Coding Seminars
We provide short seminars that cover a variety of coding techniques, which have become an essential element of research productivity in science and industry.
Cutting-edge. Hands-on. Complete.
Public Seminars & Onsite Training
Code Horizons offers public livestream courses and provides on-site seminars, training, and consulting services. We provide participants and clients with a solid understanding of coding methods.
Public Seminars
Code Horizons offers short seminars on a variety of important and timely coding topics. Each course features small group sizes, top-notch expert instructors, and extensive hands-on practice. Participants will use their own laptop computers, pre-loaded with relevant software and datasets provided prior to the beginning of the seminar.
Our upcoming seminars are listed below. Just click on the course titles for detailed information and registration. Please check back periodically for updates. All courses are livestreamed via Zoom. Video recordings of the sessions will be available to participants for an additional four weeks after the end of the seminar.
Python for R Users
February 6-7, 2025
R is a free and open-source language for statistical analysis that is widely used across industries and disciplines. For many, R is the go-to source for data analysis and data visualization. There are several important areas, however, where Python (which...
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Using Large-Language Models for Social Science Research
February 27-March 1, 2025
This seminar explores how to integrate large language models (LLMs) into research on human attitudes and behavior. It provides an introduction to LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Llama, discusses the critical concept of prompt engineering, and teaches you how...
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Introduction to R for Data Analysis
March 12-13 & 15, 2025
R is a free and open-source package for statistical analysis that is widely used in the social, health, physical, and computational sciences. Researchers gravitate to R because it is powerful, flexible, and has excellent graphics capabilities. It also has a...
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Automatic Item Generation and Validation
March 12-13, 2025
A Network Integrated Approach using Large Language Models in R This innovative course introduces a new way to create and validate questionnaires and scales using artificial intelligence, specifically large language models (LLMs). In this course you will learn a fully...
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Interpreting and Communicating Statistical Results with R
March 27-28, 2025
Check out Dr. Arel-Bundock’s blog post, where he describes using the marginaleffects package for R to analyze a 2×2 factorial design. This seminar is designed to help you tackle the challenges of understanding and conveying complex statistical results. Coefficient estimates...
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Version Control for Data Analysis Using GitHub
April 24-25, 2025
Check out Dr. Gullickson’s blog post, where he gives a brief introduction to creating your first R project repository using GitHub. Git is a free, open-source distributed version control system that is used by programmers and data analysts to track...
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Interactive Visual Dashboards Using R Shiny
April 30-May 2, 2025
Solid statistical analysis, on its own, is no longer sufficient. Providing key decision-makers with the information and analysis they need often requires presenting complex concepts in a visually appealing way. Interactive dashboards are a great way to accomplish this. Interactive...
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R for Stata Users
May 29-30, 2025
R is a free and open-source package for statistical analysis that is widely used in the social, health, physical, and computational sciences. While many excellent analysis packages exist, researchers gravitate to R because it is powerful, flexible, has excellent graphics...
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R for SPSS Users
June 16-17, 2025
In just 8 hours (over 2 days), you will learn how to convert SPSS workflow into R code from the perspective of an instructor who is a long-time user of both programs. SPSS users in the social sciences and other...
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Essential R Skills for Intermediate Users
June 30-July 1, 2025
Go beyond basics to write cleaner, more effective code and enhance your research skills! R has become the pre-eminent software package for conducting statistical analyses in a wide range of fields. However, harnessing its full potential requires moving beyond basic...
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Introduction to Python for Data Analysis
July 15-18, 2025
Python is one of the most popular languages in the world. It is a general-purpose language, but also highly user-friendly. This makes Python a very powerful tool, with a relatively easy learning curve. It is also open-source and supported by...
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Text Classification with Large Language Transformer Models in R
August 5-8, 2025
This seminar will introduce you to basic techniques to convert unstructured text data to structured data in R. As a necessary precursor to large language transformer models (LLMs), the course will also cover word embeddings and their use, and you...
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