[Biodevelopers] ANNOUNCE: New On-Site and On-Line Courses

[adil gul]

how this course will run online??? what about course fee??


On 6/2/06, J.W. Bizzaro <jeff at bioinformatics.org> wrote:
>
> (Apologies for multiple copies)
>
> The non-profit Bioinformatics Organization (Bioinformatics.Org) is pleased
> to
> announce the expansion of its educational services with the introduction
> of
> on-site and on-line training courses in bioinformatics.
>
> Since 1998, Bioinformatics.Org has been providing free hosting services
> for
> bioinformaticists.  They've been focused largely on software development
> projects, but we're now expanding both research and educational services.
>
> Training courses and static tutorials will employ the open-source Moodle
> course
> management system to manage student registration and course
> materials.  It's
> located here:
>
>     http://edu.bioinformatics.org/
>
> (Note: Account registration will be separate for this system until it can
> be
> integrated with the rest of the Bioinformatics.Org website.  If you are
> member
> of Bioinformatics.Org, you'll need to re-register for this site in order
> to use
> it.)
>
> While the on-line course materials will remain gratis, courses lead by an
> instructor will often require a fee -- tiered for academics and economies
> -- to
> compensate the instructor and to help the Organization.
>
> Our very first course is on-site and targeted toward laboratory
> researchers who
> wish to learn how two open-source scripting languages can become powerful
> tools
> for data analysis.  Please pass the following announcement on to any
> researcher
> who would be interested in this course.
>
>                 OPEN SOURCE BIOINFORMATICS FOR RESEARCHERS
>                                CAMBRIDGE, MA
>                             SEPT. 19 & 20, 2006
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> This is a course on the fundamentals of open-source programming, to help
> biologists understand how and when to use the right computer tools for
> solving
> computational biology problems, whether sequence analysis, gene
> expression,
> mass spectrometry, or systems biology.
>
> This course is modularized so that researchers can understand two distinct
> tools: a programming and scripting language such as Perl, and a data
> analysis
> and visualization language such as R. Armed with knowledge and some
> hands-on
> experience with these tools (including add-on modules like BioPerl and
> Bioconductor), scientists will be able to appreciate and use software
> better in
> their organization, and also be able to put research questions in the
> context
> of these tools. They will be able to do basic computational tasks
> themselves
> and better communicate with their IT group.
>
> PREREQUISITES:
> There are no prerequisites for this course other than having a need to
> learn
> some of the fundamentals of programming, in case the scientist has any
> bioinformatic tasks in their day-to-day work.
>
> COURSE OUTLINE:
> Day 1:
>     09:00 - 12:00 pm: Basics of Perl
>     12:00 - 01:00 pm: LUNCH
>     01:00 - 04:30 pm: Data manipulation using Perl/BioPerl
>
> Day 2:
>     09:00 - 12:00 pm: Basics of R
>     12:00 - 01:00 pm: LUNCH
>     01:00 - 04:30 pm: Bioconductor for microarray analysis
>
> Breakfast and afternoon tea is provided, but lunch is not.
>
> LOGISTICS:
> When: September 19th & 20th, 2006
> Where: The Radisson, Cambridge, Massachusetts
>
> COURSE FEES:
> Commercial: $600/person
> Academic: $300/person
>
> All attendees are encouraged to bring their own notebook computers, since
> this
> will be a hands-on workshop. CDs will be provided to install the necessary
> software, and lecture notes and exercises will be provided.
>
> Register today (account required):
> http://edu.bioinformatics.org/course/view.php?id=2
>
> Additionally, please let us know if you'd like the Bioinformatics
> Organization
> to come to your institution and provide training in the following areas:
>
>     Scripting Languages for Biology:
>         - Perl/BioPerl
>
>     Statistical Tools for Biology:
>         - R/Bioconductor
>         - Matlab and Octave
>
>     Data Management Tools for Biology:
>         - MySQL
>
> Also let us know if you're interested in creating and running your own
> course.
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff
> --
> J.W. Bizzaro
> Bioinformatics Organization, Inc. (Bioinformatics.Org)
> E-mail: jeff at bioinformatics.org
> Phone:  +1 508 890 8600
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