The Introduction to R for Data Science online course starts Monday, February 25. This four-week course working with big data is offered free and is taught by Dr. Mark D. Ward, CSoI faculty member.

This course will use airline data to demonstrate key concepts involved in the analysis of big data. In this course you will learn how to use the R platform to manage data. The course serves as an introduction to the R software. It lays the foundation for anyone to begin studying data science and its applications, or to prepare learners to take more advanced courses related to data science, such as machine learning and computational statistics.