Introduction to R Course

For a gentle and thorough introduction to R, enroll in this Introduction to R quercus course here. To enroll, you will need to use your UTORid login. This course consists of demonstration video, activity and quizzes. By enrolling in this course, you can keep track of your progress! If you are a member of the public and you do not have a UTORid login, you can access the videos in the following guide below.

This course has multiple modules. Each module consists of a few videos. It will take approximately 2 hours to watch the videos. You can watch the videos by clicking on the topic title hyperlink under each module. Download the course material from here. If you need assistance, fill out the support request form. Enjoy!

Module 1: Getting Started

Welcome (2 min)

Install R and RStudio (3 min)

Course Material (3 min)

RStudio (10 min)

Module 2: Data

Data Types and Data Structures (11 min)

Importing and Exporting Data (13 min)

Module 3: Exploring Data

Exploring Data part 1 (7 min)

Exploring Data part 2 (9 min)

Graphs (9 min)

Module 4: Modifying Data

New Variables (13 min)

Managing Data (7 min)

Module 5: Packages

Tidyverse (11 min)

R Markdown (9 min)

To continue learning R, you can find additional learning resources here:


First created: September 16, 2022
Last updated: April 09, 2026

Tutorial created by Nadia Muhe.

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