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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Computer Science & Computational Biology
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Michal Linial
Coordinator Office Hours:
arranged by email
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Michal Linial
Course/Module description:
The class is geared towards young [1st year] students of Computational Biology (#532). Open to a few students from ETGAR (Life Sciences). The class deals with several concepts of quantitative thinking and an introduction of the commonality of the scientific methodologies in biology and computer science
Course/Module aims:
(i) Introducing conceptual mode of thinking, combing computation and biological perspectives
(ii) Introducing interdisciplinary research
(iii)Introducing technological breakthroughs and their impact on modern biology and human health
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. How to formulate a scientific quantitative question
2. To acquire the topic of scaling and unit transformation in science
3. Formulate a legitimate hypothesis and select a preferred direction to address it
4. To get familiarized with genetic, molecular and concepts in experimental sciences.
Attendance requirements(%):
In all classes
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Presentation, Discussions and homework.
Course/Module Content:
The class is divided into two sections:
1 – A brief history on the human genome project, including technological breakthroughs and molecular definitions
2 – Introducing concepts and their integration such as:
♣molecular communication
♣cell communication
♣scaling
♣recognition
♣identity
♣redundancy
Required Reading:
will be provided along the class for discussion issues for the next class
Additional Reading Material:
None
Grading Scheme :
Active Participation / Team Assignment 5 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 90 %
Other 5 %
Additional information:
Active participation in the discussion is a critical component of the teaching scheme
Homework will be given in English (the report can be of course in Hebrew)
A mandatory weekly homework which will be graded.
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