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Student Learning Objectives (SLO's)
BIPG6400/8400 Application of Bioinformatics (3cr)
The following course-specific SLO’s map back to the BPG program-specific SLO’s.
Graduating students WILL BE ABLE TO:
1)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Describe mammalian and nonmammalian genome structure and function, including
(for
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ example):
a.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Coding/non-coding sequence distribution
b.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Isochore structure
c.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Repeated element distribution
d.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Intron/exon structure and distribution
e.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Transcription factor binding sites (for long- and short-range factors)
2)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Discuss the processes of genome evolution, including (for example):
a.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Mechanisms of mutation
b.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Consequences and exploitation of SNPs
c.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Phylogenetics
d.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Major theories for the origin of novel genes
e.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Nature and basis of codon bias
3)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Describe and use analytic tools associated with systems/bioinformatic
approaches, including (for
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ example):
a.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Transcriptomics – microarray analysis vs. deep sequencing
b.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Determining statistical significance in large bioinformatic datasets
c.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Determination and structure of interaction networks
d.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Functional network maps
4)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Carry out appropriate statistical analysis of sequence information,
including (for example):
a.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Probabilistic methods
b.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Deterministic methods
c.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Machine learning methods, including Support Vector Machines (SVMs)
d.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Cluster analysis
5)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Demonstrate competent use of existing bioinformatic and statistical
software, including (for
ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ example):
a.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Phylogenetic analyses
6)ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ Communicate competently both in writing and orally
a.ΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύΜύ With fellow team members in research projects