484083-FS2026-0-PHS: Projects in R (Core Methods)





Root number 484083
Semester FS2026
Type of course Course
Allocation to subject Public Health Sciences Course Program
Type of exam not defined
Title PHS: Projects in R (Core Methods)
Description Monday 13. - Tuesday 14.04.2026

In this course, you will learn how to organize your projects, visualize your data, collaborate with your colleagues, and write reproducible reports for the public health sciences using the programming language R, RStudio and GitHub.

Content of the course:
Introduction to the programming language R
Organize research projects in RStudio
Prepare and visualize data using tidyverse
Write reproducible reports using Markdown/Quarto
Collaborate using GitHub

Registration and deregistration regulation: Registration for PHS courses is open until approximately two weeks before the course begins. Participants may deregister without incurring an administrative fee up to one month before the course starts. After the deregistration period, the organisers will decide whether the course will take place. Registrations after the deregistration deadline are binding, and any deregistration after this deadline will incur an administrative fee of CHF 100. More information is available on the website: https://www.medizin.unibe.ch/studies/study_programs/phs_course_program/index_eng.html#pane1296400
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
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Lecturers PD Dr. Christian AlthausInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Interfac. Platform Data & Comp. Science 
Arnaud Yi-Yao Künzi-GyselPublic Health Sciences Course Program 
Lilian GoeppInstitut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin (ISPM) - Climate Change & Health 
ECTS 0.5
Recognition as optional course possible No
Grading passed/failed
 
Dates Monday 13/4/2026 09:00-12:00
Monday 13/4/2026 13:00-17:00
Tuesday 14/4/2026 09:00-12:00
Tuesday 14/4/2026 13:00-17:00
 
Rooms
 
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