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OVERVIEW

This course aims to aid individuals in the field of health science, health policy and health administration who are keen on developing their knowledge in quantitative research methods and building computation skills under an open-source platform.

OBJECTIVES

Through the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of R, a widely known open-source language.
• Explain the basic ideas of programming in R, such as functions, variables, data types, pipelines, and vectors.
• Create summary tables using R
• Create bar charts, histograms, pie charts, scatter plots, line plots, box plots, and maps using R
• Conduct data analysis

DURATION

Weekly 2 classes on Monday and Friday, 2 hours each for 12 weeks from 13 FEB 2026 – 18 MAY 2026.

Time: 6pm - 8pm IST

Registration closes on 9^th FEB 2026

PRE-REQUISITE

Basic knowledge in mathematics

MATERIALS

Lectures and course handouts will be provided.

EVALUATION

Credit will be given for completing all assigned weekly homework exercises.

FEES - Rs 11,800(Including GST) /-

MODE - Online - Microsoft Teams

CONTACT

Office: o8o-4946-7036/6123

Mobile: +91 9538147676

Email: biostatws@stjohns.in

SYLLABUS

Introduction, Installation, and orientation

Basic operations and data structures in R

Data import, export, and manipulation

Control Structures and Repeat Operations

Functions in R

Learning Debugging through developing and using user-defined functions in R

Data Visualization using Base R

Data Visualization using ggplot2

Exploratory data analysis in R

Statistical inference using R

Multivariate data analysis using R

A case study using R

Evaluation Scheme
Topic	Method
Basic operations in R	Assignment
Data manipulation and control structures	Assignment
Functions and debugging	Assignment
Visualization	Assignment
Statistical analysis	Assignment
All topics	Final Exam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION ACCOUNT DETAILS

1. Pay course fee through NEFT/UPI/ Credit Card/ Debit Card (further details in google form)
2. Complete registration by filling the google form (https://forms.gle/VyCXm1PN95nVt6K56 )
3. Registration closes on 9^th FEB 2026

Fee Details

Rs. 11800 /-, inclusive of 18% GST.

Payment Instruction:

1. Please mention "R Course 2026" in the payment description

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Beneficiary name: St. John's Research Institute

Bank name: Bank of Baroda

Beneficiary's Bank A/c#: 05210200000512

Branch: John Nagar

IFSC Code: BARB0STJOHN (5th digit zero)

 

COORDINATORS

Dr Tinku Thomas (HOD & Professor) & Dr Santu Ghosh (Associate Professor)

Dept of Biostatistics St John’s Medical College, Bangalore