School of Global Policy and Strategy - Skills Courses (2023)
Introduction
This course will introduce you the R programming language and how to use R to work with data from GapMinder, Python programming language and how to use Python and the Jupyter Notebook to work with data, and the best practices in data management, preparation and representation, including the basics of data in spreadsheets, SQL and using the Unix Shell. In order to earn a certificate of proficiency, you must attend all of the class meetings for the course, do the short assignments, and pass the quizzes at the end of the course. See the workshop website for more details and schedule.
Topics:
- R
- Python
- Git
- Unix Shell
- Tidy Data
- SQL
- Data Management
Dates
January 10 - March 9, 2023 (2:00 PM - 3:20 PM)
- See the workshop website for more details and schedule.
Location
Zoom
Staff
Instructors
- Reid Otsuji (UCSD/Library)
- Stephanie Labou (UCSD/Library)
- Kimberly Thomas (UCSD/RITS)
- Eastern Kang (UCSD/Pediatrics)
- Carolina Dantas (Medicine)
- Rukmini Ravi (SDSC)
Helpers
- Kimberly Thomas (UCSD/RITS)
- Celeste Allaband (Pediatrics)
- Reid Otsuji (UCSD/Library)
Audience
All GPS graduate students (do not need to have any previous knowledge of programming or the tools presented in the course to attend).