Implementing a Web-Based Introductory Bioinformatics Course for Non-Bioinformaticians That Incorporates Practical Exercises
Implementing a Web-Based Introductory Bioinformatics Course for Non-Bioinformaticians That Incorporates Practical Exercises
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10.1002/bmb.21086
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
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1.4
通讯作者：
Lague, Patrick
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作者：
Vincent, Antony T.;Bourbonnais, Yves;Lague, Patrick
生物信息学是一门新兴的科学学科，它被定义为利用信息学研究生物学问题，现在是生物科学研究的一个要求。生物信息学已经成为一门如此强大和流行的学科，以至于一些学术机构已经在这一领域创建了项目，让学生成为专业人士。然而，没有参与生物信息学课程的生物学学生也需要一个坚实的生物信息学软件和技能工具箱。因此，我们为非生物信息学家开发了一个完全在线的生物信息学课程，题为“BIF-1901 Introduction a la bio-informatique et a ses outils（生物信息学和生物信息学工具介绍）”，由拉瓦尔大学（加拿大魁北克市）生物化学、微生物学和生物信息学系提供。本课程既不需要生物信息学背景，也不需要信息学方面的特定技能。基本的主要目标是制作一个完全在线的最新生物信息学课程，包括实际练习，并有一个直观的教学框架。BIF-1901课程涵盖了生物信息学的三个基本方面：（1）信息学，（2）生物序列分析，（3）结构生物信息学。本文讨论了模块的内容，评估，教学框架，以及多学科，完全在线课程所固有的挑战。(C)2017年由国际生物化学和分子生物学联盟。
A recent scientific discipline, bioinformatics, defined as using informatics for the study of biological problems, is now a requirement for the study of biological sciences. Bioinformatics has become such a powerful and popular discipline that several academic institutions have created programs in this field, allowing students to become specialized. However, biology students who are not involved in a bioinformatics program also need a solid toolbox of bioinformatics software and skills. Therefore, we have developed a completely online bioinformatics course for non-bioinformaticians, entitled "BIF-1901 Introduction a la bio-informatique et a ses outils (Introduction to bioinformatics and bioinformatics tools)," given by the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Bioinformatics of Universite Laval (Quebec City, Canada). This course requires neither a bioinformatics background nor specific skills in informatics. The underlying main goal was to produce a completely online up-to-date bioinformatics course, including practical exercises, with an intuitive pedagogical framework. The course, BIF-1901, was conceived to cover the three fundamental aspects of bioinformatics: (1) informatics, (2) biological sequence analysis, and (3) structural bioinformatics. This article discusses the content of the modules, the evaluations, the pedagogical framework, and the challenges inherent to a multidisciplinary, fully online course. (C) 2017 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.