CNG465 INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS
| Course Code: | 3550465 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Computer Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. YELİZ YEŞİLADA |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main objective of the course is to provide the student with a solid foundation for conducting further research in bioinformatics. By the end of the course, the students will have learned:
- the bioinformatics terminology,
- main bioinformatics problems,
- and the key methods and tools used in bioinformatics
Course Content
This course covers computatioanl techniques for mining the large amount of information produced by recent advances in biology, such as genome sequencing and microarray technologies. Main topics of the course include: DNA and protein sequence alignment, phylogenetic trees, protein structure prediction, motif finding, microarray data analysis, gene/protein networks.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand main computational problems in life sciences.
- Understand the main terminology used in bioinformatics.
- Apply statistical analyses on results of algorithms.
- Understand key methods and tools used in bioinformatics.
- Design and implement a computational solution to a molecular biology problem
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Employ knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to formulate solution to real life computing problems | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze, evaluate and interpret data | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Design systems, components, and/or processes by specifying the requirements and determining the realistic constraints such as ethical and environmental | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Judge professional and ethical principles and integrate them in the working environment | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Have the ability to communicate effectively | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Recognize the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution