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BIF705 - Applied Statistics

Statistical analysis is involved in many areas of Bioinformatics. A clear understanding of how statistics are used, and the interpretation of their results, is important in drawing proper conclusions. The intent of this course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of some statistical approaches, with a specific examination and interpretation of statistics used in Bioinformatics.

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BIF724 - Bioinformatics Programming with Perl

This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills required for Bioinformatics Programming in Python. The course builds on programming fundamentals learned in earlier modules, and allows students to grow their ability to design, build, and test larger programs, at the same time as learning basic syntax and libraries specific to the Python language. By the end of the course, students should be familiar with the typical suite of libraries used for scientific computing and data analysis in Python, and have demonstrated the use these tools to develop a bioinformatics-related project.

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BIF801 - Bioinformatics II

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will: have an appreciation of the basic problems facing bioinformatics scientists, the roles that bioinformatics plays in the solution of these problems, a basic understanding of bioinformatics methodologies, and skills using available bioinformatics analysis tools. A group project in the design and creation of a novel bioinformatics tool is a major component of this course (Independent Group Project).

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BIF803 - Technical Communication

This subject focuses on particular communication tasks related to the bioinformatics industry. Students will initially review the industry standards and best practices of clear writing and speaking before moving on to the more challenging projects of writing end-user documents and reports. Because the ultimate goal of the program is to produce highly employable graduates in the bioinformatics industry, students will also devote time exploring career resources and honing strategies for successful resumes, cover letters, and interviews. Throughout the course students will build on their knowledge of effective teamwork and interpersonal communication, and, as their last assignment, deliver a presentation on a bioinformatics topic.

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BIF806 - Independent Group Project

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have successfully completed a group project (Independent Group Project) in the design and creation of a novel bioinformatics tool for an external Principle Investigator.  This course will focus on the deliverables for the IGP including reports, presentations, documentation, code, and implementation of the bioinformatics tool the group designs and develops.  This course is closely allied with BIF801 which guides the student through development processes including project management, software development, and bioinformatics skills and resources acquisition and use.

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BIF812 - Concepts of Programming with Java

This course will continue to develop the student's programming skills. A key focus of the course will be object-oriented concepts, introduced via the Java programming language. Originally designed as a language for controlling embedded devices, Java quickly established itself as an ideal language for developing platform-neutral solutions accessible via the Internet. Java is popular in the bioinformatics community as well, and some time will be spent examining selected classes of the Biojava project.

Students will be introduced to stand-alone and web-based software development using Java, with an emphasis on solving basic bioinformatics-oriented problems. An introduction to XML and its use in bioinformatics will also be included.

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