Spring 2026 School of International & Public Affairs IA6654 section 001

R For Public Policy

Call Number 10296
Points 1.5
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Mike Q Zhu
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

MIA and MPA Policy Skills II Core. This 7-week mini-course leads the students into the R world, helps them master the basics, and establishes a platform for future self-study. The course offers students basic programming knowledge and effective data analysis skills in R in the context of public policy-making and policy evaluation. Students will learn how to install R and RStudio, understand and use R data objects, and become familiar with base R and several statistical and graphing packages. The course will also emphasize use cases for R in public policy domains, focusing on cleaning, exploring, and analyzing data.

Web Site Vergil
Department Data Science for Policy
Enrollment 0 students (45 max) as of 9:05PM Friday, August 8, 2025
Subject School of International & Public Affairs
Number IA6654
Section 001
Division School of International and Public Affairs
Open To SIPA
Section key 20261SIPA6654U001