Project management for R and RStudio

Optimizing Workflow and Collaboration on EduCloud Research Platform

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EduCloud Research is a project-oriented Platform as a Service from UiO. One of the login methods to EduCloud, is using RStudio Server, which gives you your very own RStudio within the system to work on. This workshop will cover some best practice ways of working with RStudio on local and shared systems to help you and your colleagues work efficiently, robustly, and reproducibly.

Learning outcomes

  • Understand the benefits of having a project-oriented workflow

  • Understand best-practice settings for R and RStudio for reproducible workflows

  • Understand how to work with safe paths

  • Understand how file organisation and naming conventions can power productivity

Prerequisites

Users with _some_ experience with R and RStudio will benefit from this workshop the most. Beginners are welcome, but may find parts of the workshop difficult.

Target audience

Researchers/Students that:

  • Work in teams on projects
  • Have a moderate amount of R and RStudio experience
  • Are largely self-taught
  • Suspects they have drifted into some idiosyncratic habits that may slow them down or make their work products more brittle
  • Are interested in (re)designing their R lifestyle to be more effective and self-sufficient.

Required Materials

Laptop with access to EduCloud. Participants will receive invites to an eduCloud project prior to the workshop.

 

Published Oct. 24, 2023 6:14 PM - Last modified Feb. 2, 2024 12:38 PM