Requirements: Participants must have access to a computer with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below).
Accessibility:
We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. Please get in touch if you require any accommodations or if there is anything we can do to make this workshop more accessible to you.
Contact: Please email or rsginfo@soton.ac.uk for more information.
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Automated Version Control is a process for tracking changes to files and folders within a 'repository'. This workshop will teach you how to use the Git version control system to manage your code, tracking changes to files, inspecting and merging multiple different changes, and how to collaborate with other Git users using the GitHub online respository store.
This is an introduction to R designed for participants with no programming experience. These lessons will be taught over three days. They start with some basic information about R syntax, the RStudio interface, and move through how to import CSV files, the structure of data frames, how to deal with factors, how to add/remove rows and columns, how to calculate summary statistics from a data frame, and a brief introduction to plotting.
To participate in this workshop, you will need access to software as described below. In addition, you will need an up-to-date web browser.
The instructions for all the software can be found on the setup page.