GECO
6910

Computer Language Workshop

New School for Social Research: Economics

Non-Liberal Arts
Graduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Computer Language Workshop
Spring 2026
Taught By: Faculty TBA
Section: A

CRN: 16931

Credits: 0

This course provides an introduction to programming in R, with particular attention paid to topics and problems faced by programmers in economics. We will cover both the computer science fundamentals underlying R programming, and practical guides to popular libraries like ggplot2 and dplyr. At the end of the course, students should feel comfortable doing the core tasks of econometrics work in R – including data cleaning, visualization, and linear regressions – using good code style and programming skills like looping and custom functions.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: New School for Social Research (GF)

Department: Economics (ECO)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: 8

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 4:18am EDT 10/6/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Wednesday
Times: 1:55pm - 3:45pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 1/21/2026 - 5/15/2026
Computer Language Workshop
Fall 2025
Taught By: Iris Riddiford Graham and Josephine Baker
Section: A

CRN: 1365

Credits: 0

This course provides an introduction to programming in R, with particular attention paid to topics and problems faced by programmers in economics. We will cover both the computer science fundamentals underlying R programming, and practical guides to popular libraries like ggplot2 and dplyr. At the end of the course, students should feel comfortable doing the core tasks of econometrics work in R – including data cleaning, visualization, and linear regressions – using good code style and programming skills like looping and custom functions.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: New School for Social Research (GF)

Department: Economics (ECO)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: 8

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2025 (Monday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 4:18am EDT 10/6/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 9:55am - 11:45am
Building: 6 East 16th Street
Room: 601
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025