A real world training course and professional experience with expert tuition in a variety of fields accessible from home.
£125 – part-time course requiring approximately 40 hours to complete
The ability to code in R is fast becoming an essential skill for all professional scientists or students wanting to progress into PhD research and beyond. But the level of R teaching varies massively between universities, leaving many students at a disadvantage, whilst others find they would benefit from being taught multiple times in order to feel comfortable applying R to their own work. Coding in R can seem extremely daunting, or something only those with advanced computer skills can manage, and whether students realise it or not this fear of the unknown is usually the biggest obstacle to becoming a proficient coder because in reality it’s a lot easier than people think! This course will therefore focus primarily on building students’ confidence with using R. We will start with the basics, assuming zero prior experience, and gradually work through a range of different uses for R, with a particular focus on data visualisation by producing graphs but also covering how to run simple statistical tests and how to create maps.
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(Applicants must have already completed our Introduction to R Coding course or Science and Geography Internship)
£125 – part-time course requiring approximately 40 hours to complete
Building on the success of our Science and Geography Internships and our Introduction to R Coding course where we introduced students to the basics of R coding (now one of the most fundamental skills in the sciences), this course will delve much deeper into the possibilities R provides. We will start by exploring the world of advanced data visualisation by creating more complex and visually pleasing graphs beyond the simple bar and scatter plots covered in the original internships. We will then jump into the world of data wrangling, where we will use R to manipulate and clean our data – one of the most underestimated parts of the scientific process. Finally, we will introduce you to Rmarkdown to create entire documents all within R, completely removing the need to ever open Microsoft Word or Excel! To join this course we require you to have already completed our Science and Geography Internship and have both enjoyed, and felt comfortable, with the R coding we taught during that course. Any student with this level of R skills on their CV will shine and be at an advantage in applications for masters, PhDs or careers beyond.
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£125 – part-time course requiring approximately 40 hours to complete
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A real world training course and professional experience with expert tuition in a variety of fields accessible from home.
The fee pays for the expert supervision and tuition you will receive. Opwall is a primarily a research organization that supports global conservation and not a purely profit-driven commercial venture.
Real experience in running aspects of world leading and unique conservation organization which bridges the often separate worlds of conservation and business. Students will gain professional contacts around the world, a taste of a future in conservation, science, marketing or project management and tuition from world leading experts.
Students will be given access to a series of online resources including recorded lectures/workshops and tasks to complete. We anticipate these courses to require approximately 40 hours to complete, but with no defined deadline allowing students to approach them with as much flexibility as needed. Our teams will be available to chat and provide support via Microsoft Teams.
Students would require access to a computer with a good enough internet connection to support VoIP (voice over internet protocol calling such as skype, teams or whatsapp). No formal qualifications are required. We would recommend that students apply for placements relevant to their career or further study interests. Other than that though we only ask that students are keen to learn.
Since migrating our courses towards being part-time with flexible start dates, we expect to be able to run them year round.
We can offer schools a range of options to support keen students who are in financial need. Schools that have larger numbers of students who are interested in the placements should get in touch to discuss options. Our resources include a free conservation series: Ex Situ. This includes Q&A sessions with expert speakers and rising stars alike in the world of conservation.
No. Students can book their places directly with us, or the school/university can book placements on behalf of their students.
I really enjoyed every aspect of this experience especially learning to use R. Everyone has been really supportive and has given great help and advice on my work and questions. I feel like I’ve learned a great deal that I can use further in my future. Thank you for putting this together!
I think everything was amazing – I found learning to use R very difficult, but I think that is also what made the placement so beneficial! All the feedback and support was brilliant! Thank you!
I would like to praise Opwall for Érico’s Work Experience. He had a great time, learned a lot and had lots of fun. The idea is fantastic and I would like all my IB students had the opportunity (and desire) to have done it.
I am really greatfull for the help and support that the team gave to me, I really enjoyed being on the course and learning so many new skills that i’m sure I will be using again!
This was a great course for me personally as I am interested in digital marketing as a future career and I wanted an insight into the job.
The course was very detailed and although the work was challenging and a high standard expected of us everyone at Opwall was super supportive and answered any questions I had.
Thank you for this great opportunity!
A massive thank you to the team! I’ve learnt so much and can’t wait to be on an expedition one day instead if just writing about it!
I gained lots of practical skills that will definitely come in handy later on in my career.
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