course coordinator).
5 % Discount
Former participants will have a 5 % discount on the Course Fee.
20 % Discount
20 % discount on the Course Fee is offered for members of some organizations (Ambassador Institutions). If you want to apply to this discount please indicate it in the Registration form (proof will be asked later).
40 % Discount
Unemployed scientists living in the country were the course will be held, as well as PhD students based in that country without any grant or scholarship to develop their PhD, could benefit from a 40 % discount on the Course Fee. If you want to ask for this discount, please contact the course coordinator. That would apply for a maximum of 2 places and they will be covered by strict inscription order.