University of Turin

Department of Life Science and System Biology

Between the 10th and the 14th of January

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Data Science with UNIX and R

Instructors

Dr. Stefano Ghignone - Dr. Marco Chiapello

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General Information

Venue: Aula B7, Palazzo Campana Online meeting

PhD toolbox workshop is for any phD student who has data to analyze, no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data.

Please create a profile on the following websites:

• Slack: Slack. For chatting and exchange information.

• RStudio Cloud: rstudio cloud. Website to use R.

Schedule

• Day 1 (09:00-16:00)

  • Reproducible research
  • UNIX

• Day2 (09:00-12:00)

  • Data Organization in Spreadsheets

• Day3 (10:00-16:00)

  • Introduction to R
  • Starting with data

• Day4 (10:00-16:00)

  • Manipulating and analyzing data
  • Data visualisation

• Day5 (10:00-16:00)

  • Version control with git and GitHub
  • Rmarkdown

Open-source

We will only use open-source software and all the course’s slides and materials will be publicly available on GitHub.

Wiki page

On the WIKI page you can find useful links and extra contents.

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Questions and interaction

• We will use Slack for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.

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Code of conduct

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Any form of behaviour to exclude, intimidate, or cause discomfort is a violation of the Code of Conduct.

In order to foster a positive and professional learning environment we encourage the following kinds of behaviours in all platforms and events:

• Use welcoming and inclusive language
• Be respectful of different viewpoints and experiences
• Gracefully accept constructive criticism
• Focus on what is best for the community
• Show courtesy and respect towards other community members