PUBPOL 5155

Data Management and Programming for Policy and Society

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course is designed for students interested in learning the foundations of data management and programming in R. The goal is to teach students how to obtain and curate real world data, determine its reliability, manage large databases, create variables useful for analysis, and more. Much of the work will be done using R libraries, which can help facilitate the functionality of R without increasing the complexity. (MPA-DA, MPA-DATSCI)

Program Requirements (MPA-DA, MPA-DATSCI)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of variable and data types and how to use packages in R.
• Assemble data by importing it into R.
• Appraise data quality and accuracy using common functions in R.
• Use R code to manage and analyze databases.

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