Precourse preparations
Required competences
You should meet the learning outcomes of First Steps with R in Life Sciences.
This course is designed for beginners in multi-omics analysis, thus no requirement for prior experience in multi-omics analysis is needed. A basic understanding of R programming and fundamental biological concepts related to gene expression and epigenetics is highly recommended. Please evaluate your R skills here.
Software
Attendees should have a Wi-Fi enabled computer. An online R and RStudio environment will be provided. In order to access that environment your computer needs to be able to access http websites (not https). You can check this by browsing to http://www.httpforever.com. However, in case you wish to perform the practical exercises on your own computer, please take a moment to install the following before the course:
- R version > 4.2.
- Latest RStudio version, the free version is perfectly fine.
- The R packages necessary for the course. Find the
renvto install them here.