Course Description
The most essential computing skills for modern biologists, such as MySQL, R, and AWK, as well as how to access and use High Performance Computer clusters and construct reusable data analysis workflows in RCC and the Galaxy system. Emphasis will be on hands-on work on computer work and problem solving.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to complete one full/detailed
project during this course.
Athena Title
Computing Skills for Biologist
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students interested in a Bioinformatics career will learn several basic computing, design and analysis skills that will prepare them for future bioinformatics courses and research. By the end of the course, students should have mastered key design and computing concepts for basic tools and approaches used in bioinformatics.
Topical Outline
This course will focus on the following topics/concepts: 1. Basic Unix and secure file transfer 2. High Performance Computing and queues 3. Database schema design and SQL 4. Construction of a MySQL database 5. Use of AWK to process files 6. Use of R for statistical programming 7. Construction of automated workflows with GALAXY
Syllabus