Impact of Programming Workshops on Biomedical Reproducibility (IPWBR)

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of introductory programming workshops on the computational reproducibility of biomedical research workflows. This mixed methods study consisted of in-depth interviews with 14 biomedical researchers before and after participation in an introductory programming workshop. During the interviews, participants descreir research workflows and responded to a quantitative checklist measuring reproducible behaviors. The interview data was analyzed using a thematic analysis approach, and the pre and post workshop checklist scores were compared to assess the impact of the workshop on computational reproducibility of the researchers’ workflows.