Assignments

Descriptions and Objectives of Course Assignments

Note: All the assignments (except for the one concerning voting for readers) are contained in the GitHub repository, Computational-Bioinformatics.

Assignment 1

Researching and reporting on bioinformatics research tools (I)

Objectives

To learn how to use JupyterLite where homework can be pulled from the cloud, completed and submitted.
To learn how to usegit from https://github.com/ to manage homework assignments.
To learn how to make a basic edit to a Python program.
To do research and report on Bioinformatics tools.

Assignment 2

Central Dogma of Biology and Bioinformatics

Objectives

To experience a better understanding of how the Central Dogma of Biology is involved in Bioinformatics field.
To work with Python and to explore problem solving techniques for handling errors (bugs) in code.
To use completed Python code to perform sequence experiments which are foundational to research in Bioinformatics.

Assignment 3

Researching and reporting on bioinformatics research tools (II)

Objectives

To gain skill and experience in looking for tools for particular types of research tasks.
To gain writing and speaking skills for demonstrating the tool to the other members of the class.

Assignment 4

What Is This Sequence?

Objectives

To investigate sequence data using online and local sequence analysis tools.
To gain experience in reading output from software tools to decide upon the origins of particular sequences.

Assignment 5

Investigating Online Tools

Objectives

To gain skill in reading literature and gathering facts about the described science.
To gain experience in installing software, learning to use the software and then applying the software to data to gain results.

Assignment 6

Ethical Topics in Bioinformatics

Objectives

To gain skill in reading literature and gathering facts about the described science.
To gain experience in determining the onset of an ethical dilemma in a bioinformatics research setting.
To think critically about the outcome of the bioinformatics research in terms of ethical handling, fairness, justice and accountability.