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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Sepideh Alassi (sepideh.alassi@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | R is a simple but powerful programming language and an optimal choice as a tool for text analysis and statistics. It helps with understanding the vocabulary used in texts, its structure, and semantics. It also facilitates the comparison of large sets of texts. This course will offer an introduction into learning R from the scratch; starting from installation and basics to writing functions and use of libraries to explore and visualize textual data and perform basic statistical analysis. |
| Learning objectives | The course is an introduction into the use of R for doing statistics and text analysis. |
| Bibliography | - Learning R Programming, by Kun Ren, O’Reilly 2016. - Hands-On Programming with R: Write Your Own Functions and Simulations, by Garrett Grolemund, O’Reilly 2014. - Efficient R Programming, by Colin Gillespie, Robin Lovelace, O'Reilly 2016. - Text Mining with R, by Julia Silge, David Robinson, O’Reilly 2017. |
| Comments | The course will be taught in English. Before every session, the teaching material will be uploaded to the ADAM workspace of the course. Please make sure to download the files of every session and have them ready when attending the course. |
| Admission requirements | No prior programming knowledge is required. The course will be consisted of hands on exercises therefore participants must bring their own laptops. To directly dive into learning R without losing time, please download R and RStudio in advance. Here are a few instructions: 1. Install R (latest version 4.1.1) Use the link below to download R from the CRAN mirror ETH Zürich https://stat.ethz.ch/CRAN/ Depending on the operating system you use, choose the package and continue with the installation. 2. Install RStudio: After installing R, you should install the RStudio that is an IDE for programming with R. Install the free version of the RStudio from the link below: https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/ After choosing the free package, you will be taken to the download page. Depending on your operating system, choose the package to download and install the RStudio. The video in the link below shows the installation of both R and RStudio in step by step manner for Windows users. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Mxya2Fis0&ab_channel=StatistikamPC If you are a Mac OS or a Linux user, the installation is similar and far easier. Just download R and RStudio packages, and continue with the installation as any other package. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 28.09.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 05.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 12.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 19.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 26.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 02.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 09.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 16.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 23.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 30.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 07.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Tuesday 14.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Bernoullistrasse 30/32, kleiner Hörsaal 120 |
| Modules |
Modul: Humanities and Social Science Coding (Master's degree subject: Digital Humanities) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Digital Humanities Lab |