Overview

Welcome to the course! This week you will be introduced to key concepts in health data science. We’ll also cover basic R operators and an intro to RMarkdown. You will also get to know your classmates and your lecturer in the live sessions on Thursday and Friday.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the week you will be able to:

1. Describe different examples of data in healthcare

2. Summarise key phases in the data science process

3. Use some basic R functions

4. Know what RMarkdown is

5. Understand how to approach errors in code

Structure of this week’s materials

1. Introduction to Health Data Science: 2 videos, 1 reading

2. Role of Ethics in Health and Social Care: 1 reading 

3. Getting started with R: 1 video, 1 reading with code samples, 4 practice questions

4. Types of Health Data: 1 reading with code samples

5. Guide to R Markdown: 1 reading with RStudio examples

6. Troubleshooting and Error Messages: 1 reading