Study location	Online
Type	Online Summer Courses, Distance Learning
Nominal duration	1-week (2 ECTS)
Study language	English
Course code	MSS-SBE2001

Tuition fee	€499 one-time

Entry qualification

Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma ▪ Knowledge of algebra (high-school level) ▪ Familiarity with datasets (e.g., in Excel or SPSS) ▪ No prior coding or programming experience needed The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class.

More information	maastrichtsummerschool.nl

Overview

Please note that this course will take place online.

Course Description
Many companies have access to mountains of data and increasingly recognize the importance of turning these data into insights. This development leads to a pressing need for data analysts and explains the growing popularity of data analytics software. This course introduces participants to one such software package, namely the open-source programming environment R. Through lectures and interactive, assignment-based tutorials, students will be introduced to three crucial aspects of data analytics in R: (i) basic objects and operations in R; (ii) control flow and programming in R; and (iii) working with data in R (management, analysis, and visualization).
The course offers a good foundation for individuals who intend to get involved in data analytics (e.g., start a business intelligence/analytics master program or plan to take other, independent data analytics courses), but have little or no coding/programming experience. The skills acquired in this course are also useful for data analytics in syntax-driven environments other than R.

Goals
▪ Get to know the open-source language R and the accompanying developers’ environment RStudio.
▪ Become familiar with the basic objects and operations in R.
▪ Get introduced to programming and algorithmic thinking.
▪ Learn to work with data in R.

Recommended Literature
The course is entirely self-contained but will make use of the statistical programming environment R:
▪ www.r-project.org
▪ www.rstudio.com

Teaching Methods
Assignments, Lectures, PBL

Assessment Methods
Assignment, Attendance

Course Coordinator
Dr. Bram Foubert

This course is also offered on our campus and can be found here:
maastricht.dreamapply.com/courses/course/158-introduction-data-analytics-r