{iheiddown}
is not only a tool for students to write
their thesis in. It can also be of use for teaching activities at IHEID
as it harbors a great looking template for course syllabi. This short
article will walk you through the workflow of writing your very own
syllabus in R.
The installation process is the same than for the thesis template. You’ll need the following software:
{iheiddown}
by typing the following command
install.packages("iheiddown")
in the R-Studio console.Note: typing
remotes::install_github("jhollway/iheiddown")
will provide
you with the latest version from GitHub.
Creating your first syllabus is easy! Let’s look at how it is done. Before we begin, we have to create a new R project by clicking on the file tab in the top of the RStudio window and following the instructions of the prompt that appears. Now that we have created an R project for our presentation, we can open a new R-Markdown file. To do this click on the “plus file” logo in the top left corner and then on “R-Markdown”.
After you have done this, a little pop-up helper will appear. The
first thing we will do is to select the {iheiddown}
template for our presentation. To do so, click on the “From Template”
option on the left and select the “Syllabus {iheiddown}” template. Now
give your file a name and click on “OK”.