Download Bioinformatics Course: CMSC423 - Lecture 1 - Prof. Mihai Pop and more Study notes Computer Science in PDF only on Docsity! CMSC423: Bioinformatic Algorithms, Databases and Tools Lecture 1 Instructor: Mihai Pop TuTh 11-12:15 CSIC 1122 INTRODUCTIONS • Instructor: Mihai Pop (mpop at umiacs.umd.edu) http://www.cbcb.umd.edu/~mpop Office hours: Thursdays 1-2pm, AVW 3223 • TA: MohammadReza Ghodsi (ghodsi at cs.umd.edu) Office hours: Mondays+Wednesdays 1-2pm, AVW 1112 • You Class webpage: http://www.cbcb.umd.edu/confcour/CMSC423.shtml Overview of course • No knowledge of biology required • Will cover areas of interest in CURRENT bioinformatics research • Overall flow: data management (databases), data generation (sequencing), data analysis (extracting meaning) • Examples based on real data (note: instructor spent 5 years in a biotech research institute) Policies • Attendance - follow University policy – written documentation of illness is required (from Dr. ) – if possible inform me prior to the class you will skip Students claiming an excused absence must apply in writing and furnish documentary support (such as from a health care professional who treated the student) for any assertion that the absence qualifies as an excused absence. The support should explicitly indicate the dates or times the student was incapacitated due to illness. Self-documentation of illness is not itself sufficient support to excuse the absence. An instructor is not under obligation to offer a substitute assignment or to give a student a make-up assessment unless the failure to perform was due to an excused absence. An excused absence for an individual typically does not translate into an extension for team deliverables on a project. • Additional reasons – Lectures trump book – Homework/exam solutions only presented in class – Other information only provided in class Policies...cont • Disabilities – must inform me during the first 2 weeks of the semester if special accommodations necessary – request letter from Office of Disability Support Service Any student eligible for and requesting reasonable academic accommodations due to a disability is requested to provide, to the instructor in office hours, a letter of accommodation from the Office of Disability Support Services (DSS) within the first two weeks of the semester. • Religious observance – must inform me during first 2 weeks of class of any special accommodations – no additional requests will be accepted after this deadline Academic Honesty • No cheating on homeworks/projects/exams • No making up data/results • No copying of other people’s code • You can work together on homeworks/projects but WRITE THE ANSWER BY YOURSELF I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this examination. http://www.studenthonorcouncil.umd.edu/code.html Advice: how to do well in the class • Start early on assignments – at least read the assignment after class • Ask questions – during class, exams, office hours, using email (I’m available most time by email) • Be inquisitive – follow up on topics discussed in class: Google, Wikipedia • Be social – get to know some biologists – learn what they do, what they are interested in • Get to know your colleagues Policies...cont • COMMUNICATION IS KEY! – talk to me about any issues whether covered or not by University policies – catch me after class, during office hours, or through email • Note: add “CMSC423” to subject of your emails
