Hello!
We hope you enjoyed the weekend and are ready for a new module in the course.
Module 7 addresses the question: What did we discover?
In this module, we will focus on reflecting on the work you have done in the past several weeks. This module is intentionally designed for you all to share your work and learn from each other.
Data Analysis Project.
Bioinformatics analyses are challenging, and we often learn by trial and error. You have all shared your updates and HOW you are analyzing the novel datasets we created with the marten samples from Dr. McKenney and Dr. Diana Lafferrty. Remember that YOU are conducting new research. After carefully processing the sequences, focus on the biological significance of the trends and differences you uncover. Our dataset is rich in metadata and possible comparisons! Furthermore, you now have several tools and colleagues to work with to discover new things. What did you discover? Data analysis projects due 11/29.
Podcasts and BIT 577 Tutorials.
The goal of the podcasts and tutorials was for you to share your conceptual (podcasts) and procedural (tutorials) with others. You can choose to share with peers on the forums or broadly by posting on the course public website. Think about what you have learned from writing the script, reviewing other scripts, and this week watching tutorials others created.
Podcasts and BIT 577 tutorials are due 11/26.
Our checklist for this week can be accessed here.
Take some time to review the checklist and Moodle Unit 7. Our goal is to use this module to explore what we have all learned and discovered.
Think about how far you have come in terms of using software and thinking about the complexities of microbial community analyses.
Take care!
CG