https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2025-2026/E_EBE1_PFEAfter finishing the course, you will:Understand basic principles of coding for data science. (Knowledge and understanding)Be able to write basic functions and scripts in R. (Knowledge and understanding)Understand structural approaches for managing and showcasing data in an engaging way. (Applying knowledge and understanding) (Making judgements) (Learning skills)This course will provide an introductory guide for programming in R. We will focus on teaching introductory coding skills that are relevant for data science and research applications. The object-oriented programming skills taught in this course are easily portable to other commonly-used object-oriented languages such as Python and C++. We will address basic looping, functions, data visualization, and data management.Lectures and practical sessions. There will be a total of 42 contact hours throughout the course. Attendance is mandatory for some but not all lectures.The class grade will be determined based on a weighted combination of grades on quizzes, an applied project, and a final exam.It is recommended that participants have an understanding of basic descriptive statistics before taking this course.