By the end of the course, students will be able to:
-    find, store, convert and otherwise manipulate multi-variable oceanographic data in various formats and at various spatio-temporal scales,
-    write platform-independent code for data analysis and visualization,
-    use publicly available scientific programming libraries and repositories,
-    use state-of-the-art open access software for data management, plotting and mapping,
-    keep up to date with the trends and advancements in this information technology field.