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 a three day workshop 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 may register to attend in person or virtually. Note that if we have low in-person registration, we may opt to move to online only. Please email any questions about the course to rc-help@colorado.edu.

A Zoom link will be emailed upon registration if attending virtually.