Cyberinfrastructure

COURSE DESCRIPTION:An introductory study of the cyberinfrastructure the computation

al, communication, and storage resources required to support current and future scientific and engineering research. It focuses on biology information systems and applied genomics (bioinformatics). It provides students with a diverse array of backgrounds from mathematics, biology, computer science, and engineering with the capability to function at a high level and contribute solutions in the burgeoning professions of bioinformatics while retaining their own unique perspectives. Students will survey the relevant literature available online via graded discussion and forum postings and make application of the current body of knowledge for cyberinfrastructure and bioinformatics in all assignment submissions. The course emphasizes inter-disciplinary teaming in face-to-face and online environments.