Syllabus - R Programming - Preparatory course (51003)

Syllabus R Programming - Preparatory course - 51003
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Last update 22-01-2024
HU Credits: 0 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: Psychology Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Valentin Vancak Coordinator Email: valentin.vancak@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Sunday, 14:30 Teaching Staff: Dr. Valentin Vancak Course/Module description: The course provides fundamental knowledge in R programming language. Course/Module aims: Learning the fundamentals of R programming. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Read and write programs in R language, that include data processing, analysis, and basic graphics. Attendance requirements(%): None Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Online course. Lectures will be recorded Course/Module Content: 1. Fundamentals of R language; IDE (R studio), syntax, scripts, object types and modes (numeric, integer, character, data frames), built-in functions, arithmetic, variables. 2. Data management: data structures (data frames, vectors, factors), vectorization, importing and exporting (csv), logical operators, subsetting (columns and rows), basic data manipulations (naming, cut, levels), sorting, merging. 3. Basic graphics (data visualization): scatter plots & bar plots (aesthetics, titles, legend, multiple figure objects). 4. Boolean logic: and, or, not, De Morgan’s laws, if-else, and application to subsetting. 5. Functions: structure, parameters, arguments, input & output. 6. Basic loops: for loops (indices), print, cat. Required Reading: None Additional Reading Material: Horton, N. J., & Kleinman, K. (2010). Using R for data management, statistical analysis, and graphics. CRC Press. Wickham, H. (2019). Advanced r. CRC press. Grading Scheme : Written / Oral / Practical Exam 80 % Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 % Additional information: This course starts on 23.05.2024 and lasts until the end of the spring semester. Thursdays and Sundays.

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