Data Analytics for R-Scripting
The Data Analytics for R-Scripting certificate program is built around the profession of data analytics and meant to empower Institutional Research professionals to transition from spreadsheet-based tasks to automation with R, enabling more efficient data analysis and reporting. For those in the Institutional resource (IR) or Educational resource field, learn how to work with collected data and what can be done with it.
Unlock a “do it once” workflow that frees analysts to focus on improvements, automation, and more in-depth analysis instead of rote tasks. Written instructions of the script are created in an intuitive language to precisely describe operations like selecting, filtering, renaming, grouping, and summarizing rows and columns of data—all using free statistical software.
Innovate with the power of automation by learning how to convert work done in spreadsheets to using scripts that can be easily read, executed, and shared.
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Who is this for?
Institutional resource (IR) or Educational professionals at any stage of their career who need to understand data
IR or Educational professionals who wish to be introduced to the process of and tools for automating the analysis of institutional data
IR or Educational professionals who want to increase their value by both getting more effective and efficient at their job
Key Benefits
What is there to gain?
Increase Efficiency
- Automate repetitive tasks and spend more time on strategic analysis
Enhance Data Reporting
- Create scalable, visually rich reports that inform institutional decisions
Produce Professional Reports
- Create better-structured, visually engaging reports that support data-driven decision-making
Handle Large Data Sets
- Master tools for working with large-scale data that other programs can not manage efficiently
Advance Your Career
- Gain skills that make you a more valuable asset in higher education data analysis
What to expect
Each week participants will:
- Be introduced to a topic
- Work through group exercises during class
- Work through more advanced exercises during a live problem session
- Work on a course-long project
- All of this will be in preparation for defining and completing a personal project with the student’s own data
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