Introduction to computing for the social sciences

Overview

• Introduction to the course
• Identify major course objectives
• Identify course logistics and expectations
• Familiarize with basic principles of programming and reproducible workflow
• Software setup instructions

Before class

• Read the “Welcome” page and chapter 1 “Introduction” in Second Edition of R for Data Science)

Class materials

• Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing. Additional resource and good summary of best computing practices

What you need to do after class

• Read the Setup section and install the required software
• Explore this website