Before Class
Welcome to data science across the disciplines!
Preview our syllabus and agenda.
Please prepare for this course before the first meeting by getting a laptop computer ready with the following free and open source software and accounts:
- R software www.r-project.org
- RStudio Desktop software posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/
- Git software git-scm.com/
- GitHub account github.com/
For installing R and RStudio before Monday morning class, please see this video
If you have already installed R and RStudio, please make sure your software versions are up-to-date.
If you have any difficulty with software installation or account creation, please attend the first set of office hours on Monday afternoon.
Once you have a GitHub account, please fill out this form to confirm enrollment in the course and share your GitHub user account.
Finally, please read one research article prior to the Tuesday afternoon workshop. Details are posted on Tuesday’s workshop page.