Precourse preparations

Required competences

Participants should already have a basic knowledge in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques, or have already followed the course NGS - Quality control, Alignment, Visualisation. Knowledge in RNA sequencing is a plus. A basic knowledge of the R statistical software is required. Test your R skills with the quiz here, before registering.

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 > 4.0.
• Latest RStudio version, the free version is perfectly fine.
• The R packages necessary for the course. Find the script to install them here.