Spring 2026
This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the quarter. Note that this schedule will be updated as the quarter progresses, with all changes documented here.
Prepare – readings or tutorials completed before class
Activity – activities done during class
Project – deliverables or milestones
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| Unit 0 - Intro R Review | |||||
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Course Setup | |||
| Week 1 | Mon, Mar 30 | STAT 331 Review | |||
| Wed, Apr 1 | Week 1 Activity & Project 1, Part 1 | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4 | Project 1 Checkpoint #1 Due | ||||
| Unit 1 - Messy Data | |||||
| Week 2 | Sun, Apr 5 | Writing Funtions | |||
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Iterating Functions with purrr
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Writing Efficient Code | ||||
| Mon, Apr 6 | Week 2 Activity | ||||
| Wed, Apr 8 | Project 1, Part 2 | ||||
| Sat, Apr 11 | Project 1 Checkpoint #2 Due | ||||
| Week 3 | Sun, Apr 12 |
JSON Data with tidyjson and jsonlite
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Webscraping with rvest
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| Mon, Apr 13 | Week 3 Activity | ||||
| Wed, Apr 15 | Project 1, Part 3 | ||||
| Sat, Apr 18 | Project 1 Checkpoint #3 Due | ||||
| Week 4 | Sun, Apr 19 |
Professionally Styled Tables with gt
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Non-Standard Geometries | ||||
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Professionally Styled Visualizations | ||||
| Mon, Apr 20 | Week 4 Activity | ||||
| Wed, Apr 22 | Project 1, Part 4 | ||||
| Sat, Apr 25 | Project 1 Checkpoint #4 Due | ||||
| Sat, May 2 | Project 1 Due | ||||
| Unit 2 - Professional Deliverables | |||||
| Week 5 | Sun, Apr 26 | Static Quarto Dashboards | |||
| Mon, Apr 27 | Week 5 Activity | ||||
| Wed, Apr 29 | Unit 1 Exam; Project 2, Part 1 | ||||
| Sat, May 2 | Project 2 Checkpoint #1 Due | ||||
| Week 6 | Sun, May 3 |
Making Maps with leaflet
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Other ggplot2 Extensions
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| Mon, May 4 | Week 6 Activity | ||||
| Wed, May 6 | Project 2, Part 2 | ||||
| Sat, May 9 | Project 2 Checkpoint #2 Due | ||||
| Week 7 | Sun, May 10 | Interactive Quarto Dashboards | |||
| Mon, May 11 | Week 7 Activity | ||||
| Wed, May 13 | Project 2, Part 3 | ||||
| Sat, May 16 | Project 2 Checkpoint #3 Due | ||||
| Sat, May 23 | Project 2 Due | ||||
| Unit 3 - R Packages | |||||
| Week 8 | Sun, May 17 | No readings! | |||
| Mon, May 18 | Week 8 Activity; Dashboard Peer Review | ||||
| Wed, May 20 | Unit 2 Exam | ||||
| Sat, May 23 | Project 3 Checkpoint #1 Due | ||||
| Week 9 | Mon, May 25 | No Class - Holiday | |||
| Tue, May 26 | Package Structure | ||||
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Unit Testing and Debugging | ||||
| Wed, May 27 | Week 9 Activity | ||||
| Sat, May 30 | Project 3 Checkpoint #2 Due | ||||
| Week 10 | Sun, May 31 | Speed and Memory | |||
| Mon, Jun 1 | Week 10 Activity | ||||
| Wed, Jun 3 | Project Work Session with Peer Review | ||||
| Sat, Jun 6 | Project 3 Final Deliverable | ||||
| Finals Week | Mon, Jun 8 | Unit 3 Exam (Stat 541-01 and 431-01) | |||
| Fri, Jun 12 | Unit 3 Exam (Stat 431-02) | ||||