CS102B R for Biologists, Level 2
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[edit] Objectives
Taught in the context of biological research, this course helps biologists understand the data analysis and visualization language R. It is a continuation of CS101B R for Biologists, Level 1 and covers advanced topics and projects.
[edit] Syllabus
- Day 1: Review of basic R commands for loading, manipulating and visualizing data
- How to create, manage and visualize data in R objects – vectors, matrices, data frames, lists
- Good programming practices
- Specials notes, shortcuts, and basic commands that you may have forgotten
- Project: create a function that will compute the t-statistic, fold change, difference and p-value for all genes, and filter the data to keep the up- or down-regulated genes.
- Day 2: Case studies in linear regression, t-test, anova
- Day 3: Advanced graphics with par()
- Day 4: Bioconductor objects and algorithms, and getting differentially regulated genes from Affymetrix CEL files
- More case studies
- Day 5: Project: use limmaGUI or affylmGUI datasets to perform an analysis.
[edit] Scheduled courses
If you are interested in an upcoming course, register using instructions below. (Access to completed courses is available to enrolled students only, because of privacy and confidentiality issues.)
- Upcoming courses
- Completed courses
- Ongoing courses
[edit] Registration
Registration for courses at Bioinformatics.Org takes two steps:
- Step 1
- If you haven't already done so, create an online account to access the educational section of our website. Please note that the registration for our educational system is separate from that of the main website; you will require another account.
- Step 2
- Register for the course by making a payment using either the online registration form (click on the name of the course where it appears in the list of upcoming courses; use this form only for PayPal payments and credit card payments via secured PayPal), or by sending in the registration form (PDF; use this form if paying by US checks, credit card or corporate purchase order).
Please also check the course tuition rates and discounts.
Registration deadline: When full
[edit] Tuition & discounts
Payee and costs:
- Employer (for-profit & government): $600 USD
- Employer (non-profit & academic): $400 USD
- Yourself (not being reimbursed): $200 USD
Additional discounts are available as follows:
- Professional members: 20% discount
- Limited scholarships may also be available for those in low-income economies (please inquire).
[edit] Logistics
Online courses are offered via an online meeting system. Access information will be provided prior to the start of the course. Each lecture will last about an hour, depending on the topics covered.
For those who cannot attend the lectures at those times, the lectures will be recorded and placed on the course website as Flash videos (resolution reduced by 30%) each day, within one day. Students will also be able to communicate with the instructor and other students via the course forums. Lecture attendance is therefore not required.
Since this will be an interactive, hands-on workshop, all attendees will need a computer with a broadband Internet connection (1 Mbps or faster is strongly recommended for those watching the live lecture), a sound card with speakers, a modern Web browser, and the Adobe Flash plugin. A microphone and webcam is not required for this course. The necessary software, lecture notes and exercises will be provided.
[edit] Certification
This course is certified by the Bioinformatics Organization, Inc., the largest international affiliation in the field, and it will count as 5 "Continuing Scientific Education" (CSE) credits (one credit per contact hour) within the Organization. Students completing the course will receive a certificate attesting to that.
[edit] Additional information
Please contact us for questions or additional information.
