Computational Biology Project

 

Goal of the Project:

At the end of this project the student will:

  1. Have shown that he or she can read and understand a technical bioinformatics paper.
  2. Gain the knowledge necessary to identify and understand the particular bioinformatics topic researched and convey that information to others.
  3. Understand the requirements necessary for publishing technical bioinformatics papers.

 

Portion of Course:

The project is worth 20% of the course grade.

 

Assignment:

Each student has been loaned a Bioinformatics Journal of Publications.The student will select one of the original papers from that journal.The professor will make copies of the paper and distribute these to the class.The student will read and review the article and give the following:

  1. A project report (double spaced, 8 to 10 pages, including references, figures, and title page),
  2. A project presentation hand-out (referring to the next item), and,
  3. A project presentation.

 

Deadlines:

3/24 Monday:Return journal to professor with selection chosen.

3/26 Wednesday:Papers selected given to class.

4/16 Wednesday: Presentation hand-out due (so copies can be made).

4/21 Monday: Presentations.

4/23 Wednesday:Report Due.

 

Requirements:

The project report will include:

1.      A title page including:

Name of Article & Author

By student name

Spring 2003

Computational Biology SYCS 474

Dr. K. Kaplan

(where you fill in the appropriate names!)

This is to be centered on title page.The title page may include a graphic, but nothing else.

2.      A 12 point, double-spaced, 6 to 8 page report on the subject.The report must include endnotes (not footnotes).

3.      A reference page.Please use a standard format - whatever you were allowed to use in your language classes here at Howard will be fine. You must include at least five references. Web pages must be referenced as well!

4.      No plagiarism.You do not have your own company with lab!You may reference other material.Make sure you cite it and change it to your own words!

5.      A staple in the top left-hand corner.No plastic covers, no covers of any kind are allowed!

 

The project handout will consist of:

1.      Name of Article & Author, student name, Spring 2003, Computational Biology SYCS 474, Dr. K. Kaplan written on the front top, and,

2.      Whatever is involved in the presentation.

 

The presentation will consist of:

�        A 10 to 15 minute discussion on the topic.