|
|
Root number
|
478568 |
|
Semester
|
HS2025 |
|
Type of course
|
Lecture |
|
Allocation to subject
|
Economics |
|
Type of exam
|
Written exam |
| Title |
Programming for Data Scientists I |
| Description |
*** IMPORTANT ***
For the most updated administrative course information (date changes, room changes etc) please always refer to the KSL page only and not to the Info page in ILIAS – the ILIAS infopage will not be updated!
This course teaches you how to program in R and use R for effective data analysis. We will cover the following topics:
1) Getting started with R and RStudio
2) Data structures
3) Programming Tools
4) Data import
5) Data visualization
6) Models
7) Tidyverse
8) R Markdown
You must bring your own laptop to the lectures and the exam. R and RStudio are free.
Suggested textbooks: We do not follow a single textbook during the semester but will provide specific references for each part of the course. The following books are particularly useful and are freely available on the internet:
- Hands-On Programming with R by Grolemund
- R Cookbook by Long and Teetor
- R for Data Science by Wickham and Grolemund
- R Programming for Data Science by Peng
Language: English
Credits: 3 SWS / 4.5 ECTS
Prerequisites: none
Lecture: Tuesday, 10.15 - 12.00 , 201, H4
*** please note the lecture on November 18th is cancelled ****
Exercises with assistant Jonas Heim (jonas.heim@unibe.ch),
Fridays, 10.15-12.00hrs, bi-weekly, 101, H4
1st exam: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 10.15 - 12.00h (105 min), 201, H4
2nd exam: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 10:15 - 12.00h (105 min), 201, H4 |
|
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
|
No registration/deregistration in CTS (Admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
|
|
Link to another web site
|
|
| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Blaise Stéphane Melly, Department of Economics ✉
|
|
ECTS
|
4.5 |
|
Recognition as optional course possible
|
Yes |
|
Grading
|
1 to 6 |
| |
| Dates |
Tuesday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
|
|
Friday 10:15-12:00 Fortnightly
|
|
Friday 10/10/2025 10:15-12:00
|
|
Friday 24/10/2025 10:15-12:00
|
|
Friday 7/11/2025 10:15-12:00
|
|
Friday 5/12/2025 10:15-12:00
|
|
Tuesday 10/2/2026 10:15-12:00
|
| |
| Rooms |
Hörraum 101, Hauptgebäude H4
|
|
Hörraum 201, Hauptgebäude H4
|
| External rooms |
201, H4
|
| |
| Students please consult the detailed view for complete information on dates, rooms and planned podcasts. |
User:
Öffentlicher Bereich
Support