R Shiny for Operations Management

94-880

Units: 6

Description

This course will teach students to generate interactive websites including GIS maps and other data visualizations and reports using the R programming language. The course will focus on RStudio's Shiny web application framework for creating interactive web applications, and the Leaflet library package for mobile- friendly interactive maps. This course builds directly from its prerequisite course, Programming R for Analytics course, and offers students a chance to build skills that will be marketable in both the public and the private sectors. Students will learn to load data from a variety of sources and formats for use in interactive web interfaces that can provide real-time information, including Rest APIs.

Learning Outcomes

Use R to generate interactive charts, maps, tables and graphs.
Create, develop and deploy R Shiny web applications.
Customize the appearance of Shiny applications using Shiny and CSS.
Use Web API’s and DB Connectors to get data into Shiny applications.
Use Human Centered Design principles.
Use git and versioning to save, revert and troubleshoot code.

Prerequisites Description

Programming R for Analytics or other approved Courses with a focus on the statistical programming language R.