The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to host a 3-part hybrid Introduction to R Programming Workshop Series for Spring 2025. Our STEM Librarian, Dr. Elaine Yeung, designed this workshop series to introduce students, staff, and faculty to fundamental coding concepts in R.

R programming is a powerful tool that can propel efficiency and effectiveness in analyzing complex statistical analyses while producing high-quality data visualizations. Whether you are a beginner or looking to improve your programming skills, these workshops will provide an overview of R programming fundamentals and best practices that everyone will find helpful.

*No prior programming knowledge is required for these workshops. However, it is recommended to attend all three workshops, as each session will build on information covered throughout the series.

Workshop 1 – Intro to R Programming

Join us for an interactive workshop covering the basics of R and RStudio. Participants will get an overview of R syntax, the RStudio interface, data structures in R, importing datasets, and saving work in R. Participants are encouraged to sign up for a free online Posit Cloud account (https://posit.cloud) before the workshop. Please bring a laptop for this workshop.

    • Date and Time: Friday, April 25, from 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. 
    • Location: Leatherby Libraries – Instruction Room 305 and Online 
    • RSVP here. (Participants can select in-person or virtual registration on the RSVP page.)

Workshop 2 – Data Wrangling and Basic Statistics in R Programming 

Learn how to inspect and manipulate datasets to extract data in a format that is helpful for visualization and modeling, including how to use the tidyverse library and apply indices and functions to subset, merge, and export new data tables. Please bring a laptop for this workshop.

    • Date and Time: Friday, May 2, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
    • Location: Leatherby Libraries – Instruction Room 305 and Online
    • RSVP here. (Participants can select in-person or virtual registration on the RSVP page.)

Workshop 3 – Creating Graphs in R Programming

A hands-on workshop that will introduce data visualization using R graphing functions on the RStudio interface. Attending or reviewing the topics covered in the first two workshops is recommended. Please bring a laptop for this workshop.

    • Date and Time: Friday, May 9, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 
    • Location: Leatherby Libraries – Instruction Room 305 and Online
    • RSVP here. (Participants can select in-person or virtual registration on the RSVP page.)

If you are interested in learning R programming or have questions about our Intro to R Programming Workshop Series, contact our STEM Librarian, Dr. Elaine Yeung, at eyeung@chapman.edu.