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First in-person lab session tomorrow

Tomorrow is our first in-person meeting to get to know each other and work together to prepare 94 samples for metagenomic sequencing. We will meet...

Welcome to our BIT 477/577 Moodle course site

I want to welcome each of you to OUR BIT 477/577 Metagenomics Moodle course page. You should all have access to this site now. Our...

Communication Plan – Read and Contribute!

Communication is essential, and I want to be transparent about how we will communicate. Please review the attached Communication Plan (opens in new window) for the course...

Thank you for your feedback and hard work!

I appreciate your feedback on the course and experience. It was our first entirely online asynchronous BIT 477/577 Metagenomics module, and I am impressed by...

Pace, Guidelines, and Expectations

While online asynchronous courses provide the benefits of flexibility, one challenge is we must keep up with the assignments. We will work to make sure...