Learning outcomes

"Know how to organize your data;
Know how to import them into R;
Know how to process them, and visualize them in graphs, on R."

Goals

Develop a professional attitude to data management, adopt programming logic, develop basic skills in R.

Content

This course provides an introduction to computer science and the use of R and RStudio programs. It begins with the basics of computer science, then explains how to organize your data efficiently. Next, it covers the programming environment with R and RStudio, including basic calculations, data types, and integrating your own data into R. Finally, the course concludes with creating graphs and using functions to analyze and visualize data.

Table of contents

1 Basic computer stuff

 

2 How to organise your data?

 

3 The programs R and RStudio

 

3.1 Basic calculations

 

3.2 Types of data

 

3.3 Getting your own data into R

 

3.4 Graphs and functions

 

Exercices

Application of concepts seen in theoretical courses on computer.

Assessment method

Continuous assessment: quiz during theoretical courses (20%); open book exam (80%). Important: A student who fails this course at the end of the academic year will have to retake the quizzes next year.

Sources, references and any support material

Syllabus

Language of instruction

Français
Training Study programme Block Credits Mandatory
Bachelor in Biology Standard 0 2
Bachelor in Geography : General Standard 0 2
Bachelor in Geology Standard 0 2
Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine Standard 0 2
Bachelor in Biology Standard 1 2
Bachelor in Geography : General Standard 2 2
Bachelor in Geology Standard 2 2
Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine Standard 2 2