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DESCRIPTION:#training More information will follow Course leader: Marcin Ki
 erczak (marcin.kierczak@scilifelab.se) and Sebastian DiLorenzo (sebastian.
 dilorenzo@nbis.se) Course description The course is addressed to life scie
 ntists with little or moderate experience in programming but enthusiastic 
 about learning how to use R to make their work smoother and easier. The co
 urse covers fundamental concepts of programming and software design focusi
 ng on programming in R. We will go through various aspects of R scripting 
 with some more attention paid to the parts useful for life scientists. Aft
 er introductory lectures on good programming practices\, basic software de
 sign theory and a brief overview of R\, we will delve into programming. We
  start by learning how to use R as a simple calculator\, what are variable
  types\, how to use data structures\, how to implement repeating actions w
 ith and without loops\, how to take actions based on certain condition. We
  gradually proceed to loading data\, importing data from common file forma
 ts\, we do some basic matrix algebra\; learn how to perform basic statisti
 cal tests and how to visualize results. We will also put stress on giving 
 you tools to access help and information on R-related challenges and issue
 s\, we will spend some time on learning how to install external packages\,
  how to find bugs and address common installation issues. We also mention 
 some more advanced topics and tell you more about BioConductor that is an 
 invaluable tool for a computational biologist. You will also learn how to 
 document your work and how to generate automatic reports. We try to illust
 rate all these concepts with some real-life examples and interesting lab t
 asks. The course will be given by experienced computational biologists fro
 m SciLifeLab and Uppsala University. Dr. Marcin Kierczak responsible for t
 he content of the course is an experienced R user/coder\, who has previous
 ly developed R packages and has experience in teaching programming and R t
 o different audiences. Course literature We recommend the following books 
 for the course: N. Matloff\, “The Art of R Programming”   Book   
 Free PDF R.I. Kabacoff\, “R in Action”   Book/Ebook and preview   
 38% discount code: ria38 Entry requirements Good general computer literac
 y is expected\, but no previous experience in programming or R is required
 . You are expected to know basic concepts in mathematics and statistics\, 
 but the emphasis on the course is to learn how to use R. Participants are 
 expected to use their own computers with pre-installed R and R Studio (det
 ailed instructions will be given upon acceptance). Due to space constraint
 s for the computer exercises\, there are a maximum number of allowed parti
 cipants. If we receive more applications\, participants will be selected b
 ased on several criteria. Selection criteria include correct entry require
 ments\, motivation to attend the course as well as gender and geographical
  balance. 
SUMMARY:R Programming Foundations for Life Scientists
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