Key Information

Tutor: Dr John Pinney
Course Level: Level 1
Course Credit: 1 credit
Prerequisites:
 No prior programming experience is required
Duration: 3 x 2 hour sessions
Format: Microsoft Teams with live teaching and hands-on practice

This course provides an introduction to R as a programming language.  We will not look at data handling or statistical tests in detail, as these are beyond the scope of this introductory course.

The course will include a lot of hands-on practice using the using the RStudio environment.

Syllabus:

  • Basic calculations
  • Data structures (vectors, matrices and data frames)
  • Control structures (if, while and for)
  • Functions
  • Importing data
  • Plotting charts


Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this workshop you will be better able to:

  • Use RStudio to work with R notebooks.
  • Apply fundamental components of the R language including variables, loops, conditionals, functions and data structures.
  • Import data from a file to make simple plots.
  • Create programs designed to solve simple problems


Dates & Booking Information

  • Monday 13 January 2025 (Part 1), Tuesday 14 January 2025 (Part 2) & Wednesday 15 January 2025 (Part 3), 14:00-16:00, Microsoft Teams

  • Monday 28 April 2025 (Part 1), Tuesday 29 April 2025 (Part 2) & Wednesday 30 April 2025 (Part 3), 15:00-17:00, Microsoft Teams

  • Tuesday 06 May 2025 (Part 1), Wednesday 07 May 2025 (Part 2) & Thursday 08 May 2025 (Part 3), 13:00-15:00, Microsoft Teams

To book your place, please follow the booking process advertised on the main programme page