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Modules for MOLB5700, A course on fundamental skills for biomedical researchers

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r4grads - Data Analysis & Publishing in R

Part of MOLB5700 - Fundamental Skills for Biomedical Researchers

Vikram E. Chhatre, Braveen Joseph & Samuel Fay

Schedule

• Module 1: February 17
• Module 2: February 24
• Module 3: March 3

1. How do I prepare for the modules?

0. Make sure you fill out this quick survey. It will help us tailor the contents to suit your needs.

1. Get a free GitHub account. Once you login to your account, navigate to this repository and click on Watch button in the top right corner. This will help you keep track of changes being made upstream. I will update the repository periodically.

2. Install Git, the version control system on your computer

   • Mac OSX has a git client built into it. So no installation is necessary.

   • If you use a Windows computer, install Git for Windows

3. Download and install latest versions of R and RStudio

   • R can be downloaded from r-project.org

   • RStudio can be obtained from rstudio.com/products/rstudio/

4. Make sure your git installation works.

   • Mac OSX: Open Terminal.app, and type git --version. This should print git version to the screen. If you get an error message, contact me (vchhatre at uwyo.edu).

   • Git for Windows: Right click on desktop and choose Git Bash, which should open up a terminal window. If you run into issues, make sure you followed instructions on their website (see above).

5. Request access to the class Slack account. When the class is in session, we will provide live help on this Slack channel.