Introductions

Course goals, the approach, and the resources

Dr. Jerid Francom

Wake Forest University

Jan 17, 2024

Hello!

Overview

• Course goals
• Approach
• Resource setup
• Getting help

Course goals

Data literacy

Identify, interpret and evaluate data analysis procedures and results

Research skills

Design, implement, and communicate quantitative research

Reproducible workflows

Apply programmatic strategies to develop and collaborate on reproducible research projects

And learn about language!

Approach

• Learn by doing
• Progress over product
• Share and share alike

Resource setup

Getting started: Docker

We will use Docker to manage the computing environment for this course. This will pre-load all the software we need to work with.

1. Install and open Docker Desktop
2. Pull the francojc/lin-380 image
3. Start the container

Detailed instructions found in the Getting started guide.

Using Docker

From now on you will:

1. Open Docker Desktop
2. Start the container
3. Open a web browser to http://localhost:8787
4. Log in to RStudio Server
   (with password)

Detailed instructions found in the Managing Docker and RStudio Server guide.

Getting started: Hypothes.is

We will use Hypothes.is to annotate course readings. This is a flexible and powerful tool that will allow us to share and discuss our thoughts on the readings in a collaborative way.

1. Create a Hypothes.is account
2. Join the course group lin-380-s24
3. Access the annotation layer on the readings (e.g textbook)

Getting started: GitHub

We will use GitHub to share and collaborate on course materials.

1. Create a GitHub account
2. Join the course organization
   lin-380-s24

Detailed instructions found in the Getting up to speed with Git and GitHub guide.

Getting help

• Software Documentation / Online communities
• Course homepage
• Let’s meet!

Questions?