Programming

Code:

OPT_IM_17

Acronym:

Prog

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Informatics

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S (of 07-02-2022 to 15-07-2022)

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.dcc.fc.up.pt/~nmoniz/prog2022
Responsible unit:	Department of Computer Science
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Programme in Medical Informatics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	17	Current Studies Plan	1	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to introduce students to programming using the R language. The goal is to explore some of the features that this language offers for: data analysis, through manipulation, summarization, and visualization of data; and reporting through the generation of dynamic reports.

Learning outcomes and competences

In the end, the student should be able to use the R programming language to do exploratory data analysis of a dataset.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Basic Concepts of R


2. Data Manipulation


3. Data Summarization


4. Data Visualization


5. Report Generation

Mandatory literature

W. N. Venables, D. M. Smith and the R Core Team; An Introduction to R, 2017

Complementary Bibliography

Norman Matloff; The Art of R Programming, No Starch Press, 2009
Emamnuel Paradis; R for Beginners, 2005
Toni Fischetti; Data Analysis with R, PACKT Publishing, 2015
Luís Torgo; Data Mining with R, CRC Press, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

All classes are composed of two parts: one expository part and a practical part with R exercises on the computer.

Software

RStudio

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	14,00
Elaboração de projeto	41,00
Estudo autónomo	26,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

The final classification of the course is made by the evaluation of an individual practical work/project presented to the professor.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification of the course is made by the evaluation of an individual practical work presented to the professor.

Classification improvement

n/a

Observations

The final evaluation of this course is exclusively carried out through the evaluation of the final practical assignment.