Lecture, three hours. Limited to Master of Applied Economics students. Introduction to modern practices in data gathering, cleaning, and warehousing. Topics include web scraping using application programming interfaces, engineering of R packages, and data manipulation in Structured Query Language (SQL). Emphasis on applications of data pipeline expected of entry-level analyst. Supplements Master of Applied Economics coursework by offering solutions to expedite R coding techniques and dissemination of analytic findings. Letter grading.