A graduate course covering critical computational skills for working with biological data
In order to complete computational exercises and the group project for this course, students will need access to a Unix operating system, which is the core for Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.
A Unix environment can be emulated using the “Git Bash” program, by partitioning your hard drive and installing Ubuntu (a free version of Linux), or by installing Cygwin. These solutions for PC users may not be ideal for all course exercises and we can provide access to Mac computers if you would prefer to go this route.
All course communication will be conducted via slack. You should have gotten an invitation to join the course slack team called BioDataSkills (if not, please contact one of the instructors). Please be sure to check slack regularly for course updates. It is recommended that you download the slack desktop app (https://slack.com/downloads), which makes it easier to stay on top of messages.