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NCL Workshop Schedule

The following is the general layout for a 4-day NCL workshop.

Note that the labs are listed as optional, but we strongly feel that this is where students learn the most. Usually we start the workshops on a Tuesday, reserving Monday for lab set up.

Day 1 (generally a Tuesday)
8:30-8:45 Computer setup
(instructor will be on hand to help you login and set up your environment if necessary)
8:45- 9:00 Introduction of people in class
9:00-10:15 Lecture: NCL Language Basics
10:15-10:30 Coffee/tea break
10:30-12:00 Lecture: NCL File Input/Output
12:00-1:00 Lunch break
1:00-2:15 Lecture: NCL Graphics
(sometimes we start later depending on the lunch schedule)
2:15-2:30 Coffee/tea break
2:30-3:15 Lecture: NCL Graphics (continued)
3:15-3:20 Quick break for setup
3:20-3:30 NCL website tour
3:30-5:00 Optional Lab
Day 2 (generally a Wednesday)
9:00-10:15 Lecture: NCL Data Analysis
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Lecture: NCL Data Analysis (continued)
12:00-1:00 Lunch break
1:00-5:00 Optional Lab
Day 3 (generally a Thursday)
9:00-5:00 Optional Lab
Day 4 (generally a Friday)
9:00-12:00 Optional Lab