updated date : 11, November 2016

Course title Credit and Type:

Perspective of Frontiers I-V　 eBioscience Primer:　lecture, Discussions　0.5Credit　　　2016 October-March

 

Course description:

This course consists of short lecture series (projects) each of which providing fundamental principles at the boudary of biology with another field.
It is designed to provide basis for students to explore the frontiers of new fields.
Credits will be given when students complete two of the following lecture series; Genetics, eBioscience Primer

 

Expected learning outcome and objectives:

Understanding the basics of eScinence in general and in lifesciences.

 

Grading policy and criteria:

Attendance and reports　 Grades will be given by A,B,C, or D.

 

Course content:

13:30-15:10 on Friday

Priming lectures will be given on eScience in general and in LifeScince.
(1) eScience primer
In the last 20 years, the majority of proceses in experimental science has become digital and computational.
By giving broad look at the science process, technical and institiutional issues which all of you need to know will be discussed.
(2) eBioScience primer
Planning, modeling/hypothesis generation, data processing and analysis, interpretation. presentation and report; most of these processes that used to performed mentally are assisted by information and communication technologies in eBioScience. The backgrounds and basics of these assisting mechanisms to make full use of them will be discussed.

1. Dec. 2	Kousaku Okubo	eScience Primer
2. Dec. 9	Kousaku Okubo	eBioScience Primer-1
3. Jan. 20	Kazuho Ikeo	eBioScience Primer-3: Handling BigData
4. Jan. 27	Masanori Arita	eBioScience Primer-2: Database in biology

 

Classroom location:

2F seminar room of the library in National Institute of Genetics

 

languages used in the classroom:

English

 

Textbooks and required readings:

・”Harnessing the Power of Digital Data for Science and Society”
　Report of the Interagency Working Group on Digital Data to the Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council, USA January 2009
http://www.nitrd.gov/About/Harnessing_Power_Web.pdf

・The Fourth Paradigm
　Edited by Tony Hey, Stewart Tansley, and Kristin Tolle
https://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/

 

Instructors:

Kousaku OKUBO