Lab 00: Writing with code

Preparation

• Read/ annotate: Recipe #0. You can refer back to this document to help you at any point during this lab activity.

Objectives

• Access a lab activity
• Create, edit, and export a Quarto document as a report
• Demonstrate your ability to use some of the basic Markdown syntax
• Learn the submission process.

Instructions

Getting started

1. Create a Quarto document using the RStudio toolbar

• Provide the title: "Lab 00: Writing with code"
• Provide the author: <Your Name>

2. Render the Quarto document (without changes)

• Click the 'Render' button on the RStudio toolbar
• Save the Quarto file with the name lab-00.qmd.

Exploring Quarto

1. In your own words, respond to the following questions in your .qmd document:

• What is Literate Programming?
• What is Quarto?

In your responses use various options provided by the basic Markdown syntax to format your response (i.e. headers, bold, italics, lists, links, etc.)

Remember: you can preview your work at any time by clicking the 'Render' button in the RStudio toolbar

2. Render the .qmd as a PDF. Use the format: key atrribute to have the value pdf.

3. (optional) Explore adding a code block and some R code to your R Markdown document

• You can copy and paste code from Recipe #0 to get you started.
• Try and manipulate the code block options (i.e. hiding code and/ or output), for example.

Assessing your progress

1. Add a section which describes your learning in this lab

Some questions to consider:

• What did you learn?
• What did you find most/ least challenging?
• What resources did you consult?
  • Instructor? Quarto documentation, Websites (provide links)?
• What more would you like to know about literate programming and/ or Quarto?
  • Find potential resources you might consult to continue your learning. Provide links and a brief description of the resource.

Submission for feedback

1. To prepare your lab report for submission you will need to render your Quarto document to PDF.
2. Download this file to your local computer.
3. Submit your report as described by your instructor.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.