From: Designing and delivering bioinformatics project-based learning in East Africa
Week | Modules | Day and Date |
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1 | Technical: Version control and collaborative development (Git & GitHub & Slack) | 6 July |
Technical: Reproducibility and package management: workflow languages (Nextflow, Snakemake) and containerization (Docker and Singularity) | 8–10 July | |
Project: Presentation of mini projects by the mentors and assign groups | 10 July | |
2 | ISMB Conference | 13 to 17 July |
3 | Technical: Advanced scripting (including SED, AWK, and REGX) | 20–21 July |
Soft skills: Introduction to the Purpose Roadmap—PRM | 22 July | |
Technical: Advanced R, tidyverse, R- markdown, Shiny apps (with practical) | 23–24 July | |
Project: Present mini project group concepts (how they plan to tackle them) | 24 July Afternoon | |
4 | Soft skills: Scientific writing and presentation skills | 27 July |
Technical: Whole genome genomics: Metagenomics (16S and whole genome shotgun sequencing) + reference mapping + RNA sequence | 28–31 July | |
Seminars: Open Science | 29 July | |
Project: Research Consultation | 31 July | |
5 | Technical: Long-read sequencing and its applications, with data analysis | 3 August–5 August |
Project: Implementation of mini projects | 6 August | |
Soft skills: Peer Coaching for Personal Career Development | 7 August | |
Project: Research Consultation | 7 August | |
6 | Project: Implementation of mini projects | 10–11 August |
Seminar: Bioinformatics and Society Benefits | 11 August | |
Seminar: Privacy, Ethics, and Data Protection in Health Research and Data | 12 August | |
Soft Skills: Work Ethics | 13 August | |
Project: Implementation of mini projects | 14 August | |
Project: Research Consultation | 14 August | |
7 | Project: Implementation of mini projects | 17–18 August |
Soft skills: Feedback on the Purpose Road Map—PRM | 19 August | |
Project: Implementation of mini projects | August 20–21 | |
Project: Research Consultation | 21 August | |
8 | Project: Implementation of mini projects | 24–27 August |
Project: Final presentation | 28 August |