YSU to launch new "Fundamentals of R Programming Language" course

The course will commence on March 3 and will be conducted in person over six sessions, held every Tuesday from 19։00 to 21։00. 

The course will be delivered by Lusine Zilfimyan, researcher and lecturer of the "Data Science in Business" master's program at the YSU Chair of Mathematical Modeling in Economics. Her academic interests include behavioral economics, human-computer interaction, and data analysis.

Course Content

The "Fundamentals of R Programming Language" course is designed to provide participants with foundational knowledge of the R programming language. Throughout the course, participants will become familiar with the R environment and RStudio, data types and objects, and will acquire essential programming constructs such as conditional statements, loops, and functions. They will also learn how to work with data, including data import, cleaning, transformation, and visualization. 

Practical sessions will incorporate several R libraries, including dplyr, stringr, and ggplot2.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to conduct data analysis and apply statistical methods using the R programming language.

Participation Requirements

To participate in the course, applicants should have basic computer literacy, analytical thinking skills, and a general understanding of working with data. An educational or professional background in economics, business, psychology, social sciences, or information technology is desirable but not mandatory.

Registration and Fee

Interested participants are required to register in advance by March 1 via the provided link.

The course fee is 40,000 AMD. The course is offered free of charge to university members.