Teaching bioinformatics in concert.

Can biology students without programming skills solve problems that require computational solutions? They can if they learn to cooperate effectively with computer science students. The goal of the in-concert teaching approach is to introduce biology students to computational thinking by engaging the...

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Main Authors: Anya L Goodman, Alex Dekhtyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4238947?pdf=render
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Summary:Can biology students without programming skills solve problems that require computational solutions? They can if they learn to cooperate effectively with computer science students. The goal of the in-concert teaching approach is to introduce biology students to computational thinking by engaging them in collaborative projects structured around the software development process. Our approach emphasizes development of interdisciplinary communication and collaboration skills for both life science and computer science students.
ISSN:1553-734X
1553-7358