Please note!
This is a two-part course held over two days in the same room:
- Part 1: Thursday, October 29, from 09:00 to 16:00 in Georg Sverdrups hus, DSC-Oasen
- Part 2: Friday, October 30, from 09:00 to 16:00 in Georg Sverdrups hus, DSC-Oasen
This workshop is a collaboration between TASK@IT Department UiO and Carpentry@UiO.
Target group
This workshop is designed for Early Career Researchers who identify themselves as ABSOLUTE beginners in the subject matter.
Language
The workshop will be held in english.
Learning outcomes
After attending the mini-workshop, you will know how:
- R works
- to use the RStudio interface
- to use basic commands, syntax and structure of R programming
- to upload data in RStudio from CSV, Excel or txt file
- to assign values to variables
- to select individual values and subsections from data
- to create simple visualization
No advanced R programming will be teach in this mini-workshop.
Setup and preparations
Participants need to have their own laptop with both R and RStudio installed. It is recommended that you bring a power cord for your own device.
Both R and RStudio are free. R can be downloaded from https://cran.r-project.org and RStudio from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/.
For UiO laptops, R and RStudio can be installed via Software Center.
If you need help installing R and/or RStudio, contact local IT in your department. If you cannot install R and RStudio on your own computer, you can use UiO Programkiosk or Posit Cloud (formerly RStudio Cloud).
Working methods
Hands-on workshop with live coding
Price
The workshop is free of charge
Teachers
Luigi Maglanoc (TASK), Arturo Vera Poce de Leon (NMBU)
Registration
Sign-up deadline: October 28, 2026 at 23:59