On the Synergy between Computer Science and Biology

Course Updates

Students' Weekly Activities

Handouts

Selected Papers

Presentations

Additional Resources

Course Updates

• January 11 - release of specific handouts:
  
  • course outline,
  • virtual office hours guidelines,
  • guidelines for the preparation and submission of paper presentations, and
  • guidelines for the preparation and submission of paper commentaries.

• January 13 - release of additional handouts:
  
  • quizzes guidelines, and
  • quizzes integrity statement instructions.

• January 15 - commentary C1 grades/feedback posted on Learn.
  

• January 18 - release of technical report related handouts:
  
  • technical report guidelines, and
  • technical report assessment guidelines.

• January 20 - commentary C2 grades/feedback posted on Learn.
  

• January 22 - practice quiz grades posted on Learn
  and reminder about the submission of quizzes integrity statement.
  

• January 25 - reminder about the submission of paper presentations and transcripts.
  

• January 27 - reminder about quiz Q1.
  

• January 29 - quiz Q1 grades posted on Learn.
  

• February 1 - P2 presentation & transcripts posted on the course website
  and announcement about the release of presentation grades.

• February 3 - reminder about quiz Q2 and P9 presentation & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• February 5 - quiz Q2 grades posted on Learn and reminder about second round of paper presentations.
  

• February 8 - reminder about technical report and P12 presentation & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• February 10 - reminder about Quiz Q3 and the list of preferences for the second round of paper presentations.
  P11 and P13 presentations & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• February 12 - quiz Q3 grades posted on Learn.
  

• February 15 - video recommendation.
  

• February 17 - release of the grades and general feedback for the first round of paper presentations on Learn.
  

• February 22 - reminders about commentary C3 and technical report proposal.
  

• February 24 - commentary C3 grades posted on Learn.
  

• March 1 - reminder about the deadlines for paper presentations and transcripts.
  

• March 2 - P16 presentation & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• March 3 - reminder about quiz Q4.
  

• March 4 - quiz Q4 grades posted on Learn.
  

• March 8 - reminder about the deadlines for paper presentations and transcripts.
  P22 and P23 presentations & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• March 10 - reminder about quiz Q5.
  P25 presentation & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• March 11 - quiz Q5 grades posted on Learn.
  

• March 17 - P26 presentation & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• March 19:
  
  • release of the grades for the second round of paper presentations on Learn, and
    
  • announcement of new deadline for report presentations & transcripts: Monday, April 5, 2021, at 6PM (ET).

• March 22 - reminder about commentary C4.
  

• March 23 - commentary C4 grades posted on Learn.
  

• March 24 - reminder about quiz Q6.
  

• March 25 - quiz Q6 grades posted on Learn.
  

• March 26 - announcement about recommended videos and optional quiz.
  

• March 29 - video/presentation recommendation.
  

• March 31 - video/presentation recommendation and reminder about the optional quiz.
  

• April 5 - reminder about report presentations and slides.
  

• April 7 - reminder about report assessment, and
  report presentations & transcripts posted on the course website.
  

• April 12 - reminder about report assessment.
  

• April 14 - release of report assessment grades and reminder about written report.
  

• April 20 - release of written report grades on Learn.
  

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Students' Weekly Activities

• Week 1:
  • submission of choices for the first round of paper presentations,
  • reading of papers R1 and R2,
  • and submission of commentary C1.

• Week 2:
  • reading of paper R3,
  • submission of commentary C2,
  • reading of papers P1 and P2, and
  • practice quiz.

• Week 3:
  • reading of papers P3 to P6,
  • submission of quiz integrity statement, and
  • quiz Q1.

• Week 4:
  • reading of papers P7 to P10,
  • quiz Q2.

• Week 5:
  • reading of papers P11 to P15,
  • quiz Q3.

• Week 6: Reading Week (optional video watching).

• Week 7:
  • reading of papers R4 to R7,
  • submission of commentary C3,
  • reading of papers P16 and P17, and
  • submission of the technical report proposal.

• Week 8:
  • reading of papers P18 to P21, and
  • quiz Q4.

• Week 9:
  • reading of papers P22 to P25, and
  • quiz Q5.

• Week 10:
  • reading of papers P26 and P27, and
  • reading of papers R8 to R11.

• Week 11:
  • submission of commentary C4,
  • reading of papers P28 to P30, and
  • quiz Q6.

• Week 12:
  • recommended videos/presentations,
  • and optional Quiz.

• Week 13: submission of report slide presentations and transcripts.

• Week 14:
  • submission of the report assessment, and
  • submission of the written report.

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