Master 2025/2026

Basics of R Syntax

Type: Compulsory course (Science of Learning and Assessment)

Delivered by: Department of Educational Programmes

When: 1 year, 1 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Elen Yusupova

Language: English

Contact hours: 6

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course is designed to help students with no prior computer programming experience learn to think computationally and write code to solve problems using R-language. This course will cover the basics of computing and procedural programming, including mathematical, relational, and logical operators, variables and variable types, the basics of style and commenting, iterative solutions, arrays, matrices and their applications, sorting and searching algorithms, elements of string processing, structures, ways to correctly store and represent information. Each topic is illustrated with a set of real-world examples.