Advanced R: Building Open-Source Tools for Data Science
QAC 356
Fall 2021
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01
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| Course Cluster and Certificates: Applied Data Science Certificate |
An in-depth exploration of the R programming language and development environment; from syntax and data structures, to data analysis and visualization, report writing, project management, and software development. Students will work in teams to create open-source data science applications that can used to manage and prepare data, perform statistical analysis, and create compelling visualizations and reports. Students will also have an opportunity to contribute to a shared Wesleyan R package that contains datasets and functions that are useful for teaching introductory and advanced data science courses. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM QAC, SBS QAC |
| Course Format: Laboratory Course | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: QAC201 or MATH132 or ECON300 or QAC302 AND COMP112 AND QAC156 or QAC211 or QAC251 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CADS)(DATA-MN)(HRAD-MN)(IDEA-COMP)(PSYC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: CQC |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Peng, R, Kross, S., & Aderson, Brooke. (2017). MASTERING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IN R. (https://bookdown.org/rdpeng/RProgDA/)
Wickham, H. (2014). ADVANCED R. CRC Press: Florida. (http://adv-r.had.co.nz/)
Wickham, H. (2015). R PACKAGES. O'Reilly: California (http://r-pkgs.had.co.nz/)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Both a data analysis and a programming background are required for enrollment in this course |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Selection by brief interview with instructor. Students interested in taking this course should contact Professor Kabacoff at x22759 or e-mail rkabacoff@wesleyan.edu. |
| Instructor(s): Kabacoff,Robert Ira Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: ALLB113; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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