Bioinformatics and Biocomputing BM1106

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Bioinformatics and Biocomputing BM1106

• Dr Chua Kim Lee, Dept of Biochemistry, NUS and
• Meena Sakharkar and
• Dr Tan Tin Wee, Director, Bioinformatics Centre
• Class of 2000

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Scope of Course

• Introduction to Bioinformatics and Biocomputing
• Basic knowledge and skills in Internet
  Bioinformatics and BioDatabases
• Basic knowledge of key topics in bioinformatics
  and biocomputing

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Scope of Practicals

• Prerequisite Basic Users' Understanding of Basic
  Internet applications and services available on
  NUSNET- Email, Telnet, FTP, World Wide Web,
  Mailing Lists and NewsGroups
• NUSNET III IntraNet Bioinformatics Services
• Internet Biological Databases
• Introduction to Basic HTML
• Creation of Biological Website
• Creating a simple BioDatabase with form filling
  HTML commands, input and search capability
  WebForms and simple CGI interface to
  computational software

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Assessment

• Continual Assessment of Website created during
  Practical mini-project
• MCQ at the end of the course

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Feedback

• Need constant feedback from students for us to
  fine-tune the course to suit your capability and
  your needs, and your future career.
• Send email to tinwee_at_pobox.org.sg and
  bchckl_at_nus.edu.sg.
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ) will be put
  online for you to consult and share with
  others.Http//biomed.nus.edu.sg/bm1106/