Reproducible Templates for Analysis and Dissemination

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Reproducible Templates for Analysis and Dissemination

Instructor: Melinda Higgins

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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No prior experience required

2 weeks to complete

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course will assist you with recreating work that a previous coworker completed, revisiting a project you abandoned some time ago, or simply reproducing a document with a consistent format and workflow. Incomplete information about how the work was done, where the files are, and which is the most recent version can give rise to many complications. This course focuses on the proper documentation creation process, allowing you and your colleagues to easily reproduce the components of your workflow. Throughout this course, you'll receive helpful demonstrations of RStudio and the R Markdown language and engage in active learning opportunities to help you build a professional online portfolio.

This module provides an introduction to the concepts surrounding reproducibility and the Open Science movement, RStudio and GitHub, and foundational cases and authors in the field.

What's included

11 videos6 readings2 assignments

11 videos Total 75 minutes

Welcome and an Introduction to the Course 3 minutes
Welcome to Week 1! 4 minutes
History and Importance of Reproducibility 5 minutes
Dynamic Documentation and Literate Programming 6 minutes
Components and Examples of Reproducibility 8 minutes
R and RStudio Introduction 8 minutes
Git and Github - Part 1 12 minutes
Git and Github - Part 2 14 minutes
Git and Github - Part 3 6 minutes
Creating Your First Document 9 minutes
Wrap-Up 1 minute

6 readings Total 146 minutes

Course Outline and Grading Information 5 minutes
Articles, Resources, and File Organization Examples 60 minutes
[Lecture Prep] - Links for R and RStudio 1 minute
R and RStudio Resources 30 minutes
[Lecture Prep] - GIT and GitHub 5 minutes
Books on Reproducibility and Tools of the Trade 45 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Practice 30 minutes
Week 1 30 minutes

This module explores the R Markdown syntax to format and customize the layout of presentations or reports and will also look at inserting and creating objects such as tables, images, or video within documents.

What's included

8 videos11 readings2 assignments

8 videos Total 83 minutes

Welcome to Week 2! 2 minutes
Introduction to R Markdown and the YAML Header 11 minutes
R Markdown Syntax 13 minutes
Figures, Tables, and Equations 14 minutes
Images, Videos, and Footnotes 10 minutes
Presentation Formats 16 minutes
Book Format 16 minutes
Wrap-Up 1 minute

11 readings Total 122 minutes

[Lecture Prep] - Links for R Markdown and YAML 1 minute
[Lecture Prep] - R Markdown File 1 minute
R Markdown Resources 30 minutes
Resources for Tables and Equations 25 minutes
[Lecture Prep] - Media and R Markdown Files 1 minute
Resource for Embedding Videos 5 minutes
[Lecture Prep] - R Markdown File 1 minute
Resources for the Presentation Format 25 minutes
[Lecture Prep] - Link for Bookdown Demo 3 minutes
Resources for the Book Format 25 minutes
[Graded Quiz Prep] - Week 2 Instructions 5 minutes

2 assignments Total 70 minutes

Practice 30 minutes
Week 2 40 minutes

This module goes further with R Markdown to help turn documents, reports, and presentations into templates for easier automation, reproducibility, and customization.

What's included

9 videos6 readings2 assignments

9 videos Total 93 minutes

Week 3 Introduction 2 minutes
Customizing an HTML Document 21 minutes
Customizing a WORD Document 9 minutes
Customizing Other Document Formats 11 minutes
Working with R Packages 12 minutes
Building a Document Template, Part 1 13 minutes
Building a Document Template, Part 2 10 minutes
Adding Parameters in a Document Template 15 minutes
Wrap-Up 1 minute

6 readings Total 106 minutes

[Lecture Prep] - CSS File 1 minute
Note on MD files 3 minutes
Resources for Customizing Documents 40 minutes
[Lecture Prep] - R Script File 1 minute
[Lecture Prep] - Code File 1 minute
Resources for Parameters and Template Development 60 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Practice 30 minutes
Week 3 30 minutes

This module delves into custom templates available for websites, books, and scientific publishers, such as Elsevier and the IEEE, with the chance to create your first R Package.

What's included

6 videos3 readings2 assignments

6 videos Total 47 minutes

Week 4 Introduction 2 minutes
Examples and Demo of Existing Templates 11 minutes
Exploring R Packages and Their Components and Files 13 minutes
Create an R Markdown Template and Share It 11 minutes
Create an R Package with an R Markdown Template 11 minutes
Wrap-Up 1 minute

3 readings Total 91 minutes

Custom Template Packages and References 60 minutes
Resources for Packages and Forking Repositories 30 minutes
[Lecture Prep] - Code File 1 minute

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Practice 30 minutes
Week 4 30 minutes

This module focuses on helpful tips for sharing and using the templates you create, as well as methods for organizing content. We'll also look at a few web-publishing services.

What's included

6 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review

6 videos Total 43 minutes

Week 5 Introduction 1 minute
Organizing Components - Files, Documents, and Codes 16 minutes
Disseminate Your Files via RPubs and GitHub 7 minutes
Communicating to Your Team on How to Use Your Templates and Projects 8 minutes
More Ways to Disseminate Your Files 10 minutes
Wrap-Up 1 minute

2 readings Total 61 minutes

[Lecture Prep] - Code File 1 minute
Resources on Dissemination 60 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Practice 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 40 minutes

Week 5 40 minutes

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Melinda Higgins

Emory University

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