GPLS 718 PROGRAMMING FOR BIOINFORMATICS
This class is designed to teach students robust practices for storing and analyzing large datasets and the accompanying metadata. It provides an introduction to fundamental programming techniques that can be applied to solve straightforward, common analysis tasks. The course is designed for the biologist who has little or no experience in programming. Topics include an introduction to the Linux computing environment, the basics of database structure, design and querying, an introduction to Python programming, and a review of the R statistical analysis package.
Offered
201202