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FUNDAMENTALS OF R-PROGRAMMING 2026
OVERVIEW
This course aims to aid individuals in the field of health science, health policy and health administration who are keen on developing their knowledge in quantitative research methods and building computation skills under an open-source platform.
OBJECTIVES
Through the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of R, a widely known open-source language.
- Explain the basic ideas of programming in R, such as functions, variables, data types, pipelines, and vectors.
- Create summary tables using R
- Create bar charts, histograms, pie charts, scatter plots, line plots, box plots, and maps using R
- Conduct data analysis
DURATION
Weekly 2 classes on Monday and Friday, 2 hours each for 12 weeks from 13 FEB 2026 – 18 MAY 2026.
Time: 6pm - 8pm IST
Registration closes on 9th FEB 2026
PRE-REQUISITE
Basic knowledge in mathematics
MATERIALS
Lectures and course handouts will be provided.
EVALUATION
Credit will be given for completing all assigned weekly homework exercises.
FEES - Rs 11,800(Including GST) /-
MODE - Online - Microsoft Teams
CONTACT
Office: o8o-4946-7036/6123
Mobile: +91 9538147676
Email: biostatws@stjohns.in
| SYLLABUS |
| Introduction, Installation, and orientation |
| Basic operations and data structures in R |
| Data import, export, and manipulation |
| Control Structures and Repeat Operations |
| Functions in R |
| Learning Debugging through developing and using user-defined functions in R |
| Data Visualization using Base R |
| Data Visualization using ggplot2 |
| Exploratory data analysis in R |
| Statistical inference using R |
| Multivariate data analysis using R |
| A case study using R |
| Evaluation Scheme | |
| Topic | Method |
| Basic operations in R | Assignment |
| Data manipulation and control structures | Assignment |
| Functions and debugging | Assignment |
| Visualization | Assignment |
| Statistical analysis | Assignment |
| All topics | Final Exam |
REGISTRATION ACCOUNT DETAILS
- Pay course fee through NEFT/UPI/ Credit Card/ Debit Card (further details in google form)
- Complete registration by filling the google form (https://forms.gle/VyCXm1PN95nVt6K56 )
- Registration closes on 9th FEB 2026
Fee Details
Rs. 11800 /-, inclusive of 18% GST.
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For NEFT transaction:
Beneficiary name: St. John's Research Institute
Bank name: Bank of Baroda
Beneficiary's Bank A/c#: 05210200000512
Branch: John Nagar
IFSC Code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit zero)
COORDINATORS
Dr Tinku Thomas (HOD & Professor) & Dr Santu Ghosh (Associate Professor)
Dept of Biostatistics St John’s Medical College, Bangalore