Instructor Notes
General notes
The examples gradually build up to a full analysis
of the Palmer
Penguins dataset. However, there are a few places where completely
different code is demonstrated to explain certain concepts. Since a
given targets project can only have one
_targets.R file, this means the participants may have to
delete their existing _targets.R file and write a new one
to follow along with the examples. This may cause frustration if they
can’t keep a record of what they have done so far. One solution would be
to save the old _targets.R file as
_targets_old.R or similar, then rename it when it should be
run again.
Introduction
Instructor Note
Episode summary: Introduce the idea of reproducibility and why / who
would want to use targets
First targets Workflow
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Episode summary: First chance to get hands dirty by writing a very simple workflow
Loading Workflow Objects
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Episode summary: Show how to get at the objects that we built
Instructor Note
- To reinforce the concept of
targetsrunning in a separate R session, you may want to pretend trying to runpenguins_data, then feigning surprise when it doesn’t work and using it as a teaching moment (errors are pedagogy!).
The Workflow Lifecycle
Instructor Note
Episode summary: Demonstrate typical cycle of running
targets: make, inspect, adjust, make…
Best Practices for targets Project Organization
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Episode summary: Demonstrate best-practices for project organization
Managing Packages
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Episode summary: Show how to load packages and maintain package versions
Working with External Files
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Episode summary: Show how to read and write external files
Branching
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Episode summary: Show how to use branching
Parallel Processing
Instructor Note
Episode summary: Show how to use parallel processing
Reproducible Reports with Quarto
Instructor Note
Episode summary: Show how to write reports with Quarto