Computational Molecular Biology and Genomics Projects - Fall 03

[Groups] [Deadlines] [Grading] [Guidelines]

Students in 03-711 and 15-856 must complete a class project. The project can be a computational project or a literature survey. A written report and an oral presentation are required for both types of project.

Suggestions for topic areas and data sources are given in the pages linked below. You may also suggest a topic of interest to you, subject to approval by me. More than one project on the same topic is discouraged.


Project topic and group assignments


Deadlines:

      Sep 30:   Email statement of interest.
      Oct 16:   1-3 page proposal/outline due.
      Nov 4:   Revised proposal/outline due.
      Dec 2 - 4:   Presentations
      Dec 04:   Final paper due. Please include a short abstract (200 - 250 words).


Grading:

      Proposal:   15 points
      Presentation:   15 points.
      Final paper:   30 points.


 Guidelines for preparing papers and presentations:

      Guidelines for computational projects
      Guidelines for literature surveys

Guidelines for citations:

      Sources: their use and acknowledgment
       Dartmouth College, Committee on Sources (7 September 1998).
      Citation Style for Research Papers
       Long Island University, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library.
      Citation and Style Guides
       Concordia University Libraries.

Guidelines for presentation style:

      Patrick Winston's lecturing heuristics



Computational projects will be carried out in groups of two to four people. Since interdisciplinary projects require a mix of knowledge and skills, groups should be diverse. Ideally, a group will include students from different departments and a mix of undergraduates, MS and PhD students. I will help to match up people with different backgrounds to form groups.

Survey papers will be written individually.



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