BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250626T011153EDT-6646AO4XOr@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250626T051153Z DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview: The internet is full of data that you can us e for your analysis. As part of our data life cycle series\, we will intro duce you to efficiently retrieve data from the internet. We will look into downloading files\, using APIs\, web-scraping\, and downloading feeds.\n \nAt the end of this workshop\, you will be able to\n    - use an API\n    - understand ethical web-scraping (i.e. how to download data from a website )\n    - understand how to work with RSS feeds\n\nPrerequisites:\n     · Int roductory knowledge of R\, e.g. from Introduction to programming in R\, or  51³Ô¹ÏÍøR summer camp.\n     · Install R and RStudio on your computer. You can find installation instructions here. Please contact us (cdsi.science [ at] mcgill.ca) if you are having trouble with installation.\n     · You nee d to bring your own laptop for this workshop. Contact us if you would like to attend but it's impossible for you to bring a laptop.\n\nLocation: HYB RID. Online via Zoom\, or in-person at Burnside Hall room 1104 (11th floor ).\n Instructor: Dr. Tim Elrick\, Faculty Lecturer in the Faculty of Scienc e.\n\n\n Registration: Register Here\n\n DTSTART:20240312T143000Z DTEND:20240312T163000Z SUMMARY:Workshop: Acquiring data from the internet in R URL:/cdsi/channels/event/workshop-acquiring-data-inter net-r-353542 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR