Overview
This 3-day workshop will cover some of the common tools used in open source development. It is targeted at novice users. The workshop will be broken into two parts:
- Computing basics (day 1) – Topics covered: basic terminal usage, UNIX, git, and GitHub.
- Intro to R (days 2 & 3) – Topics covered: variables, control flow, function, loops, data visualization, data cleaning, and data reports.
The format will be a mixture of lectures and labs. Each day will consist of a morning and afternoon session, each lasting approximately two hours. See below for a more detailed schedule. The workshop will be in-person only. Workshop materials will be made available online afterward.
🗓️ Dates
Part 1 (Computing basics): Monday January 20, 2025
Part 2 (Intro to R): Thursday January 23 & Friday January 24, 2025
🎯 Location
TBA
📋 Registration
If you would like to register for the workshop, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/tPoa245UUUggrcwp7.
Registration is open to all Syracuse University students, staff, and faculty. There is no fee, but space is limited, so sign up soon.
💻 Prerequisites
The workshop will be cross-disciplinary and no prior programming experience is needed. You will need to bring your own computer.
⏲ Schedule
The workshop will start at 10:00AM each day. We will also be available 9:00 – 10:00AM on Monday and Thursday to help people setup their computers for the workshop.
| Day | Time | Topics covered (subject to change) | |
| Mon. Jan. 20 | 9:00AM - 10:00AM | Setup bash (optional) | |
| Mon. Jan. 20 | 10:00AM – 12:00PM | Part I, Computing Basics | Bash, working with files/directories, and pipes |
| Mon. Jan. 20 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM | Setup ssh keys (optional) | |
| Mon. Jan. 20 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | Part I, Computing Basics | git and GitHub |
| Thurs. Jan. 23 | 9:00AM - 10:00AM | Setup R (optional) | |
| Thurs. Jan. 23 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Part II, Introduction to R | R: variables, assignments, types, and functions |
| Thurs. Jan. 23 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | R: data visualization with ggplot2 | |
| Fri. Jan. 24 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | R: data cleaning with the tidyverse | |
| Fri. Jan. 24 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | R: data reports with RMarkdown | |
📖 Workshop materials
Materials will be uploaded after the workshop.