Topic: Computer Literacy for Life Sci
| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4:00pm-5:15pm | TuTh | 1462 Clifton Rd 123 | Smolinski, Tomasz. | Up to 4 hours. | 13397 | TBA. |
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a hands-on working experience using standard computer software tools and techniques of today's life science research. The students will learn how to effectively manipulate documents and data files, as well as how to efficiently manage and query data resulting from experiments or computer simulations. They will also learn how to perform simple statistical analysis of the data in order to answer the underlying scientific questions. Finally, the students will learn how to present their discoveries in the form of a short technical report or scientific article and an audio-visual presentation.
The course will be taught in a modular fashion, with each module representing one of the four stages of a "virtual" research project, to be pursued by teams of 3-5 students. The students are expected to complete readings, cooperate in the group project, prepare short group presentations for each of the first three course modules, participate in discussions, and successfully pass three practical competency exams, each corresponding to one of the first three modules. The last and final module will be concluded by the preparation of a "mini" technical report or scientific article by each of the teams, and a group presentation of a summary of the main discoveries resulting from the entire "virtual" research project.
This course will fullfill elective credit for the Biology major.
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