R Training for RR

[stoyelq]

Action

Develop a learning curriculum to onboard new team member into the RAP universe. Repo is here: https://github.com/dfo-mar-odis/RAP-onboarding

Context:

New hires are coming soon and will need to be brought up to speed. Learning material can go a long way on this front.

Effort

34+ This could almost be a milestone by itself.

Actions:

Note: this may require some customization as some hires may already be familiar with these tools.

Develop learning modules for all of the following:

• [x] Installing R, RStudio
• [x] GitHub setup: https://086gc-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/quentin_stoyel_dfo-mpo_gc_ca/ETa4YB3BEDVJrDT4BScj80oBJgF1I-kHe8bLTJbqyb2qDQ?e=llP8nM
• [ ] Git + Github
• [x] Basic R
• [ ] ggplot
• [x] sf
• [ ] httr + esri mapservers
• [ ] dplyr
• [ ] rmd
• [ ] Shiny
• [ ] Admin requirements (file permissions, etc.)
• [ ] Confirm / document how to grant permissions to ISDB/MARFIS
• [ ] Installing the RR framework
• [ ] RR App + Templates layout: https://086gc-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/quentin_stoyel_dfo-mpo_gc_ca/Ed9-JzSd0rxNpqxKI-TSBOUBQdXSYfsSm9HhPf-Ppw3eFw?e=a8RanE
• [ ] RR Intersect function
• [ ] RR Setup functions
• [ ] RR Tables
• [ ] RR plotting

Gordana's list of learning resources:

Overview with links: https://www.kdnuggets.com/2016/03/datacamp-r-learning-path-7-steps.html

Courses I took and recommend (included in the overview):

• The R Programming course by Johns Hopkins on Coursera (Free if you check “audit” only) It is a bit slow, has videos to watch, but gives a good understanding of base R. The first 2 weeks are the most important and the loop functions on week 3 (apply functions) and simulations on week 4 can be skipped. (see syllabus here, press “see all”: https://www.coursera.org/learn/r-programming#syllabus)

• The swirl package, a package with offline interactive R coding exercises. I used this and it was a fun and quick way to pick up syntax.

I am partial to Harvard courses, namely: https://www.edx.org/course/statistics-and-r

Milestones for Onboarding

GitHub

• [ ] I can successfully clone the ShinyApp repo from GitHub into my machine
• [ ] I can successfully edit code, create a branch, push updates to GitHub and create a pull request

RAP Board

• [ ] I can successfully contribute to RAP board (note Quentin or Catalina have to grant access to the board & the repo)
• [ ] I am familiar with the principles of asynchronous communication

How we work

• [ ] I have read our evergreen guide about Strategic RAP Champions https://rpubs.com/MaritimesMSP/StrategicRAPChampions (advice and suggestions are welcome!)
• [ ] I have added my name to the guide for Strategic RAP Champions: create a branch, push updates to GitHub and create a pull request
• [ ] I attended the SCRUM workshop on December 2022

Reproducible Report

• [ ] I can successfully generate a reproducible report using the app cloned from GitHub
• [ ] I am familiar with the process of requesting a new Reproducible reporting via RAP board
• [ ] I am familiar with the metadata spreadsheet and it's relationship with the Reproducible Report

[stoyelq]

@stoyelq to wrap this up into a bundle of training ticket templates and wiki entries.