[QSB-grads] QSB 282 Discussion time

[David Ardell]

Please note that I mis-stated the lecture time. It is as it says at the registrar; MW 10:30 am to 11:45 am. Sorry for confusion!

Dave

> On Jun 20, 2019, at 10:42 AM, David Ardell <dardell at ucmerced.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear QSB Graduate Students and Faculty,
> 
> I am excited to offer an updated version of QSB 282 Bioinformatics next Fall. I will be expanding lectures on statistics and machine learning, including nonparametric methods (such as bootstrapping, permutation tests and cross-validation), goodness of fit, empirical Bayesian methods including moderated t and F statistics for gene expression analysis and proteomics, False Discovery Rates (including Benjamini-Hochberg FDR and Storey-Tibshirani q-values) and more. 
> 
> For the first time in this course, I will from the beginning, be training all students to use Rstudio/RMarkdown, Jupityr Notebooks, and Zotero in their assignments, as major tools for reproducible computational research and desktop publishing. These tools allow practitioners to communicate effectively with collaborators who use exclusively microsoft file formats like excel and word. I will be teaching elements of programming in R and Python using interpretive, functional and object-oriented programming styles.
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> QSB 282 meets next Fall, MW 3-4:15 pm.
> 
> A few students de-enrolled after the registrar added the lab component with obligatory registration, which is now listed as meeting Fridays 7:30 am to 10:20 am. The lab provides the major opportunity for me to demonstrate skills in practice, and for students to work in groups to solve problems and assignments together.
> 
> I wanted to announce that this lab component is NOT MANDATORY to attend. Students may participate to the extent that works best for them. 
> 
> Furthermore, I may be able to move the lab to Monday 7:30 am to 10:20 am instead of Friday. If you are interested in the course and have a preference for when the lab should meet, please email me.
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> Please feel free to forward this message.
> 
> Thanks, happy summer, and kind regards --
> Dave Ardell